Textile Screen Printing Products
Textile printing products and stencils need to go beyond ink resistance and on-press durability – screen making and screen turn-around are just as important. Textile printers need emulsion solutions that can lower costs, increase efficiency and help deliver a greater volume of high quality products to keep up with steady growth and plenty of competition.
Today’s textile emulsions require:
✓ Excellent build-up ➙ to make the stencil with fewer passes
✓ Wide exposure latitude ➙ for predictable, repeatable imaging
✓ Fast drying and exposure ➙ to decrease screen-making time
✓ Easy, stain-free reclaiming ➙ for quick turns, and long screen life
✓ Excellent price-performance ratio ➙ required by this competitive industry
Textile printers need emulsions that beyond ink resistance and on-press durability. The right emulsion solutions can reduce costs, improve efficiency, and boost output. Below are top recommendations and a compatibility chart for each emulsion with different inks.
WATER-BASED INKS
Application
For soft-hand prints on light-colored fabrics
Type: Water-Based
TOP PICKS
Hydro-X Blue | Hydro-X Red
DISCHARGE INKS
Application
For soft-hand prints on dark fabrics
Type: Water-Based
TOP PICKS
Hydro-X Blue | Hydro-X Red
PLASTISOL INKS
Application
For use on multi-color cotton, polyester, nylon and Lycra® fabrics
Type: Plastisol
TOP PICKS
ChromaBlue® Photopolymer | ChromaLime® Photopolymer
GLITTER/METALLIC/REFLECTIVE INKS
Application
Special effect applications
Type: Plastisol
TOP PICKS
ChromaBlue® Photopolymer | ChromaLime® Photopolymer
HIGH DENSITY INKS
Application
For use on multi-color cotton, polyester, nylon and Lycra® fabrics
Type: High Density Plastisol
TOP PICKS
SuperPhat Film
Selecting the Right Stencil
Stencil selection will always play an important role in the success of each textile job—from fine, detailed halftones and text, to ink deposit and opacity requirements, using the right emulsion for your textile application can make the difference.
Contact Chromaline’s Technical Specialists and Experienced Sales Representatives to help you find the optimum stencil system for your unique or challenging textile application.
With years of product research and development, Chromaline has assembled a comprehensive product range for textiles, with solutions that will fit your screen printing needs.
Use the table (right) to select the appropriate Chromaline emulsion for your textile application.
The Basics of Textile Printing
Learn about specific Chromaline products that are guaranteed to improve any textile printing operation. From direct emulsions, to presensitized film, and pallet adhesives to inkjet film for photo positives, and more. Read this helpful information to improve your textile printing process.
Textile Selection Chart
| Ink | Application | Type | Direct Emulsion | Capillary Film |
| Water-based inks | For soft-hand prints on light-colored fabrics | Water-based | CP Tex Diazo* DTS Z1 Photopolymer* Hydro-X Photopolymer Hydro-X Z1 Photopolymer Max-R Dual-Cure UDC-ACE Dual-Cure |
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| Discharge inks | For soft-hand prints on dark fabrics | Water-based | CP Tex Diazo* DTS Z1 Photopolymer* Hydro-X Photopolymer Hydro-X Z1 Photopolymer Max-R Dual-Cure UDC-ACE Dual-Cure |
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| Plastisol inks | For use on multi-color cotton, polyester, nylon and Lycra® fabrics | Plastisol | ChromaBlue® Photopolymer ChromaLime® Photopolymer Chroma/Tech® PL Photopolymer CP Tex Diazo* CP2™ Diazo CTR Photopolymer* DTS Z1 Photopolymer* Hydro-X Photopolymer Hydro-X Z1 Photopolymer Max-R Dual-Cure UDC-2 Dual-Cure UDC-HV Dual-Cure UDC-ACE Dual-cure* |
Pro/Cap® Diazo Pro/Cap TD® Diazo Magna/Cure® Dual-Cure Razor® Photopolymer* Quick Film |
| Glitter/Metallic/ Reflective inks | Special effect applications | Plastisol | ChromaBlue® Photopolymer ChromaLime® Photopolymer Chroma/Tech® PL Photopolymer CP Tex Diazo* CP2™ Diazo CTR Photopolymer* DTS Z1 Photopolymer* Hydro-X Photopolymer Hydro-X Z1 Photopolymer Max-R Dual-Cure UDC-2 Dual-Cure UDC-HV Dual-Cure UDC-ACE Dual-cure* |
Pro/Cap® Diazo Pro/Cap TD® Diazo Magna/Cure® Dual-Cure Razor® Photopolymer* Quick Film |
| High-Density Inks | For creating 3D effects | Plastisol | ChromaBlue® Photopolymer ChromaLime® Photopolymer Chroma/Tech® PL Photopolymer CTR Photopolymer* Hydro-X Photopolymer |
Super PHAT Photopolymer with UDC-ACE |
| Glue/Adhesive Inks | For embellishment adhesion: foil, transfers, sequins, caviar beads, patches, flocking | Plastisol or 2-Part | ChromaBlue® Photopolymer ChromaLime® Photopolymer Chroma/Tech® PL Photopolymer CTR Photopolymer* Hydro-X Photopolymer |
Super PHAT Photopolymer with UDC-ACE |
*Recommended for high-resolution Images
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