Hitting The Big Screen

A big advancement in screen printing technology suppliers point to is speed. over the last decade, most rotary screen print jobs increased from running at 100 fpm to now being run at between 200 and 300 fpm. This can be chalked up to advances in screen materials, better screen printing equipment, and better ink systems. screen head set-up and changeover times have also been revamped. Ken Daming, product manager for Mark Andy, reveals his company will introduce a new method of changing from UV flexo to screen on its presses at Labelexpo. Screen will no longer be a separate module or a device that sits atop the press, he explains.