DIFFERENT TYPES OF
PRINTING
BLOCK PRINTING
ROLLER PRINTING
SCREEN PRINTING
FLAT-SCREEN PRINTING
ROTARY PRINTING
TRANSFER PRINTING
STENCIL PRINTING
DIGITAL PRINTING
BATIK PRINTING
TIE & DYE
BLOCK PRINTING
It is the oldest and simplest way of printing
In this method a wooden block with a
pattern on the surface was dipped
pp
raised p
into the printing colorant and then pressed
face down on to fabric.
The desired pattern was obtained by
repeating the process using different
colors.
Generally the wooden block is carved out
of hand
Printing is done manually
BLOCK PRINTING
BLOCK PRINTING
BLOCK PRINTING
BLOCK PRINTING
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ADVANTAGES
Simple method of
printing
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No expensive
equipment required
No limitation in repeat
of size of style
Prints produced have
greatt decorative
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and stamp of
craftsmanship
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2.
3.
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4.
DISADVANTAGES
Involves much
manual work
Method is slow and
therefore low output
Good skilled labors
needed for multi color
design
Fi and
Fine
d delicate
d li t
designs hard to
produce
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ROLLER PRINTING
It is the machine method of printing
designs
g on cloths by
y engraved
g
rollers.
The design is engraved on the surface of a
metal roller
roller, to which dye is applied
applied, and
the excess is scraped off the roller's
surface,
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leaving dye in the engraved
sections. When it rolls across the fabric,
the dye on the roller transfers to the fabric.
Diagram of roller printing m/c
ROLLER PRINTING M/C
ROLLER PRINTING
ROLLER PRINTING
ADVANTAGES
1. Large quantities of
fabric at the rate of
914 3658 per h
914-3658m
hour
can be printed.
2 Faulty
2.
F lt joints
j i t or joint
j i t
marks are absent.
3 Fine
3.
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outlines
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and good prints can
be obtained which is
difficult to get in
block printing.
printing
1.
2.
3.
4.
DISADVANTAGES
Not economical for
short run of fabrics.
Difficult to produce
blotch designs.
Repeat of design
limited to the size of
th rollers.
the
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Setup cost of roller
printing
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m/c
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STENCIL PRINTING
It is one of the oldest way of printing.
In it color is applied to the fabric by
brushing or spraying the interstices of a
pattern cut out from a flat sheet of metal or
waterproof paper or plastic sheet or
laminated sheet.
A stencil is prepared by cutting out a
design from a flat sheet of paper, metal, or
plastic.
plastic
A simple stencil design
Example of stencil printing
STENCIL PRINTING
ADVANTAGES
1. Simple
p and cost
effective.
2. Stencils can be
made rapidly and
can be used for
small orders.
3 Color combination is
3.
good in it.
DISADVANTAGES
1. Good design
g is
difficult to obtain.
2. Process is laborious.
3. Not suitable for large
scale production.
production
SCREEN PRINTING
It involves the application of the printing
paste through a fine screen placed in
contact with the fabric to be printed.
A design is created in reverse on the
screen by blocking areas of the screen
with a material such as an opaque paint.
The
Th screen iis th
then placed
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d over th
the ffabric
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and the printing paste is forced through
the open areas of the screen using a
flexible synthetic rubber or steel blade
known as a squeegee.
PROCESS OF SCREEN PRITING
SCREEN PAPER SIDE
ORIGINAL PRINT
SCREEN SQUEEZE SIDE
PRINT ON FABRIC
SCREEN PRINTING
ADVANTAGES
1. Simple
p and cost
effective.
2. Quick pattern
making
3 16 colors can be
3.
used in a design.
4 Sharp lines and
4.
features easily
produced
produced.
DISADVANTAGES
1. For high
g p
production
large no. of tables
required.
2. Delicate shading
difficult to obtain.
3. Screen clogging
may be there in fine
areas.
FLAT SCREEN PRINTING
FLAT-SCREEN
It is the advanced version of screen
printing
p
g by
y using
g automatic m/c to do work
It consists of printing table, conveyor belt,
number of screens,
screens mechanism to print on
the fabric, etc.
First the fabric is brought on the printing
table through a feeding arrangement and it
is gummed to the conveyor belt on the
table
Conveyor brings fabric periodically under
screen and stops while the screen are
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lowered
d on th
the required
i d parts
t off th
the ffabric.
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Printing paste is distributed throughout the
full length of the screen.
The
Th squeeze is
i pressed
d tto th
the screen .
One or more strokes of the squeeze
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ensure simultaneous printing of the pattern
by the common action of all screens which
applies printing paste as required by the
color in the design
design.
FLAT-SCREEN PRINTING M/C
FLAT SCREEN PRINTING
ADVANTAGES
1. Greater p
production
than manual screen
g
printing
2. Printing with
different repeat can
be made easily
3 Good print is
3.
obtained
DISADVANTAGES
1. A big
g setup
p required
q
for more number of
screens
2. Prints with more
colors may not be
possible
3 Printing paste not
3.
evenly controlled
