ECSA 102 PRINTING EXAMPREP
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED RESPONSES GUARANTEED TO
PASS
⩥ Screen Printing Products.
Answer: T-shirts, towels, glassware, posters, decals
⩥ Screen Printing: Printing speed? Run length? Compared to other
processes?.
Answer: *Speed:* slow, long prep time
*Run length:* short runs, economically viable
*Compare:* very versatile, thick ink for outdoor durability, opaque ink
covers well, brilliant colors
⩥ Types of Screen Printing Presses.
Answer: *Flatbed Press* (Clamshell/Four Poster)
Sheet fed
*Cylinder Press*
Sheet fed, 4,000 to 6,000 impressions per hour
,*Rotary Press*
Web fed, 200 feet per minute
*Carousel Press*
Textile or CD Printer
⩥ SGIA.
Answer: Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
⩥ What segments of the market does SGIA support?.
Answer: Lots of them, know 4
Ex. Digital imaging, screen printing, signs, point of purchase, decals,
graphics, textiles, garments
⩥ Industrial screen printing is ....
Answer: The ability to print virtually any liquid onto virtually any solid,
makes it the most flexible of all the imaging processes
⩥ Mesh filament materials.
Answer: *Monofilament:* single strand per thread
-more expensive but reuse often
, *Multifilament:* many strands per thread
-stencil adhere better, thicker ink deposit, clean poorly
-less expensive, throw away after 1 use
⩥ What is mesh made of?.
Answer: *Nylon*
-flexes, stretches for container printing
-absorbs water and liquids, so may change size
*Polyester*
-does not elongate much, stable
-stronger
-takes tension better
*Silk*
-weaker
-expensive
*Cotton*
-cheap
-very weak
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED RESPONSES GUARANTEED TO
PASS
⩥ Screen Printing Products.
Answer: T-shirts, towels, glassware, posters, decals
⩥ Screen Printing: Printing speed? Run length? Compared to other
processes?.
Answer: *Speed:* slow, long prep time
*Run length:* short runs, economically viable
*Compare:* very versatile, thick ink for outdoor durability, opaque ink
covers well, brilliant colors
⩥ Types of Screen Printing Presses.
Answer: *Flatbed Press* (Clamshell/Four Poster)
Sheet fed
*Cylinder Press*
Sheet fed, 4,000 to 6,000 impressions per hour
,*Rotary Press*
Web fed, 200 feet per minute
*Carousel Press*
Textile or CD Printer
⩥ SGIA.
Answer: Specialty Graphic Imaging Association
⩥ What segments of the market does SGIA support?.
Answer: Lots of them, know 4
Ex. Digital imaging, screen printing, signs, point of purchase, decals,
graphics, textiles, garments
⩥ Industrial screen printing is ....
Answer: The ability to print virtually any liquid onto virtually any solid,
makes it the most flexible of all the imaging processes
⩥ Mesh filament materials.
Answer: *Monofilament:* single strand per thread
-more expensive but reuse often
, *Multifilament:* many strands per thread
-stencil adhere better, thicker ink deposit, clean poorly
-less expensive, throw away after 1 use
⩥ What is mesh made of?.
Answer: *Nylon*
-flexes, stretches for container printing
-absorbs water and liquids, so may change size
*Polyester*
-does not elongate much, stable
-stronger
-takes tension better
*Silk*
-weaker
-expensive
*Cotton*
-cheap
-very weak
