Description
SCREEN MESH
Silk was the original material used, hence the name "silk
screening", but it is rarely used today in the
industry. Multifilament and monofilament polyester are the
products used, monofilament being the
most popular.
Mesh count is denoted by a number, which increases with the
fineness of the mesh. A mesh count
for monofilament for **0 means there are **0 openings per
inch.
Monofilament meshes commonly used by textile screen printers
are as follows:
*****0 Puff plastisol direct prints.
*****5 General direct printing with plastisol inks.
******5 Finer detail and halftone printing with plastisol
inks.
******0 Direct printing using Aquatex water-based inks.
******5 Printing decals and crests with multi-plastic solvent
based-inks.
Multifilament mesh comes in counts 6XX to *6XX, again the
higher number being the finer mesh .
The meshes most commonly used for printing Aquatex water based
inks are 8XX**6XX.
For a mesh comparison chart of multi-and monofilament meshes,
as well as description and technical
data for mesh counts and inks.
