One of the biggest challenges of water based screen printing is keeping ink from drying in the screen. It’s a major reason why water-base printing is slower than plastisol.  With the new ground-breaking ROQFog, offered exclusively in the United States by Ryonet, this challenge has been practically eliminated. The ROQFog is a specially designed humidifier that pumps out a mist of moist air Continue reading Speed Up Water-Based Printing With New ROQFog Automatic Press Humidifier →

Ryonet of Vancouver, WA,  now offers CryoCoat, part of the Green Galaxy System line of products. This single-part photopolymer emulsion is designed for long runs using water based, discharge and plastisol inks. CryoCoat eliminates the need to chemically harden screens for long runs. Hardening not only makes screens hard to reclaim but is also unreliable and inconsistent. Continue reading Speed Up Screen Preparation With New CryoCoat Emulsion →

The Super Seca 18 x 24 inch flash cure unit, manufactured by Workhorse Products of Phoenix, AZ, has a 10-year warranty on the heating element. Designed to work with any model of manual or automatic screen printing press, it has a ceramic infrared heating panel with three heat reflectors that trap heat to prevent it from escaping and provide enhanced edge curing. Continue reading Workhorse Products Offers Super Seca 18 x 24 Inch Flash Cure Unit →

The new ROQpress Iron, offered by Ryonet of Vancouver, WA, is an automatic press attachment that uses heat combined with mechanical force to smooth down the surface of prints. Heat sealing a print creates a flatter, more uniform underbase for better adherence of other inks or, as a final step, creates a higher-quality look. When used after an underbase has been printed, it also reduces fibrillation. Continue reading Increase Quality, Uniformity of Prints With New ROQpress Iron →

M&R’s patented Tri-Loc® Rapid Screen Registration System, available from GSG of Dallas, TX, provides precise, repeatable and fast screen-to-screen registration, reducing setup time by up to 95 percent. Continue reading GSG Offers M&R Tri-Loc® Screen Registration System →

If you’re looking to print more, faster, Synchroprint 5000 automatic screen printing presses from MHM are designed to make it happen. Offered by Hirsch of Huntersville, NC, this next-generation series offers enhanced versions of many of the features in the 4000 series plus additional components to further boost production speed, dependability and print quality. Continue reading Hirsch Debuts MHM Synchroprint 5000 Automatic Press Series →

Scott and Mike Fresener have announced the 2016 spring and summer dates for their popular Printers Boot Camp to be held in Bowling Green Kentucky. Due to popular demand they have added a number of new classes and you can take one class or multiple classes back-to-back. The classes are held at their new training center in Bowling Green. Continue reading Freseners Announce 2016 Spring and Summer Boot Camp Workshop Dates →