The main difference between screen printing and other printing methods

What is the main difference between screen printing and other printing methods?

1 Printing adaptability The three major printing methods of plain printing, embossing, and gravure printing can generally only print on flat substrates. Screen printing can not only be printed on a flat surface, but also printed on curved, spherical and irregular substrates. On the other hand, screen printing not only can be printed on hard objects, but can also be printed on soft objects without being limited by the texture of the substrate. In addition, in addition to direct printing, silk screen printing can also be printed by indirect printing methods as required, that is, screen printing on gelatin or silica gel plates and transfer onto substrates. Therefore, it can be said that screen printing has a strong adaptability and a wide range of applications.

2 Thick ink layer, strong three-dimensional impression, rich texture, thickness of offset and embossed ink layer is generally 5 microns, gravure printing is about 12 microns, flexographic printing plate (aniline) printing ink layer thickness is 10 microns, and screen printing The thickness of the ink layer far exceeds the thickness of the above-mentioned ink layer, generally up to about 30 microns. Thick screen printing for special printed circuit boards, ink layer thickness up to 1000 microns. Braille ink is printed in foamed ink, and the thickness of the ink layer after foaming can reach 300 microns. The screen printing ink layer is thick, the printing quality sense is rich, the three-dimensional sense is strong, this is other the printing method cannot compare. Screen printing can not only print in a single color, but also perform color registration and screen color printing.

3 High light fastness and bright color Since the screen printing has the feature of missed printing, it can use various inks and coatings. It can not only use pastes, adhesives and various pigments, but also can use coarser pigments. In addition, the screen printing ink preparation method is simple, for example, lightfast pigments can be directly placed in the ink, which is another major feature of screen printing. Screen printing products have a great advantage of strong lightfastness. It has been shown through practice that the maximum density value measured by using black ink on a coated paper at a time is compared. The offset printing is 1.4, the embossing printing is 1.6, and the gravure printing is 1.8. The screen printing can have a maximum density range. Up to 2.0, the light resistance of screen printing products is stronger than that of other types of printing products, and is more suitable for outdoor advertising and signage.

4 Large printing area At present, the size of the area printed by offset printing, embossing, and other printing methods is at most the full-sheet size, which exceeds the full-sheet size and is limited by mechanical equipment. Screen printing can be used for large area printing. Today's screen printing products can reach a maximum of 3 meters by 4 meters, or even more.

The above four points are the difference between screen printing and other printing, but also the characteristics and advantages of screen printing. Understand the characteristics of screen printing, in the selection of printing methods, you can avoid weaknesses, highlight the advantages of screen printing, in order to achieve a more ideal printing effect.

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