Wherever we are, the use of plastic for a variety of needs are inseparable in everyday life, such as for packaging food, drink, clothing, spare parts, fertilizers, medicines, sacks of rice, glasses, bottles, etc., which up to now is an enticing business opportunities.
Screen printing is a piece of Plastic Printing screen printing Base Oils, a lot of newbies who feel difficulty when casting on, due to the characteristics of plastic media tintanya a quick once dry. While demand for screen printing plastic is very high for a variety of industrial and household purposes, and the level of profit of screen printing plastic also quite large.
Net profit we can get from a single table operator, a minimum of around Rp. 100.000,-/hari, was even able to reach Rp. 500,000, depending on the type of plastic-/hari and the level of difficulty. If we have 5 desk operator alone is quite tolerable, while the other hand casting on this plastic media where it is very difficult, but there are difficulties behind the great opportunities that await us.
Actually, if we are to understand the process screen printing on paper media, then we won't have much trouble, we just stay fit the characteristics of the ink to be used.
A. Tools and equipment
Tools and equipment used for screen printing plastic, similar to tools used for screen printing paper, consisting of:
1. Screen
The Screen is usually used, with the T150 or frame size T165 30 cm X 40 cm, or as needed.
2. Rakel
Rakel used rubber, can be used for screen printing rubber rakel paper or rubber to plastic rakel screen printing are more lenient. Prices are no different with rakel price rakel to paper.
3. Table Afdruk, used also the same for all processes afdruk.
4. Table screen printing or print to screen printing plastic table with table screen printing paper
5. Measuring Cups
6. Coater/Plastic Card
7. Hair Dryer8. Sprayer
9. Scissors/Cutter
10. slide rule
B. Phases Of Plastic Screen Printing
Screen printing stages with stages of plastic as well as screen printing paper, namely:
1. Film/Stage Setting Cliche
2. Stage Afdruk Screen
3. stages of Printing (screen printing)
4. Stage Recleaning Screen
At the time of the movie screen, Position afdruk/cliché should be sorted in reverse, if the casting will be conducted on the inner side, such as plastic Bags, Cover casting in Seat motors, pinsil Place, etc.
To set the position will design and silk-screened motifs, then Before doing a casting in transparent plastic, sablonkan used to be design and above the surface of the glass table screen printing, as a benchmark at the time of casting later.
that distinguishes screen printing with plastic screen printing ink and paper just material only.
C. types of Plastic and Ink used
Plastic Ink type used
1. PE (somewhat opaque & more stretchy) Polytuf + Oil Terpin
2. PP (nodes & somewhat rigid) Polymet + Oil M4
3. OPP (clear & easy tear) Polymet + Oil M4
4. HD (opaque & not elastic) Polymet + Oil M4
5. Mika (nodes & rigid) PVC + Oil M3
PE plastic commonly used to wrap the sugar, rice, oil etc.
PP plastic is commonly used for food packaging
OPP plastic used for envelopes invitations, packaging, clothing etc.
HD used to wrap the plastic meatballs, coffee, etc., in the summer.
Mica plastic commonly used to place pinsil, bags, etc.
