Traditional Screen Printing

Quality

High

High

Density

High

High

Colours

Full colour "process" with 1 pass (CMYK)

1 colour per pass

Print Size

1250x2500 standard flatbed (without utilising rollfeed)

760x1000 standard (economical) sheet. Up to 1200x2400mm available on request

Economy

Very economical on small to medium sized runs

Very economical on medium to large sized runs

Turnaraound

Immediate turnaround possible

Slow due to prepress (film & stencils), drying and extra colour print runs

Can print on:

Practically anything

Practically anything

Print life

3-5 years*

3-5 years*

Prepress

Supplied computer files go straight to press

Supplied files need to be made into film then stencils

Post-print

Kiss-cutting, forme-cutting, trimming

Kiss-cutting, forme-cutting, trimming

Limitations

- Difficult to match crucial colours with 100% accuracy without testing

- Colour registration can vary (colours not lining up perfectly).
- Difficult to maintain very fine detail.
- Part/progress shipments impossible due to printing 1 colour at time.