Textured Printing is an innovative contemporary printing technology that has enhanced the entire value of the printing industry. It is a revolution in printing technology. Screenprint uses the force of ink or metal onto (a surface) through a prepared screen of fine material to create a picture or pattern.
Textured Printing equipment
A most significant element of printing technology for Industrial Imaging is equipment that has three different setups:
Pre-press equipment:
- A computer with design software
- Printer and film to make stencils on screens
- Screens
- Emulsion for coatings on screens for creating stencils
- Exposure unit to cure stencils through UV
- Washout unit to rinse the stencilled area out of the screen
Equipment for screen printing:
- Textured Printing machine
- Squeegees to pull ink across the screen and lay down the print
- Flash cure unit to partially cure or “gel” inks to print white under-bases or overlapping colors
Post-press equipment:
The conveyor dryer is a crucial piece of equipment required to heat the ink to the curing temperature for the lasting quality of the print.
Fully automatic printing machine
The screen-print is a perfect fit on any surface that has the most demand in the global markets. Screen printing is a rejuvenated version of the conventional printing technology used in vast applications in many industries. Though digital print is a close rival of screen print, the latter fits better on certain surfaces. A fully automatic printing machine uses advanced technology and performs all functions at the touch of a button. It has three main components:
Adhesive systems:
A water-based adhesive to the blanket at the entry end is applied using a brush running in a trough containing the viscous solution. It is spread evenly with a rubber squeegee. A pressure roller then presses the fabric against the sticky blanket. A dryer is sometimes used to dry the adhesive.
Squeegee systems:
Double-blade squeegee and Magnetic-rod squeegee systems are used in a fully automatic flat screen-printing machine.
Intermittent movement of the printing screen and fabric:
It is used for the accurate movement of the material.
The fully automatic Industrial Imaging machine finishes the entire printing process very fast compared to manual or semi-automatic models.
