Screen Printing Magazine

Screen printing is a printing technique involving the passage of printing medium, such as ink, through a web or fabric, which has been stretched on a frame, to which a refined form of stencil has been applied. The stencil openings determine the form and dimensions of the imprint thus produced. Among the most common printing service used for printing magazine is screen printing. Screen printing magazine is a printing service which enables its users to print on a wide range of substrates.

In screen printing magazine, the use of stencil is needed just like mimeograph. Mesh which is also called screen, are made of fabrics such as polyester is used for stencil. Screen is stretched and fixed to the frame. Resist is coated on the screen to fill up the meshes that are not necessary. In this printing service the ink goes through the unfilled meshes and is transferred to the substrate.

Screen printing magazine makes it possible to print on the substrates with various shapes and sizes. In this type of printing services, many kinds of ink are available and thick coating is possible. Thick coating makes colors more vivid; finish more opaque and light fastness better. As printing pressure is small, it is possible to print on fragile matters. Another good quality of screen printing of magazine is that, as the stencil is soft, it is possible to print on hard materials such as glass and metal as well as soft materials such as paper and fabrics. Plus, the stencil is cheap, which is the advantage in case of production of small quantity.