Screen printing is a wonderful way to ensure good quality customized fabrics, wood, glass, and even metal. Here are a few tips and tricks that can help you improve the product quality and avoid the wastage of time and inventory due to misprints and errors.

Check the Machine in Between Runs

The constant printing motion of your machine could lead to the loosening of the screws that hold your screen printing machine press together. The screws that hold the pallets and the screen in their location often come loose in between the printing process. This could lead to a slight wiggling of the pallets and screens in the middle of your print. This can result in blurry prints, which could spoil the details on your print. It is always a good idea to avoid this by regularly checking on the screws and putting them in place before each run starts.

High Quality Graphics Enhance Print Quality

Quality artwork is the first step to achieving a high-quality print. A high-resolution image should be used before you get started with the emulsion and printing process. Low-resolution pictures can seem a bit blurred on the substrate. High resolution also means that colors will be properly separated. This allows better registration of the image on the material. The crux of the matter is that high-quality artwork will give you a much better output than a blurry picture.

Proper Off Contact

Off contact is the distance between the pallet and the screen. Proper off-contact distance ensures that your final product is crisp. This is because the right off contact distance ensures that the screen comes gently in touch with the substrate, leaving you with a clean print, and pulling away. The off-contact distance depends on the substrate you are using.

Do a Test Run

Even for a simple one-color job, do a test run before every screen run. This will make sure that the press is set upright, the off-contact distance is proper, and the screens are clean and tight. It is cheaper to adjust your press after a test run than to waste the result of an entire run. It also ensures that you have a rough idea about what the final product will look like, giving you time to make any alterations you see fit. A quick test run before every batch is, therefore, a good practice.

Dedicated Tool Space

A dedicated tool space helps you keep your printing area clean and clutter-free. This makes everything easily accessible and prevents time from being wasted. Use clean labels and keep some gloves and rags at hand to clean up the station.

These tips help maintain a great screen printing station and ensure that your prints are of the highest quality. It also saves you time and resources while printing batches.

ASPE follows all these tips to maintain the highest quality of textiles and promotional products across industries. With their on-time performance, impressive service, and great product quality, the work done is flawless and dependable.