Purpose-built Print (Screen Printing)

Another critical element of the screen retrofit equation is the type/price of screens themselves. Some more expensive screens can be re-used up to 15 times, notes Teeter, while more economical versions have a greater tendency to break.

Steve Gilbertson, Midwest sales manager for Kammann Machines, points out the new set of prepress specifications with screen. The basic film output facility easily handles these changes, he notes. He does remind printers, "The inks are more expensive simply because you're using more of them."