Printing Methods
Silk screen printing, sometimes called screen printed labels, produces a thick, highly pigmented ink layer that holds its colour and clarity through years of weather, chemicals and handling.
Silk screen printing applies ink through a fine mesh stencil directly onto the label, building up a thick, opaque layer in a single pass. Because the ink sits on the surface rather than soaking in, colours stay vivid and the finish develops a slightly raised, tactile quality that resists fading and abrasion far better than thinner conventional prints.
Thick, highly pigmented ink resists weather, chemicals, UV and abrasion for long-lasting performance.
Strong colour vibrancy and excellent adhesion keep labels looking sharp for years, not months.
A slightly raised ink layer adds a premium, touchable quality that other print processes can't replicate.
Dense ink coverage prints cleanly on dark, metallic or transparent materials where other methods struggle.
Silk screen is often used to embellish a single detail on a digitally or flexographically printed label, rather than replacing the base process entirely.
FAQs
Yes. Its thick, highly pigmented ink resists weather, UV and abrasion, making it well suited to outdoor and industrial products.
Yes. Silk screen is often used to add a tactile or metallic detail to a label that's otherwise printed digitally or flexographically.
Its ink sits on the surface in a thick layer rather than soaking into the material, giving it a raised, tactile feel and exceptional opacity that thinner print processes can't match.
It can suit both, though it's most commonly used for specific embellishments or specialist runs rather than high-volume production.
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