Screen printing is an ancient printing method. About a thousand years ago, screen printing was born in China as an art medium and soon spread to Japan and other Asian countries. The academic circles believe that this printing method was introduced to Western Europe in the late 18th century.
Wire mesh is widely used in industry, decoration and art markets all over the world. Textiles, especially clothing, from the simplest to the most complex decoration process, to a large extent rely on screen printing to achieve. The packaging market also has a place for screen printing. Today we see the application of screen printing in the emerging industry market of electronic products is expanding.
The only biggest advantage of screen printing is that the thickness of the ink layer is large enough. The ink layer thickness of UV relief printing is 2-3.5 microns, UV offset printing is 1.5-2.5 microns, gravure printing is 2-5 microns, and UV flexo printing is 3-8 microns. In screen printing, the thickness of the ink layer is 4-30 microns, which even greatly exceeds this range.
1. Silk screen will have more opportunities in commercial advertising
The brand awareness of Chinese consumers has gradually strengthened, and some large companies, especially electrical companies and advertising companies, cannot ignore this. To a certain extent, the timeliness and quality of advertisements determine the company’s market share. Electrical appliances, packaging, outdoor advertisements, signs, credit cards, and children’s toy advertisements provide a vast space for screen printing, but at the same time, screen printing products must be innovated. In commercial competition, large-scale outdoor advertisements are valued because they have a wide field of vision and good effects. For this reason, with the development of commercial advertising, screen printing in large-format color advertisements has increasingly shown technical advantages such as large batches, low prices, bright colors, long shelf life, and fast delivery. It has been used by more and more large and medium cities. The planning department and the advertising management department have attracted many advertisers. Domestic large-format color screen printers and supporting equipment are in short supply.
The screen printing industry basically serves the consumer industry. China has a large population, a large consumer market, and gradually improved living standards, and people are gradually paying attention to product brands. These determine that China is the world’s largest market for the screen printing industry, and it also determines that the potential market for China’s screen printing commercial advertising is huge.
Second, silk screen shows vitality in the packaging industry
According to information provided by authoritative organizations, the Asian packaging market is developing rapidly. Among many Asian countries, my country’s packaging industry has grown the fastest, with a growth rate of 20% to 30% since the 1990s. In 2000, my country’s packaging production value could reach US$27 billion to US$28 billion. There is no doubt that the continuous development and application of screen printing equipment will better serve the packaging and decoration industry, contribute to the prosperity of the packaging and printing industry, and will also bring a broader market for the screen printing industry.
With the rapid development of my country’s packaging industry, the expansion of domestic and foreign markets and the increasing demands of consumers on product packaging, the proportion of screen printing applications in packaging will continue to increase, and its application areas have changed from printing self-adhesive trademarks. , Signs, etc. have been extended to the printing of high-end packaging boxes and bottles, especially cigarette packages and wine packages.
In terms of packaging design, screen printing products can be designed by computer. Screen printing companies apply these new technologies to adjust their structure and take advantage of screen printing to occupy more packaging markets.
3. Screen printing of electronic products still has an absolute advantage
The share of screen printing technology in the electronics industry is as high as 90%. Many screen printing technologies are needed to produce a TV. For example, screen printing is required for switches and operation panels, and screen printing is also required for display screens. Printed circuit boards are even more inseparable from screen printing technology. Without screen printing, there would be no circuit boards, and without circuit boards, there would be no TV sets. This shows the importance of screen printing. Large ultra-thin TVs and liquid crystal display films, which represent future development trends, still need to use screen printing technology. At the turn of the century, we are about to enter the multimedia era. Large flat display devices such as plasma display (POP) and plasma logo liquid crystal display (PALC) have been put into commercial use, and their development is increasingly inseparable from screen printing.
Fourth, silk screen intervenes in the decoration industry
At present, a new technology is being promoted throughout the country, namely, screen printing emulsified glass and color screen printing glass. This technology uses chemical and optical principles to make various geometric patterns into a screen. An environmentally friendly emulsifier is directly printed on the surface of the glass. After a few seconds, the printed material is washed off with water, and a clear piece can be obtained. Recognizable decorative glass with emulsifying effect. This kind of glass is very easy to wash. In the past, frosted glass has the disadvantages of high cost, dust flying around, and difficult to clean. Its products have real, natural and luxurious effects, and it is estimated that they will be promoted vigorously in the next few years.