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ASPT Member Biography

Frank Blanco, Jr.
Inducted into the Academy in 1994

Frank entered the screen printing field in 1971 as a chemist for Colonial Printing Ink Company, now part of Coates Screen. Prior to working in the screen printing industry, Frank worked as a lab technician for Interchemical Corporation, as a chemist for American Litho Varnish Company, and Olivetti Underwood. Currently Frank works for Nazdar as the Senior Vice President for Sales.

Frank worked on the development of the plastisol ink system in the mid 70's, as well as the development of the UV curable ink systems. In the early 70's, he worked on the devevelopment of the graphic ink systems.

Frank has delivered presentations at the 1982, '84, '86, '90, '91, '92, and '93 SGIA Conventions. In addition, he participated in the SGIA Technical Symposiums in 1981 and 1988. Frank has also offered presentations at the Imprinted Sportswear Shows, and at the Association for Finishing Processes of SME. Frank has published the following works:

1981 – Technical Guide Book of the S.P.A.I.
Direct Emulsions for Textile Printing Screens

April 1987 – Impressions Magazine
What Every Printer Should Know:  A Basic Technical Primer (1^st in a series of three articles)

May 1987 – Impressions Magazine
Why All "Water-Based Inks" Are Not the Same (2^nd in a series of three articles)

June 1987 – Impressions Magazine
Those in the Know May Benefit from "Overshadowed" Ink Systems (3^rd in a series of three articles)

October 1989 – Impressions Magazine
A Textile Printer's Guide to Inks for Non-Textile Screen Printing

April 1991 – Screen Printing Magazine
Four-Color Process Inks:  How Are They Different (Reprinted in 1992 – Seri (Italian Screen Printing Magazine)

September 1991 – Printwear Magazine
Cooking with Plastisol

October 1991 – Screen Printing Network
Water-Based Inks:  Why and How?

August 1992 – Screen Printing Magazine
Usage Guidelines for Water-Based Graphic Inks:  What's New is Really Old

February 1994 – The Press Magazine
Plastisol vs. Water-Base:  Opacity and Wet-on-Wet Printing

April 1994 – Screen Print Espanol
Tintas De Base Acuosá:   Recomendaciones En Su Uso y Em Laforma Mezclarias (Water-Base Inks:  Recommendation in Mixing and Use)

January 1996 – Screen Printing Magazine
Ultra-Violet Screen Inks for Metal Application:  A Sales & Technical Perspective

November 1997 – Screen Printing Magazine
Dispelling the Myth of Water-Based Inks (co-authored with Marc Collins)

March 1998 – Sign of the Times & Screen Printing en Español
Dispelling the Myth of Water-Based Inks (co-authored with Marc Collins)