Starting a Silkscreen or Screen Printing Business

Despite the advent of newer digital printing techniques, there still are many situations where the silk screen process is the most cost efficient and versatile. It is versatile because you can print on almost any surface, from paper and plastic to garments.

Silk screen printing involves printing of images by making ink pass through a fine mesh screen template. Setting up a silk screen printing business is very easy.

Specialize on a niche. This will simplify your work, utilize less capital, and make your company easier to recall as you will be remembered by your product specialty. You can accept other types of silk screen printing—only print jobs as long as you have a main product line. One of the most promising is t-shirt printing as it has a large market.

The main equipment is the silk screen printing machine. There are three types of silk screen printing machines: flat-bed, cylinder and rotary. With sufficient capital and preparation, you can start targeting large buyers, you can buy the most expensive automated machines in order to meet volume orders on time.

Silk screen printing uses specialized types of inks which serve different purposes. Learn what type of ink to use. A variety of ink types are essential to be compatible with the material you will print on. There are other essential supplies you should research about. For example, when printing images, you use photo emulsion chemical; and after printing, to clean the emulsion from the screen, you need emulsion remover chemical.

If you are starting small, you may be able to do almost everything yourself. In case you do plan to hire, here are the critical functions: Silk screen printing operator, graphic artist and sales person.

Recycle materials when you can. You should try to reuse screens whenever possible by proper use of emulsion remover and water. You should also retrieve excess ink for use in other jobs.

Screen Printing Rotary Machines
6 x 6 ( 6 colors – 6 stations ) P48,000.00
8 x 8 ( 8 colors – 8 stations ) P78,000.00

Also Available:

Screen Stretcher
Flash Dryer 3600 watts Double Fan
Flash Dryer 2000 watts
Exposure Box
Screen Mesh

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