Welcome to the Screen Graphics Resource Center
Focused on providing useful technical and management resources
to printers whose work revolves around graphics production. This
feature extends a wealth of information on screen printing inks,
substrates, art and screen issues, color management, instrumentation
and process control, curing and drying, plant layout, finishing,
maintenance, and troubleshooting. Learn about new or different applications
for various substrates, as well as new substrates for current applications.
Answer your employees' questions about when and how to use thinners,
retarders, flow controls, anti-static agents, and bubble breakers…
when to use a degreaser with a wetting agent… determine the
finest printable dot for a given mesh… uncover the meaning
behind the cryptic language of ABS, EOM, ESD, GCR, LAB, LPI, PMS,
POS, SBQ, etc.… learn to identify common POP plastics…
diagnose and correct your production bottlenecks… all to the
benefit of your employees and your clients.
Please send your technical questions to
assist@sgia.org to find answers from your SGIA technical department.
Administration & Management
This segment includes several forms designed for use
in screen printed graphics plants. Printing plant administrators
and managers can modify the forms as needed to suit individual plants.
Color Management and Control
This page is designed to offer a variety of articles and resources
for color management and control. There are basic introductions
to color systems, as well as advanced color management tools.
Digital Graphics
Graphics screen printers are eager to integrate digital processes
into graphics printing, but the best path is not always clear. These
resources are designed to inform and to lead, so that optimum performance
can be gained from digital and screen.
Equipment
This segment includes a variety of useful articles for selecting
and maintaining equipment for printing and related operations.
Finishing
This segment is designed to offer the graphic printer a look at
various finishing processes, including doming, die cutting, and
hot-stamping.
Four Color Process & Halftone
This section is filled with practical information on making four
color process screen printing a bit easier and more consistent.
Inks
This segment contains information on ink selection, pigments, specialty
inks, and other topics.
Installation and Removal of Graphics
This section offers letter viewing distances, and articles on removing
vinyl graphics.
Occupational Health, Safety, and Environment
This section discusses issues that affect our printing plants.
On Press
This section offers information on improving on-press efficiency
and productivity.
Pre-Press Art
This segment is a source for information, methods, and techniques
to keep your prepress art department at peak productivity.
Q&A / FAQs
This page is a place to find quick answers to a variety of questions.
Screens
This page is full of information about mesh, stretching, stencils,
exposure, and troubleshooting from soup to nuts.
Substrates
This segment offers information of substrate selection, identification,
and printing.
Self Audits
This segment offers a series of self-audits for managers and printers
to conduct on their own premises to identify and clear production
bottlenecks and communication issues that may interfere with the
smooth operation of print facilities.
Testing, QC, Troubleshooting
This segment offers a range of QC and troubleshooting methods for
screen printed display graphics.
UV Curing
This segment offers valuable information on UV dryer optimization,
curing, inks, and care and feeding of your UV reactors.
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