What is a Screen Printing Plate? Structure, Components, Terminology, and Quality-Determining Parameters.

A screen printing plate is the most critical production tool in the screen printing process: it is a technical system that enables the reproduction of the design with ink, allowing for controlled transfer by making certain areas "open" and certain areas "closed" to ink. In workshop terminology, when the word "plate" is used, it is often spoken of as a single piece; however, in practice, the plate consists of a frame + mesh (silk/screen) + emulsion (photosensitive coating) + film/positive […]