One of the most popular decorating options, screen printing (or silk screening). This process involves starting off with camera ready artwork, creating a film positive (a photo image of the artwork), burning the image onto a photo-sensitive specified screen mesh and then pressing the ink through a screen with a squeegee , allowing the color to be applied only where desired. Each color is applied separately using a new screen to give a crisp design. Silk screening inks typically require seven days of curing time to achieve their maximum product resistance after printing:
Works on glass (via fusion or ceramic decorating), plastic and metal substrates
Closures- the following materials are all candidates for silk screening; Urea, Phenolic, Tinplate, Aluminum, HDPE, LDPE, Polypropylene, PET and vacuum metalized caps
Direct-to-surface printing
Conventional or UV curable inks
Textures can be applied in patterns or to highlight graphics
Can decorate 360-degrees of the container surface
High-speed production
Multi-color capabilities
Raised print that you can feel when you pass your fingers over the graphics