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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION: ................................................................................................................................................................... 2

HISTORY: ................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
1960s TO PRESENT: ............................................................................................................................................................ 3

PRINTING TECHNIQUE: ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

INKING MATERIALS AND EFFECTS: .............................................................................................................................. 7
VERSATILITY: ....................................................................................................................................................................... 10
TYPES OF SCREEN PRINTING PROCESSES ........................................................................................................... 10

FLAT-BED SCREEN PRINTING .................................................................................................................................... 10

CAROUSEL SCREEN PRINTING .................................................................................................................................. 11
CYLINDER or ROTARY SCREEN PRINTING ............................................................................................................ 11
ROTARY LABEL PRINTING MACHINES .................................................................................................................... 13

ROTARY SQUEEGEE BLADES ...................................................................................................................................... 13

SQUEEGEE BLADES ....................................................................................................................................................... 14
THREE TYPES OF SQUEEGEE BLADES .................................................................................................................... 14
PROFILE OF SQUEEGEE BLADES .............................................................................................................................. 14

ATTRIBUTES ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

ADVANTAGES ................................................................................................................................................................... 14
BENEFITS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14

RKS PROFILES ............................................................................................................................................................... 144

SILKSCREEN AND SQUEEGEES TRAINING MANUAL 1
Updated - 24 June 2019