Silk Screen Printing Ink for Impressive Printing Results

Over the past few years, screen printing has evolved impressively. It is easy and fun to experiment with screen printing. Silkscreen printing is basically a process in which silk screen printing ink is used to print a unique design on a stencilled mesh screen.

Many industries are using this printing technique to create unique masterpieces. It can be used to create beautiful artworks, posters, canvases and also for t-shirt printing to bring interesting features on the fabric and personalized clothing.

7 Steps of Silk Screen Printing—

Step 1- Create a design

Step 2- Prepare screen

Step 3- Expose emulsion

Step 4- Wash off the emulsion and create a stencil

Step 5- Prepare item for printing

Step 6- Press ink through the screen onto the surface

Step 7- Dry the product and enjoy!

Heat transfer ink and screen-printing ink have gained a huge demand in the textile industry and also in the paper printing industry. A stencil is created on a fine mesh screen, the water-based ink is pushed through the mesh screen to get a beautiful imprint of the design on desired base or surface.

Whether you are looking for a heat transfer ink, scratch off ink or fabric printing ink, DAS Waterbased-ink is a one-stop destination for all your water-based ink needs. Get bright and beautiful printing results from our inks.

Benefits of Silicone Transfer Printing Ink

Have you ever tried to do print on the silicone-based item and noticed that it is not worthy and easy to do? The major challenge for the printer to print on silicone, that the common inks are not able to do it. As a solution for this major problem, the printing industry has developed this Silicone Transfer Printing Ink, which is completely environment friendly. However, the best part of it is that it is very user-friendly and can process very easily. This gives excellent adhesion to textiles including cotton, polyester, Footwear Printing Ink, blends, and nylon. It is very excellent for hand feel and can also be used for giving multiple printing effects. They are heat and wash resistant too.

Myths of Waterbased Ink

Waterbased inks are very famous these days. Either, we have to print on textile, shoes, silicone base or we have the use it in scratch off printing they serve as a great alternative to other plastisol inks. Still, after getting so many benefits of these Inks, It is shame to know that these water-based inks of today have far fewer myths in people's minds.

 

Let’s come directly to those myths that people have:

 

They are complicated and unpredictable

 

No, never! Textile Printing Ink is very soft in hand that allows its user to use them without any worry or stress. The best part of these Water-based inks is that they give you an outstanding result without any spill of colors and doesn’t require any special maintenance.

 

You don’t have control over water-based colors

 

This will give you the ability to control your colors and ink mixtures. You can mix the full range of colors and even allow you to use each pigment as an additive to use in special effects bases, such as metallic, Silicone Transfer Printing Ink, reflective, and discharge inks.

 

Not good for the environment

 

Our government is also putting strict efforts into making an Eco-friendly world. Therefore, following the same water-based inks allow printers to do their part. They are completely free of PVC resin, harmful ozone-depleting chemicals, plasticizers, and aromatic hydrocarbons. Moreover, they are completely recyclable.

 

You Need to Spend Enough of Your Investments

 

Although, these are water-soluble colors that just need one-time investment with long-run results. The best part is that they can be recycled again and can’t create any wastage. So, they are not costlier and can print your lot of projects.

 

It is difficult to print because it dries on the screen during longer print runs

 

Water-based inks have a lower viscosity than plastisol inks so that they soak effectively into your fabric of choice and also dry out while in the screens due to evaporation.