By Mick Orr, Applications Training Specialist for Chromaline Download the article as a pdf >> Sometimes it’s just plain difficult to do certain jobs. Like putting in a new sidewalk, or printing manhole covers. Know what I mean? Or how about making bullet proof vests? Well, folks all those problems can now be solved by […]

As summer starts to heat up and the humidity increases, your screen printing process can be affected. Chromaline’s premium screen print emulsion, ChromaLime, is designed to be tack-free in order to help eliminate sticking to inkjet films and exposure glass. Don’t remain STUCK with old emulsion technology, step up to ChromaLime and beat the humidity […]

By Mick Orr, Applications Training Specialist for Chromaline >> Download the article as a pdf Every now and then we get a call from a screen maker who asks how far a gallon of emulsion will go. Good question. The easy answer is, “Until it’s gone.” But, of course, this isn’t the response you would […]

By Mick Orr, Applications Training Specialist for Chromaline >> Download the article as a pdf Just like baking a cake, drying a screen requires that you follow a specific recipe. Screen drying involves more than just making sure emulsion is dry to the touch. It requires attention to the coating process, understanding of common drying […]

The Epson P400 Printer Package by Chromaline is designed to deliver high-quality photopositives and photonegatives. Lower your cost-per-print by utilizing the P400’s ability to feed our compatible AccuJet rolls. Produce the deepest black prints by charging all 8 channels with Chromaline’s UV-blocking all black AccuInk set. All easily configured by the latest, FilmMaker v10 RIP […]

We often get asked what printer is best to use, a laser or inkjet? Here are three advantages of making photopositives and photonegatives with inkjet printers over laser printers or thermal imagesetters. Equipment Cost Equipment cost is a lot lower with an inkjet printer. Inkjet printers are relatively inexpensive, and typically cost a fraction of […]

One truism to remember in the printing industry is that the image reproduction process—from original to press, is an inevitably “corrosive” process. That is, even if one starts with the highest-resolution, digital, Ansel Adams photo, the quality of the image will be increasingly compromised as the number of “reprints” increases. As photos are translated into […]

There is one question that I routinely get from novice screen makers that is almost impossible to answer to the satisfaction of the screen maker. That question is: “How thick should I coat my screen?” My stand-by answer is “As thick as you need it.” This isn’t exactly the answer they were looking for, but […]

It isn’t really a matter of a good screen going bad, as much as a bad screen being used. Bad screens are just…bad. If allowed onto the press they affect print quality. Print quality is usually broken down into two areas: resolution and ink deposit. However, one area that is over-looked in many shops is […]

So you got this job that requires a stencil thickness of 10 microns. How do you know if the stencil is going to work? Put your eye as close as possible to it? Scratch it with your fingernail? Just put it on the press an hope for the best? Screen Printing Tools Are Worth The […]