Screen Printers

Screen printing is quite an old printing process and has been substantially replaced by offset and digital printing, for most high volume and commercial purposes. However, screen printing is more versatile than traditional printing techniques.

Different inks can be used to work with a variety of materials, such as textiles, ceramics, wood, paper, glass, metal, and plastic. As a result, screen printing is used in many different industries for printing onto items such as balloons, clothing, decals, medical devices, printed electronics and circuit boards, product labels, signs and displays, snowboard graphics, textile fabric, including t-shirt printing and thick film technology. Screen printing is still considered economically viable for printing jobs in small quantities and for applications like visiting cards, envelopes, letterheads, invitation cards etc. Screen printing is also a popular method for the production of custom t shirts and other printed textiles. Such textile printing is often done by amateur or hobbyist screen printers.

Services offered by professional screen printers will include layout and design advice, artwork generation and technical development. Screen printers will also offer post-production services including infrared UV curing and texturing, adhesive lamination and dye cutting, among others. Screen printers will also sell screen printing supplies to schools, hobbyists and other printers.