{"id":5529,"date":"2020-11-18T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/?page_id=5529"},"modified":"2023-08-23T11:45:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T16:45:56","slug":"the-screen-print-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/index.php\/the-screen-print-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The Screen Printing Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/screen-printing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/screen-printing.jpg\" alt=\"Ink stains on blue screen.\" class=\"wp-image-5945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/screen-printing.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/screen-printing-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/screen-printing-768x256.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Lamont Brands offers screen printing in Houston and even world-wide! Just one of our MANY <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lamontbrands.com\/\">services<\/a>! Curious about our screen printing process? View our video to learn more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The SCREEN PRINT Process | Lamont Brands\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uWoN-1OpiEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol type=\"1\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><li><strong>Logo Inspection<\/strong><ul><li>The customer\u2019s design is inspected carefully to make sure it\u2019s high enough quality to replicate and to see if any modifications need to be made for screen printing.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Vectoring<\/strong><ul><li>Using a vectoring program, we recreate the logo from the ground up so that it\u2019s constructed of shapes and points.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Virtual Proof<\/strong><ul><li>The design is compared to color swatches of available ink colors and a virtual proof is created for customer approval.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Color Separation &amp; Film Printing<\/strong><ul><li>Once the proof is approved, the artwork is color separated and each color section is printed in black on its own transparent inkjet film. Each separation is kept in place by using \u201cregistration marks\u201d so that the artwork can be pieced back together later.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Screen Emulsion &amp; Selection<\/strong><ul><li>Screens are coated with exposure emulsion that hardens when light touches it. Depending on the detail of the art, a low or high mesh screen is chosen to create a stencil for each color separation.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>TRI-LOC\u00ae Film Lineup<\/strong><ul><li>Using the TRI-LOC\u00ae system, the color separation films are lined up on separate screens by using transfer sheets that keep the separations locked in place to recreate the original artwork.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Screen Burning<\/strong><ul><li>Once the color separation films are applied to the emulsion covered screens via TRI-LOC\u00ae, they are set in a high-exposure unit to harden the emulsion. The light casts a shadow on the areas printed on the color separation films, keeping those areas wet.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Screen Rinse &amp; Dry<\/strong><ul><li>After the screen is burned, it\u2019s taken to a washout booth where the wet spots of the screen will be washed out to create a stencil. Once the wet emulsion is completely removed, the screen is dried lightly via air compressor.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>TRI-LOC\u00ae Screen Lineup<\/strong><ul><li>Using the TRI-LOC\u00ae system, each screen is lined up to a single pallet and locked into place.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Ink Application<\/strong><ol><li>Using the proof as a reference, inks are selected by color and applied to each screen respectively.<\/li><\/ol><\/li><li><strong>Test Print<\/strong><ul><li>Each color separation printed and then evaluated to ensure that all of the registration marks on the screens are aligned with each other. After approval, the test print is compared to the proof, and then the registration marks are taped off to start on the actual order.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Heat Curing<\/strong><ul><li>Once the garment is completely printed, it is removed from the pallet and placed on a conveyor belt that takes it through a heater to \u201ccook\u201d the ink. The temperature will fluctuate based on garment type, but some items can come out as hot as 350 degrees!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Final Inspection<\/strong><ul><li>Individual garment is inspected and placed by size to prepare for packaging.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Screen Reclaiming<\/strong><ul><li>After the order is completed, the screens are scraped of any excess ink, coated in chemicals to break up the dried emulsion, rinsed completely, and re-coated in emulsion for the next job.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamont Brands offers screen printing in Houston and even world-wide! 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