How to understand the difference between screen printing mesh printing and pad printing

Screen printing meshs now have a large portion of the market. There are many industries that it can use. Then there is also a pad printing method on the market. What is the difference between screen printing and it? Why do many people confuse the two?

We can distinguish how it is different from definitions or principles and features. Screen printing is a long-standing phenomenon in China. It belongs to stencil printing. The printing plate is mesh-shaped, and the plate is formed with through holes and non-through holes. Printing When the ink is squeezed by the squeegee plate, it is printed on the substrate from the through-hole portion of the plate.

1. Definition and understanding

The principle of pad printing is to apply the required printing pattern to the photo-engraving method first, and then make the steel plate into a gravure and then transfer it to the printed matter through a special silicone printing head, and prepare a special ink according to the material of the product. In order to ensure the quality.

The principle of screen printing is to transfer ink through the holes of the stencil to the substrate (paper, ceramics, etc.) at a certain pressure during printing by printing on the printing plate (mesh or other substrate). On, form an image or text.

2. Features understanding

The pad ink layer is relatively thin. The color can be printed on any surface. Any object can be printed by pad printing except water and air.

The screen printing ink layer is thick, the printed pattern has a strong three-dimensional effect, and the hand can touch the concave and convex feeling, which is suitable for the surface printing of high-grade products, the color expression is very good, the multi-color overprinting is troublesome, and the surface requirement of the product is Regular planes or surfaces have a certain print range limitation.

The above is the difference between the two printing methods of silk screen printing and pad printing. There are three differences. No matter what you do, you can choose the screen printing mesh you need according to your industry needs. It is now a screen printing mesh that is more popular on the market.