Taking the easy and difficult screen printing jobs

September 4, 2017

There is a very old proverb that says little things mean a lot and that certainly holds true when it comes to trying to make a mark for yourself among your competitors. When trying to establish yourself in a competitive marketplace such as Columbus, Ohio screen printing companies, you have to find a way to create an edge and set yourself apart from the rest of the crowd. Quite often it comes to the several little details that are so easily overlooked and often taken for granted. It usually goes back to the basics. Let’s just say that the image you are using is going to be printed on a dark color background, such as black, which tends to be the most often chosen application as well as the hardest to deal with. A top-of-the-line exposure unit comes in handy to get the high resolution that is required. You might also want to check your squeegees to make sure they are nice and sharp. This will help to make sure that you lay down enough ink. Sometimes it’s beneficial to double stroke the image in order to get a nice heavy deposit of the ink. This is a critical part of the production process not only when it comes to holding nice type registration of the tiny fine details, but also for keeping your color consistent when going from one custom T-shirt to the next.

Difficult designs like the ones we’re talking about here don’t always go to the production process without problems, particularly when it’s a large run. It can be a little bit overwhelming to say the least, especially if the job is time sensitive and you are under pressure to turn them quickly. Let’s just give everyone the benefit of the doubt that they’re all capable of doing the simple jobs like the easy one color applications on a white T-shirt. That’s as simple as it’s going to get. However, the difference between one Columbus, Ohio T-shirt printing company and another is their ability to take on the hard and difficult applications. We now have the technology that gives us advantages like never before in our history, such as digital T-shirt printing. That being said, a lot of shops are what we consider to be old-school and still do things the hard way like we were forced to do over 20 years ago. When you take into consideration all of the advantages that technology has lent itself to, it is simply amazing. What used to take multiple hours of preparation, has been reduced to just minutes. No longer is it necessary to generate films and set up jobs. The very nature of screen prining has always in the past mandated that you have the same exact set up to print one piece as you would 500 pieces.

Digital T-shirt printing has certainly been a game changer. It’s a huge win for not only the manufacturers but also the end user. Because we’re able to save money and time when producing your order, we are also able to bring it to you much more cost effectively and not have to compromise superior quality.