1. Today’s Presenter: Mike Voss

2. Screen Printing:
The Ins & Outs of
Metal and Flexible Materials

3. Today’s Webinar
• Screen Print Industry
• Market Overview
• Processes
• Substrates

4. Screen Printing Industry
• What is screen printing?

5. Screen Printing Industry
• How to screen print

6. Industry Trade Association

7. Industry Overview
1500 Nameplate &
Label Manufacturers

8. Industry Overview
• Approximately 25% produce metal nameplates
• 10% produce both metal & flexible products

9. Market Overview

10. Market Segments
Other (Printers) 28
Manufacturing 28.4
Telecommunications 3.3
Appliance 2.6
Electronics 16.2
Medical 16.8
Automotive 4.7
By Percent 0 10 20 30

14. Market Drivers
• Branding
• Product Identification
• Health & Safety Needs
• Decoration
• Tracking

15. Market Applications
• Business Cards / Invitations
• Point of Purchase
• Asset Tags
• Warning Labels
• Nameplates

16. Process Overview

17. Adhesive Application
• Laminating
• Adhesive Options

18. Screen Printing vs. Digital Printing
• Comparisons
• Advantages
• Applications

19. Screen Printing vs. Digital Printing
Screen Printing Digital Printing
1) Color matching 1) 4-color
2) Setup time 2) Digital Art
3) Ink Options 3) Ink limitations
4) More Time 4) Less Time
5) Metal & Flexible 5) Flexible

20. Embossing/Forming

21. Doming

22. Numbering / Bar Coding
QR Codes

23. Decorating Overview
• Mechanical Finishes
• Diamond Cutting
• 4 Color Process
STRAIGHT LINE
SELECTIVE TWO DIRECTIONAL SPIN FINISH
BRUSH

24. Why Is Tooling Important?
• In-house vs. Outsourced
• Turnaround Time
• Lead Time Impact
• Steel Rule vs. Hard Tool
 Volume
 Tolerances
 Budget

25. Material Overview

26. Metal Substrates
•Aluminum
•Stainless Steel
•Brass

27. Flexible Substrates
• Polycarbonate
• Vinyl
• Polyester
• Polystyrene
• Foil

28. Metal Advantages
• Expanded Decorating Capabilities
• Outdooor Applications
• Product Image Enhancement
• Chemical Resistance

29. "Somewhere out there is a bullet with your
company's name on it. Somewhere out there is a
competitor, unborn and unknown, that will render
your strategy obsolete. You can't dodge the bullet
– you're going to have to shoot first. You're going
to have to out-innovate the innovators.“
— Gary Hamel

30. Questions & Answers