Mesh count is one of the first items that screen printers need to understand to have successful results in production. Mesh count measures how many polyester threads cross each other per square inch of a screen. Different mesh counts are utilized for different...
The market is constantly evolving, with customers’ preferences changing, meaning that your marketing must adapt to stay on top. While you need to consider your time and budget, it is worth investing some of it into marketing to attract customers and increase your...
The first quarter of the year is a time to reflect on the previous year and plan actions on how to make the coming months better. Our team, with its years of experience in the screen-printing industry, examined where the industry is and where it is going. This blog...
When does adding a CTS machine to your screen printing operation makes sense? You’ve heard all the benefits that a computer-to-screen (CTS) system can offer your screen printing shop, but when do you know if the time is right to make the investment to add the...
Here we are nearly post-pandemic, and people still are throwing around the term “new normal.” But what does that mean to the computer-to-screen (CTS) world? This vague phrase is designed to apply to a variety of situations that we all face in a changing and aggressive...
Well, there is no such thing as pre-press printing. There is pre-press, and there is printing. Pre-press is just what it says, everything before the press, and a lot has changed in pre-press since Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press in the 1400s. Technological...
The darkroom we’re discussing today isn’t the red-tinged room with a photographer piecing together evidence for your favorite mystery show. Screen rooms, also known as darkrooms, are essential to running your screen printing business. But what we only occasionally...
As is the case for any business, the goal of running a screen-printing business is to make a profit. Unfortunately, there is no all-in-one cost calculator that encompasses all the factors involved in running your business. However, here is an example of a simplified...
Storing your film positives is an essential part of running your business, and there are too many ways to count how they can become damaged if not properly stored. But what’s the best method for screen printing film storage? No need to scour the internet or skim the...
Many industries are turning towards automation to benefit their businesses now and into the future. In the printing industry, automation is gaining popularity due to enormous production workflow efficiencies realized once adopted. Automation reduces the risks of...