Mesh Screen and Plate Making

Mesh screen and plate making is vital in screen printing. In this passage, we will introduce ways of preserve mesh screen printing plate and main technical requirements for mesh screen plate making.

How to keep mesh screen printing plates?

The mesh frame of the stretched net, the well-made mesh screen printing plate and the screen printing plate to be preserved after printing should be kept safely. If the storage is not good and the screen is damaged, it cannot be used any more, resulting in scrapping.

Screen frames or screen plates are usually stored in a shelf, in both horizontal and vertical forms. The horizontal type is to place screen plates of the same specification in one layer of the frame and can be placed on top of each other. The vertical screen plate is erected in the groove on the plate, and the larger screen is preferably stored in an upright manner to prevent the screen plate from sagging. Finally, it should be mentioned that no matter which form is used to store the plates, the dustproofness of the screens cannot be ignored.

What are the main technical requirements for mesh screen printing plate making?

1 The photosensitive material should have good photosensitivity and fast speed.

2 photosensitive materials should have good preservation.

3 Screen printing plates should have good workability and should be easy to operate.

4 screen printing plate has high printing durability and good abrasion resistance.

5 screen plates must maintain a certain degree of precision.

6 screen printing plates should have high water resistance and solvent resistance.

7 photosensitive materials should have strong film forming power, high resolution, no special temperature and shadow development.

Hope this passage is useful for you about mesh screen and plate making.

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