Prepress net mesh selection

Metal mesh frames: Compared to wooden mesh frames, aluminum mesh frames or steel mesh frames have obvious advantages in the following aspects: resistance to twisting or arching, water resistance, lightweight properties, and durability. In automated printing equipment or in other situations where strict quality control is required, people often use metal mesh frames for printing operations. The size of the metal frame is mostly uniform, but we can also produce different sizes of frame products according to the customer's special requirements. Mesh is a pre-stretched product that is attached to the frame by special equipment.

Repeatable stretch net frame: The repeatable stretch net frame provided by most manufacturers refers to the drum type net frame

Repetitive stretch net frame: The repetitive stretch net frame is surrounded by a roller bar with a mesh cloth attached to it. The operator can tighten the mesh by rotating the roller bar and then lock the roller bar in the rotated position. If necessary, operators can re-tighten loose mesh panels at any time.

Choosing the right frame and mesh is critical for creating high-quality prints. This article will explain the author's views on different types of mesh frames, mesh parameters and performance standards, and recommend to the readers some of the details of screen printing preprocessing. The method of maintaining the printing effect for a long time.

The name of the screen printing process originates from one of its major screens. The screen is composed of a sturdy wood or metal frame and a mesh woven from a thin thread, wherein the network structure is stretched (or otherwise fixed) on the four sides of the metal frame.

Premium mesh frames have the following features:

Have an elongated shape that fits into the clamping system of the printing system.

· Can withstand the pressure generated by the extended mesh.

· Its structure should have waterproof and antifouling properties to ensure the net cloth's stretching or adhesion effect.

Initially, the screen printing process was made of silk, so this process was named "screen printing." In Greek, the term "silk" is the word "seri", so Europeans use the term "serigrafica (or serigraphy)" to refer to this process. Today, mesh fabrics are woven from fine polyester raw materials (or metal raw materials for a particular purpose).

Frame type

The frame has three main types: hard wood type, hard metal type and repetitive stretch type. Knowing the major differences between these types can greatly help your choice (you can choose the most appropriate type of frame based on the actual application).

Wooden frame: Wooden frame is the most primitive frame, and it is also the simplest and most cost-effective frame. Wooden net frames are still active in the garment industry, mainly for home-based small-scale production. Early wooden net frames used pin or groove manual fixing methods, but manual fixing did not make the net cloth fully stretched. Because loose meshes cause many problems during printing, printing and reproduction, we do not recommend using such wood frames.

Metal mesh frames: Compared to wooden mesh frames, aluminum mesh frames or steel mesh frames have obvious advantages in the following aspects: resistance to twisting or arching, water resistance, lightweight properties, and durability. In automated printing equipment or in other situations where strict quality control is required, people often use metal mesh frames for printing operations. The size of the metal frame is mostly uniform, but we can also produce different sizes of frame products according to the customer's special requirements. Mesh is a pre-stretched product that is attached to the frame by special equipment.

Repeatable stretch net frame: The repeatable stretch net frame provided by most manufacturers refers to the drum type net frame

Repetitive stretch net frame: The repetitive stretch net frame is surrounded by a roller bar with a mesh cloth attached to it. The operator can tighten the mesh by rotating the roller bar and then lock the roller bar in the rotated position. If necessary, operators can re-tighten loose mesh panels at any time.