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Equipment Maintenance

 
 
Maintenance Tip: Implement a Maintenance Schedule—and Stick to It! NEW!!
The first step in successful preventative maintenance is scheduling and tracking.
 
The Importance of Chilling Out NEW!!
How air chillers can save your equipment, your profits, and your sanity.
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Exposure Systems

 
 
Exposure Systems: Finding the Right Cure NEW!!
One of the most overlooked tools in a screen print shop is also one of the most important. After all, the exposure unit is where the coated screen and the image come together. Any detail that is lost there will be lost from the final product.
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General Textile Screen Printing

 
 
Fabric, Frames, and Stretchers by Geoff Baxter
The screen frame is one of the most critical links in screen printing. Unfortunately, it is also one of the most overlooked. Many problems attributed to...
 
Get Control of Your Screen Making Process: Implementing Standard Operating Procedures by Dave Dennings
Offset printers and inkjet printers alike are challenging screen printers for market share. In order to remain competitive in screen printing today, printers are taking their quality control program to the next level.
 
Investment Considerations for Automatic Textile Presses by Geoff Baxter
You've had a great year, and you've invested in a new manual press, dryer, and exposure system, but there's still money left in the bank. Your accountant says you've either got to invest it or give it to Uncle Sam. You've spent a lot of time at tradeshows coveting those...
 
Screen Preparation for Pinhole Prevention by Dave Dennings
Screen printers the world over battle with the ubiquitous pinhole. For many years the pinhole has been responsible for increasing screen processing times and reducing the efficiency and profitability of the printing process. When screen printers estimate the price to...
 
The Rz Value: A New Concept in Screen-Quality Evaluation by Wolfgang Pfirrmann, KIWO Inc.
Evaluating the quality of a direct-emulsion stencil before it is on press is a difficult task. Pinholes and edge defects might be uncovered with illumination and magnification, but overall stencil quality and flatness are...
 
Understanding the Emulsion Curing Process & Determining Exposure Distance by Dave Dennings
Screen printers often overlook the importance of maintaining a controlled screen making process. This report will focus on the importance of understanding the emulsion curing process and the impact it has on workflow efficiency and company profits. In addition, it will...
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Screens

 
 
Self-Tensioning Frames by Geoff Baxter
In most screen printing operations, mesh is stretched to a specific tension and then glued or stapled to static frames. Self-tensioning frames, on the other hand, have built-in tensioning mechanisms. Not only can the mesh be stretched...
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Stencils

 
 
Maximizing Stencil Life by Mark Coudray
A key ingredient in print productivity is the life of the stencil. With automatic presses now configured to eighteen colors or more, the chances of the press going down because of screen failure are quite high.
 
Sawtoothing, Pin Holes & Breakdown - A Practical Guide to Prevention by Geoff Baxter
It never ceases to amaze me that the most neglected item in nearly all screen printing facilities is the screen itself. Many of us have come to accept poor screens as...
 
Using an Exposure Calculator: Determining the Degree of Resistance by Laura Unterbrink, KIWO Inc.
An exposure test conducted with an exposure calculator helps to find the optimal production exposure time for stencil making. An exposure calculator combines 2 films - a neutral density film and an artwork film. When exposed to a stencil...
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Textile Printing Techniques

 
 
Lenticular Garment Graphics - Printing in another Dimension NEW!!
n the sign business the lenticular printing process has been around for over a decade and is generally referred to as an optical enhancement to conventional printing that transforms a hard copy poster or sign into three dimensional or animated version of itself. Lenticular imaging utilizes a...
 
Correcting Process Color Images On Press by Mark Coudray
One of the most perplexing, challenging aspects of printing four-color process is balancing color on press. This difficulty is due to the general lack of color knowledge of press operators and supervisors, most of whom started as entry-level helpers or general production workers.
 
Developing Maximum Color Strength when Using Four Color Process By Mark Coudray
True process color printing on textiles has been around for about 30 years. Any screen printer who has tried it knows that printing halftone color on a fabric surface is much different than if it were printed on paper.
 
Improving Color to Color Register on Press by Mark Coudray
Color-to-color fit is one of my pet peeves. I hate out of register images, especially ones that have made it to the general public. It takes so little to make it right in the first place.
 
Off Contact Influence on Print Quality by Mark Coudray
Whenever the topic of print quality on press arises, the conversation will usually drift to the topic of off contact. This is one of the most critical parts of the print equation.
 
Practical Tips For Color Mixing And Matching by Mark Coudray
Your ability to see and communicate color is critical to professionally reproducing designs. In our highly competitive market, understanding color makes the difference between a delighted client and one who is disappointed with the final result.
 
Reducing Misprints by Mark Coudray
Misprints, everybody has them. Some days are better than others. Some jobs are always a problem. How much is it costing you?
 
Top 10 Quick Start Secrets To Printing Better Halftones by Mark Coudray
Halftone printing is all about the dots. The whole concept of printing various tones by fooling the eye is the very definition of a halftone. The tones we get are determined by the accuracy of the dots we print.
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