What are the different types of squeegee?

Types of squeegees used when applying vinyl

• Plastic Squeegees. Everyday-use plastic squeegees have the particularity of helping to fix the adhesive vinyl to the surface to work on.
• Felt Edge Squeegees.
• Microfiber squeegees.
• Advertising and business.

What are the 6 different types of screen printing process?

What Are the 6 Different Types of Screen Printing Process?

• Spot Color Screen Printing: Spot Color Screen Printing is the most common screen printing type of t-shirt screen printing.
• Halftone Printing:
• Grayscale Printing:
• Duotone Printing:
• CMYK Printing:
• Simulated Printing Process:

What are the three types of screen printing presses?

There are three common types of screen printing presses: flat-bed, cylinder, and rotary.

What is squeegee used in screen printing?

What is a squeegee? A squeegee is used in screen printing for pushing ink through a mesh screen. There are few different types of inks such as plastisol ink, water-based ink and discharge ink that need different squeegees to push ink through the mesh.

What kind of squeegees do screen printers use?

ScreenPrinting.com offers many types of squeegees, including wooden handle squeegees, EZ Grip squeegees, and Ergo Force squeegees. Every squeegee contains a high-quality polyurethane blade (manufactured in the USA). Printers can choose from four types of squeegee durometers: 60 Durometer, 70 Durometer, 80 Durometer, 70/90/70 Triple Durometer.

Which is the best squeegee for textile printing?

For different substrates, it’s recommended that you use a 70 durometer squeegee. This type of blade is good for printing on any textile, while a 80 durometer squeegee is better formatted for paper. Garston is proud to offer our clients the best name brands in screen printing squeegees alongside our excellent customer service.

What are the different types of silk screening squeegees?

Silk Screening Squeegees. We offer four types of squeegee durometers: 60 Durometer, 70 Durometer, 80 Durometer, 70/90/70 Triple Durometer. Note: The durometer is a measure of the actual hardness of each squeegee, which in turn determines how much pressure is necessary to push ink through a screen mesh.

What kind of blades are used for screen printing?

Squeegees Our range of squeegees are designed for use by hand (for manual screen printing presses) or as components for automatic screen printing machines. Handles are constructed from wood or aluminium and come complete with high quality rubber blade.