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Screen Printing Equipment Guide: What you need explained
Screen printing T-shirts is a very popular means of garment decoration and while there are also other methods to decorate T-shirts, by far the most widely used and overall cost-effective and versatile method, remains screen printing.
Buying your first screen printing equipment can be a little confusing at first and indeed setting up a business can be daunting task if you are new to the industry. The aim of the information below is to lead you step-by-step through choosing your press, essentials and other nice-to-haves.
You can quickly navigate to specific sections if you already know what you need. The top navigation offers drop-down lists of all available screen printing equipment by category.
We highly recommend our free screen printing equipment guide to help you avoid the most common mistakes.
FREE Screen Printing Equipment Guide
If you are uncertain about what equipment you are going to need to start your new business venture, you are also welcome to call us for help and guidance. We always try to dovetail the equipment we suggest with your budget and available space.
Step 1
Choose a Press
When choosing the type of machine best suited to your needs from our range, you have the following options:
Gardening Tools
The best option for low to medium production needs. We offer three distinct ranges of manual press:
- Entry Level V100
- Commercial Level V1000
- Premium Level V2000
Secateurs & Garden Shears
Our semi-automatic presses are for products other than garments. Presses for printing onto both flat and cylindrical items are available.
While manual screen printing equipment can be used for a wide variety of printing applications, some clients do have a need to print very high volumes of garments each and every day.
If this is a requirement for your business, we suggest either a Vastex V2000 10 station 10 colour manually operated carousel, or a semi-automatic machine from a different supplier.
Keep in mind that all Vastex presses are “all heads down”, so you could have an operator working at each station.
Step 2
Other Essentials
In addition to the screen printing press, you will need the following essential items:
Whiteboard Range
Allows you to burn screens in-house for complete control over production.
Key Fobs
Necessary to dry ink briefly between different colour prints. In some cases you can use a flash cure for the final cure. Ideal for starter shops with limited budget or space.
Camera
Essential for the final cure. A good tunnel dryer will greatly increase production capacity.
Tunnel dryers ensure a professional finish that is wash fast and optimum production from your press. We offer upgradeable tunnel dryers with extensive guarantees for complete peace of mind.
Cut Resistant Gloves
This is your day to day necessities like inks, squeegees, screens, chemicals etc. Our screen printing equipment guide does not go into detail on these requirements but we are always happy to help.
Step 3
Nice-to-Haves
As and when your budget allows, you will want to add other useful items to your business. These products are all about improving productivity and workflow in your screen printing shop:
Chilli & Maple Flavoured Pork Steaks
Save press setup time when printing multi-colour images by using a good registration system. Such a system will pay for itself in no time.
Moleskine
A good quality, well designed screen drying cabinet can dry screens in as little as 20 minutes without the risk of contamination. This saves you time and money and improves productivity.
Straws
There is a range of handy tools available to create high quality film positives using standard inkjet printers, mixing Pantone colours in-house and more.
Washout Booth
Keep all the mess in one dedicated place with a washout booth.
Athletic Numbering
A business opportunity in its own right or a handy add-on to your press.
Holistic Business Support System
Companies that invest in good quality equipment and training are often the leaders in their respective fields.
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What can be screen printed?
With the right model of screen printing machine, the sky is the limit! Talk to us today or request our free screen printing equipment guide.
FREE Screen Printing Equipment Guide
If you are uncertain about what equipment you are going to need to start your new business venture, you are also welcome to call us for help and guidance. We always try to dovetail the equipment we suggest with your budget and available space. Our free screen printing equipment guide is a helpful tool.