Screen Printing
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Education
8 Ways to Eliminate Pinholes
Pinholes have a limited number of causes, which any shop can easily eliminate. A minute or two of extra care…
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Education
Working with Foils and Metallic Inks
Specialty inks and additives can easily find their way into a variety of screen-printing jobs. For instance, a crystalina ink…
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Education
Things to Look Out for When Buying Used Equipment
When we talk to people about buying equipment, we typically tell them to think of it like buying a car.…
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What are the most common screen sizes in screen printing?
Regarding screen printing, common screen sizes can range from 13″ X 15″ to 30″ X 40″. You can also get…
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Education
A Decorator’s Canvas: Printing on Common Fabrics
Decorating 101 tells us that not all fabrics should be treated equally. The way you print determines how your print…
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Education
Setting Up Your Screen Drying Space
To set up a proper space for drying screens, we first need to understand why we need a specific environment…
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How do I know when to offer screen printing and when to offer direct-to-garment printing?
If a customer needs a one- or two-color job at a quantity of 1,000, screen print it. You’ll want to…
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Education
The 411 on Your Emulsion Options
Deciding on which emulsion to use in your prints can be a tricky equation, especially for beginners. There are two…
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Education
Choosing a Designer for Your Outsourced Work
Running a screen-printing business gets extremely busy, and oftentimes there just isn’t enough time to get to everything. That’s where outsourcing…
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Education
The Importance of Equipment Resale Value
There are so many things to think about when buying screen-printing equipment. Whether it is your first automatic, first gas-fired…
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Features
EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE: Rich Hoffman Looks Back on His Time at M&R
It goes without saying that the screen-printing industry has evolved largely over the last 40 years. With the advent of…
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Education
A Double-Edged Sword: Choosing and Maintaining Squeegees
Today’s top-line autos reduce setup time with screen locks, blade locks, and tri-locks for instant registration of a multicolor image.…
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Education
Increasing Screen Longevity
There is no single factor that determines how long your screen will last; there are many. All screen printers face…
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5 Marketing Design Principles to Elevate Your Screen Printing Business
To successfully market to customers, you need high-quality design work that is marketing focused. In this video, Ryonet goes over…
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How do white and yellow mesh differ?
There is plenty of difference between white and yellow mesh. White, or more accurately, undyed mesh is actually clear. In most…
