Article Index

The following is a list of all previous issues of Screenprint Magazine available in our online shop.

screenprint_magazine_mar_2022March 2022 Issue

  • Making Better Decisions
  • Turning the Gears of Problem-Solving
  • Sharpening and Enlarging Digital Images
  • Why You Need a Thickness Gauge
  • A Small Change Adds Up
  • Pushing Profit Margins
  • The Tension Meter
  • Squeegee Concave Effect
  • Controlling Humidity
  • Plain Versus Twill Weave

screenprint_magazine_apr_2022April 2022 Issue

  • Cornerstones of a Quality Image
  • Achieving Better Ink Transfer Through Control of Off-Contact Distance
  • Resolving Inconsistent Exposure Times
  • Making the Right Decision in an Exposure Lamp
  • Improved Coating Technique to Assure Success
  • Why is the Theoretical Ink Volume Important?
  • The Fill Blade
  • Interface Pressure and Soft Tops of Platens
  • Printing 1-2-3
  • Terminology: Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_may_2022May 2022 Issue

  • Parameters Influencing the Conveyor Dryer
  • Understanding and Controlling the Conveyor Dryer
  • Time and Temperature
  • The Real Costs of Flashing
  • Understanding the Problems of Flashing and Avoiding Its Excessive Use
  • Embracing Positive Change
  • How to Calculate Downtime Production Losses
  • Thermocouple and Donut Probe
  • Power Interruptions and Brownouts
  • Increasing Production Through Dryer Placement
  • Terminology: Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_jun_2022June 2022 Issue

  • Engineering the Screenprint Process
  • Using Applied Science to Engineer the Screenprint Process
  • Knowledgeable Facts for Inspiring Change
  • Developing an Expansion Strategy
  • Building Your Brand to Increase Sales and Margins
  • Tools of the Trade – The Power of Tools
  • Things Unseen – Inverse Square Law
  • Knowledge Base – Maximum Image Size
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_jul_2022July 2022 Issue

  • 138 Years of Frame Innovation and Yet The Most Obvious Problems Were Overlooked
  • Achieving the Thinnest Ink Deposit That Provides Opacity
  • Why Exposure Calculators Do Not Perform as Believed
  • Why Are Apparel Printers Burning Money by Double Stroking to Gain Opacity?
  • The Squeegee: The Less Knowledge People Have, the More They Think They Know
  • Tools of the Trade: The Shore Hardness Gauge
  • Things Unseen: The Decisions We Make
  • Knowledge Base: Does the Radius of the Coater Double the Emulsion Volume?
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_aug_2022August 2022

  • Building a Customer-Focused Culture and Choosing Customers
  • Calculating Production Costs
  • Understanding Lead Time Syndrome in Operations Planning
  • Primer on Frequency Modulated (FM) Screening
  • Getting Found Among the Chaos
  • Reader’s Feedback
  • Tools of the Trade: Registration Systems
  • Things Unseen: Tension Controls Color Hue
  • Knowledge Base: Small Particles of Plastisol Ink in Mesh
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_sep_2022September 2022

  • The Purpose of the Off-contact Distance and Peel
  • Blueprinting Press Setup to Achieve Success
  • Influence of the Platen on Ink Transfer
  • Eliminating Registration Problems Through Maintenance
  • Optical Solution for Resolving the Parallax Effect in Registration
  • Registration Targets
  • Press Calibration Test
  • ScreenJet Computer to Screen
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_oct_2022October 2022

  • The Value of Using Higher Mesh Tension
  • The High Tension Levels of Mesh
  • Avoiding the Anomalies of Tension Terminology
  • Three Things That Every Screenprinter Should Know About Tensioning
  • Bar or Button Probes: Which to Choose and Why
  • Considerations of Mesh Tensioning and Elongation Factors
  • Rapid Tensioning Method
  • The Problem with Coating Low-Tension Mesh
  • Mesh Elongation
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_nov_2022November 2022

  • The Practicality of Exposing Emulsion with UVA LEDs
  • Color Hue Change with 2N/cm2 Change in Mesh Tension
  • Advantages of Even and Consistent Tension
  • Controlling the Pigment Load of the Mesh Apertures
  • An Analysis of a One-Second Slowdown
  • Shore A Hardness Gauge
  • Tension Meter Measurement Area
  • Thermal Imaging Devices
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

screenprint_magazine_ dec_2022December 2022

  • Efficiency and Effectiveness of Information in the Screenprinting Technologies
  • Avoiding Overdue Payments and Debt Recovery
  • Who Do You Trust, or Better Yet, Who Trusts You?
  • Rule of 240
  • The Problem with a One-Dimensional Mind in a Three-Dimensional World
  • Emulsion Should Always be Dried Horizontally
  • Inexpensive Off-Contact Gauge
  • Using the Power of the Internet To Find Almost Anything
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

January 2023

  • The Science Behind Overprint, Overlay, or Superposition of Colors
  • The Superposition of Transparent Colors
  • The Hidden Secret to the Color Wheel
  • Color Theory and the Color Wheel
  • Designing for Color Harmony
  • Monitor Calibration
  • Color Choice
  • The Problem of Matching Color on Press
  • Color Terminology
  • Past Article Index

February 2023

  • Nancy Gray – 1950-2023
  • Cold Weather Affects On the Screenprinting Process
  • Finding the Right Information
  • Strategy for Retaining Customers
  • The Purpose of a Website
  • The Beginning of a Screenprinting Myth
  • Wifi Temperature Monitoring
  • Capillary Film
  • Leaving Money on the Table
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Past Article Index

March 2023

  • The Academy of Screen and Digital Printing Technologies
  • Pre-Engineering the Screenprinting Process for Success
  • The Three Keystones in Successful Screenprinting
  • Nothing is Constant Except Change
  • Demystifying Fibrillation on Decorated Apparel
  • Approximately 80 percent of all Stencils are Underexposed
  • WiFi Digital Microscope
  • The Argument of Lack of Evidence
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Article Index

April 2023

  • A Closer Look at Mesh: its Properties and Parameters
  • The Importance of Choosing Color Systems Based on Usage
  • Reducing Waste To Lower Costs and
 Increase Margins
  • Mastering Factors Affecting Ink Deposit
  • Illustrating Mesh to Determine Correct Ink Deposit
  • Press Calibration Test
  • Fimor Edge Polisher
  • What’s in Your Toolbox?
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Article Index

May 2023

  • Artificial Intelligence: Rudimentary Reconstruction of the Observed Thought
  • Screenprinting’s Historical Role in Artificial Intelligence
  • Achieving Accuracy in Setting of Proper Pressure
  • Better Methods of Finding Factual Information Online
  • Artificial Intelligence for Serious Researchers, Technical Authors, or Professional Printers
  • Dry or Liquid Filled Pressure Gauges
  • 30 Changes For Improvement
  • What’s in Your Toolbox?
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Article Archive

 

June 2023

  • George Dempsey Legh-Page Jr. (Mar 20, 1948–May 21, 2023)
  • Frank Kozik (Jan 9, 1962 – May 6, 2023)
  • The Value of Protecting International Intellectual Property Rights
  • Business Agility through Knowledge Innovation
  • Pros and Cons of Using High Pressure in Screenmaking
  • AWT Seri-Vac Aluminum Nozzle
  • Variable Analysis of Stencil Preparation
  • Drying Emulsion
  • Choose Your Mesh Wisely
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

July 2023

  • Celebrating Guru Purnima
  • The Cost of Making Poor Snap Decisions
  • We Don’t Have Time!
  • Know Your Cost Per Impression
  • Investing in Business Analytics for Better Use of Time
  • Exposure Reflector Shape and Distance
  • Never Use This Type of Brush When Cleaning Mesh
  • Use Proper Reclaiming Chemicals to Save Time and Money
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

August 2023

  • Looking Beyond the Hype of
 Accelerated Growth
  • Current Global Outlook on Manufacturing
  • Understanding the Cause and Effect of Recessions and Their Impact on Screenprinting
  • The Importance of Industrial Engineering to Screenprinting
  • Take your Printing to the Next Level with a Viscometer
  • Sheer Stress of Inks and Coatings in Screenprinting
  • The Ever-Changing Squeegee: Extending the Lifespan
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

September 2023

  • Critical Thinking in the Screenprinting Process
  • Asset Management of Screens and Mesh
  • Looking Beyond Perception
  • The Valuation of Labor, Inventory, Material, and Energy Losses in Screenprinting
  • Stand-Out Presentations that Convey and Inform
  • Finding Air leaks with a Gauge
  • Off-Contact Plane
  • The Inverse-Square Law
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

October 2023

  • Basic Best Practices for the Ideal Stencil
  • Dryer Adjustments with Temperature and Humidity Changes
  • Mythconceptions About White Ink
  • Initiating a Change Process
  • Frame Transportation Devices
  • Quote of the Month
  • Software for Accurately Determining Ink Usage
  • Shore A Squeegee Hardness
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

November 2023

  • The Interdependences of Rheology in the Screenprint Process
  • Dramatic Efficiency Improvements with a Counting Scale
  • Benefits of Retaining a Mentor
  • The Filter Bubble Phenomenon
  • Fluid Mechanics of Screenprinting White Ink
  • Quote of the Month
  • Designing for the Masses
  • Organizing Orders / Shop Communication
  • Cease Replacing Pressure Washers
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

December 2023

  • Investing in Quality Screenprinting Tools
  • Investing in Vernier Beam Calipers
  • Removing the Off-Contact and Peel Confusion
  • Return on Investment of Retensionable Frames
  • Controlling Ink Transfer with Tension
  • Quote of the Month
  • Tagless Adhesive Mask for Decorated Apparelists
  • Transparency and Darkness of Film Positive
  • Tools to Budget For in 2024
  • Terminology – Words Matter
  • Article Index

 

January 2024

  • Increase Production by Eliminating Chaos in Pre-Press
  • Mesh as a Metering Tool
  • Stereopsis and the Geometric Parallax Effect
  • The Three Dimensionality of the Stencil
  • How Small Changes Can Make a Huge Difference
  • Quote of the Month
  • Designing for the Masses
  • Organizing Orders / Shop Communication
  • Cease Replacing Pressure Washers
  • Terminology
  • Article Index

 

February 2024

  • An Analysis of the Frame System in Screenprinting
  • Making Happy Clients
  • Achieving Maximum Opacity
  • Screenprint Manufacturing Goal Improvements
  • Quote of the Month
  • The Problem with Word-of-Mouth Advertising
  • Squeegee Placement and Off-Contact Affect Quality
  • Stencil Requirements
  • Thickness Gauge
  • Terminology
  • Article Index

 

March 2024

  • Developing a Profit Per Employee Plan
  • Reducing Labor and Overtime Costs
  • Use QR Codes in Screenprinting to Avoid Chaos
  • Moving From Mediocre to Wisdom
  • The Psychology of Discount Pricing That Wreaks Havoc on Business
  • Quote of the Month
  • Choosing an Emulsion
  • Ink Deposit Thickness
  • Terminology—Words Matter
  • Article Index