Rotary screen printing an effective way of printing

Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil to receive a desired image. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink or other printable materials which can be pressed through the mesh as a sharp-edged image onto a substrate. A fill blade or squeegee is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink into the mesh openings for transfer by capillary action during the squeegee stroke. Basically, it is the process of using a stencil to apply ink onto another material whether it be t-shirts, posters, stickers, vinyl, wood, or any material that can keep the image onto its surface. Screen printing is also a stencil method of print making in which a design is imposed on a screen of polyester or other fine mesh, with blank areas coated with an impermeable substance. Ink is forced into the mesh openings by the fill blade or squeegee and onto the printing surface during the squeegee stroke. It is also known as silkscreen, serigraphy, and serigraph printing. A number of screens can be used to produce a multicolored image or design.

Rotary screen printing - an effective way of printing

Screen printing is ideally suited wherever a high degree of coverage, precise detail and colour intensity are required to obtain a brilliant, high-quality image. Applying a coating allows special relief and other effects to be created. Scented coatings, thermochromatic inks and glitters are just a few examples of screen printing applications.

One particular feature of screen printing is its ability to produce what is known as the no-label look with transparent labels being applied to the packaging. Screen printing also enables Braille to be applied to any label. 

Gallus Rotascreen - performance package

Gallus Rotascreen is a performance package and our contribution to success for labelprinters:

• Gallus Screeny conventional screen printing plates 

• Gallus Screeny digital screen printing plates 

• Know-how transfer, training

• Application know how and combination printing (screen, flexo, offset, hotfoil etc.)

• Technology centre, product development

• Prepress devices

• Test equipment on Gallus site

• Production expertise plating and coating

Attractive illustrations using rotary screen printing in combination with other printing processes.

The Gallus Rotascreen performance package - complete support for the screen printer.