Hans Gerd-Scheer is a 1977 inductee into the Academy of Screen and Digital Print Technologies (ASDPT).

Gerd-Scheer won the first Swormstedt Award in 1978. He went on to win four Swormstedt Awards for 1978, 1980, 1987, and 1999.

1978: Title Unknown

1980: “The Influence of the Stencil Fabric on the Ink Deposit and Consumption of Screen Printing Ink”

1987: “Screen Printing Criteria in Halftone Printing”

1999: “Quality Control for Halftone Screen Printing”

He held patents on screenprinting in Germany and wrote two books:

The Screenprinting Template: Examination of Dimensional Accuracy, Image Reproduction, and Color Control, 37 pages, published by Der Siebdruck in 1972

Siebdruck Handbuch (Screenprint Handbook), 254 pages, 2nd edition published in 2007, ISBN 978-3-925402-99-9, by Der Siebdruck. This textbook provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand information on all areas of screenprinting. It will help to find causes and solve printing problems, as it goes in-depth to explain the relationships, and effects of the process parameters with practical examples and case studies. The 2nd edition, in German, may be purchased from Der Siebdruck.