Silk Screen Printing

Silk Screen Printing

The process of taking specialized plastisol based inks, and applying them through a mesh onto fabric, textiles or garments is called Silk Screen Printing.

Screen Printing has been around for a long time but improvements continue to be made each year.  New technologies and advancements help Contract Screen Printing companies like AMBRO Manufacturing to provide high quality Screen Printing services with short turn around times.

Mostly automated, Screen Printing still requires human beings to produce work.  Today’s modern Screen Printing automation is the proper blend of machinery and people.

Silk Screen Printing

The process of Screen Printing involves a screen printing press, silk screens, plastisol based inks, and experience.  Designs are burned into the screens using special UV Light and coatings.  Once rinsed and dried, the screens are loaded on an industrial Screen Printing press, registered and loaded with inks.

Each station on the printing press represents one color of the design and have to be placed on the garment in the appropriate order for the design elements to look as intended.

Screen Printing can be accomplished at home, on manual stations and even with your bear hands, but large scale production of T-Shirts and other garments require significant equipment and space.

Screen Printing is offered in two basic forms.  The first form is standard screen printing that will typically allow for a print area of 16” x 20” and then there is Jumbo Screen Printing or Oversized Screen Printing that is typically 40” x 36” or more. 

Depending on the design elements of the project, one of the two forms of Silk Screen Printing will work for the desired result.  If neither option works for the project, then Custom Dye Sublimation might be the best option.

If you are interested in Silk Screen Printing, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

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All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

You may have seen some pretty cool looking All Over Print Shirts out on the streets.  These shirts usually have graphics in a single color with a faded look going down the side or all over the front of a T-Shirt.  Then multiple colors on top of that.  Sometimes the designs stretch from the neck to the bottom seams.  Sometimes the designs stretch from the sleeve to the sleeve.  Regardless of the design, All Over Print Shirts shirts are impressive.

All Over Print Shirts

There are two printing processes used to create All Over Print Shirts.  The first process is Sublimation Printing.  Sublimation Printing involves the use of specialized dye sublimation inks, polyester fabrics and industrial heat sources.

When using Sublimation Printing for your All Over Print Shirts project, specific requirements need to be met.  Primarily the garment needs to be made from 100% polyester, or a polyester family member, i.e. Rayon, Nylon, Spandex etc ...  The garment must also be white to start.  Then through the use of Sublimation Printing, companies like AMBRO Manufacturing will dye the design work into the fabric itself, creating an All Over Print Shirts look and feel.  Often, Sublimation Printing is done in a cut and sew environment where panels are dye sublimated first and then sewn together into the finished garment, but it is possible to dye sublimate existing garments, primarily t-shirts, even though they are already sewn into a garment.  There are some limitations that you should discuss with a Sublimation Printing expert.

The second method for producing All Over Print Shirts is the use of Oversized Screen Printing often called Jumbo Screen Printing.  Using specialized screen printing equipment designed for large over sized screen printing, companies like AMBRO Manufacturing can produce screen printed designs that cover the entire surface area of a T-Shirt.

If you are interested in an All Over Print Shirts project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

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