Currently there are several options in terms of plastic surfaces for businesses to choose from for their packaging.
Screen printing on plastic sheets.
All coroplast sheets for screen printing have been electro statically double treated by corona discharge surface treatment on both sides to allow specifically formulated inks to adhere.
Printing on plastic film and sheets is a very common application.
Fast easy diy screen printing stencils.
However the techniques used to print on plastics is very detailed.
Each of these sheets has advantages and disadvantages of their own.
Printing on plastic products includes gravure printing flexographic printing screen printing anti counterfeiting printing and jet printing transfer printing etc special printing methods.
Flexo printing is a fast and cost effective process best suited to printing on thinner flexible substrates such as plastic bags vinyl labels on a roll food packaging etc.
Nowadays it has been able to print on plastic products with different surface textures different hardnesses and different shapes and is widely used.
Good surface for screen printing excellent colour reproduction silky smooth matt surface.
Alternative to polycarbonate acrylic pvc in flat applications high impact strength good fire rating.
Depending on the requirement for your business and the printing budget for your operations there are 4 major types of sheets available.
Coroplast is the only brand of corrugated plastic that has achieved the gerber bronze silver and gold ratings.
This would mean getting a 20 26 platen.
If you already own a screen printing press then you will need to add a platen large enough to hold the standard 18 24 coroplast sign.
Although flexo printing can achieve better print quality than screen printing it is not capable of producing images in such high resolution as ink jet printing litho uv.
Polyester pet plastic sheet.
The most effective way to print signage on a manual press would be with a vacuum platen.
Foam pvc plastic sheets.
Our stencils are pre emulsified mesh silk screen printing sheets.
Point of sale displays price tag holders shelf partitions poster glazing food containers.
Most often the method and techniques for printing on plastics has to do with the plastic material itself as well as how it is being printed.
Ezscreen stencils can be used to silk screen on fabric pottery ceramic bisque metal plastic wood scrapbook glass polymer clay tile and so much more with just sunlight and tap water.