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Screen Printing

When the ink has to be thick, the color has to be solid, or the part has to survive what other processes can't.

What it's for

Screen printing lays down ink at a thickness flexo and digital can't match — typically four to ten times thicker — which is exactly what you want for high-opacity solid colors, durable industrial markings, and inks engineered for environmental resistance. Screen is the right call for the kinds of nameplates and overlays that face direct sun, abrasive cleaning, or aggressive solvents day after day.

What it survives

Solvent-, UV-, and abrasion-resistant inksets, applied at full screen thickness, will outlast comparable digital or flexo prints in nearly every harsh environment short of photo-anodized aluminum's territory.

Typical applications

  • Industrial equipment overlays and warning labels

  • Outdoor identification plates with high-opacity color requirements

  • Backlit overlay components (light-blocking ink with selective transparency)

  • Consumer product overlays with metallic or specialty inks

  • Safety and instructional signage requiring abrasion resistance

What we need from you to quote

  • Quantity

  • Finished part dimensions

  • Substrate (polyester, polycarbonate, vinyl, aluminum, other)

  • Number of colors and any specialty inks (metallic, fluorescent, light-blocking)

  • Required environmental certifications

  • Application surface and in-service environment

  • Target lead time

Ready to scope a project?