Silk Screening

Silk screening machine

Silk screening applied to sheet metal bracket

The Silk Screen machine is used to add graphics to your parts.  Silk screening is a method of stencil printing in which ink is forced through a stretched silk mesh. Inks can be in one or more colors.

Screenprinting inks can be used to work with a variety of materials, such as textiles, ceramics, metal, wood, paper, glass, and plastic. As a result, screen printing is used in many different industries.

Silk screening is usually applied to flat surfaces such as:

• Custom Enclosures
• Custom Front Panels
• Custom Sheet Metal Boxes

Silk screening requires a custom screen tool containing the desired text or pattern.

Cost reduction options include:

• avoiding very small details
  
• minimizing the number of colors
• minimizing the print area
  

Silk Screening Design Considerations

For silk screening we recommend one of the following bases:

• Matte powder coat
• Anodized aluminum with fine brushing
• Injection molding with matte finish

Capital letter sizes at least 0.1 inch high are recommended.