The history of screen printing

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Screen printing is a printing technology which is widely used. So does the screen printer. Flatbed printing is a fashionable and advanced technology today.
Screen-printing has been around in a recognizable form since the Song Dynasty in China, and was used throughout Asia in conjunction with fabric painting and block prints.
The art came to Europe in the late eighteenth century, but it was a long time before it caught on. Once silk mesh became more available in Western countries, a profitable use for it was discovered. The first English screen-printing patent was filed in 1907, and was used as a method for printing high end wallpapers. For some time, screen printers in the West leaned toward keeping their techniques secret, so that they couldn’t be used by other printers.
The photosensitive properties of some chemicals when mixed with glues were discovered in the early 1910s. This revolutionized the commercial screen-printing world; by using bichromate photo imaged stencils, instead of hand drawn ones. However, it took a lot longer than you might think before this method became popular. These days, the same general type of photosensitive stencil is used, though the compounds available now are generally safer than bichromates. By 1928, a method of applying lacquer soluble stencil substances had been developed.
Screen-printing was soon adopted for art prints and for use on fabrics. Andy Warhol popularized screen-printing for artistic purposes in the 1960s. Because of his screens the multicolor rotary screen-printing machine was developed during this decade as well. It was originally used to print on bowling clothing, but t-shirt printing soon caught on, and became extremely popular.
Garment screen-printing still makes up more than half of the art’s use in the US. It is also used to make full color prints for any mass produced graphic, like a poster. It’s less expensive than high grade inkjet printing and can print on all kinds of media, so it’s also more popular than dye sublimation prints. Screen prints can be done on vinyl, canvas, fabric, paper, and many other materials with the right inks.
CUTCNC cutting machine can be used to cut the screen printing printed products. Cut the shape of printing.
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