Onsite One day tune up - Includes travel expenses within 150 miles of Atlanta
We will teach you how to measure the major variables that are critical in screen printing.
(In the 3-day onsite, in addition to measuring the variables, we teach you how to control them, how they impact on press, minimizing downtime and increasing productivity by streamlining procedures and linear quality control in each dept. In addition to covering the theoretical and technical aspects of screen printing covered in our 52 page guide to automatic screen printing.)
Looking for a cost-effective way to evaluate and fine tune your procedures from production loops to quality control standards? Without spending $8k on Quality control tools?
Price includes travel expenses within 150 miles from Atlanta Georgia, and additional miles are flat rate charges and includes all expenses.
The instructor is a 32-year veteran of screenprinting with over 1,000 Five star reviews and extensive experience in graphic and textile screenprinting consultation and training in a classroom setting and onsite at customer shops.
As a member of Mensa, he is a firm believer in Einstein's philosophy "If you can't explain it to a six-year-old, then you don't fully understand it yourself"
So, no worries that subject matter will be too complex or convoluted to understand. Yes, even advanced screenprinting where physics plays a heavy role, can still be made easily understood by using real-world examples relating to food, relationships and even the occasional adult humor to convey principles and variables in an easily digestible and relatable fashion. Laughing while Learning is our goal.
Would a tune-up help me?
Do you think it takes too long to setup jobs on press?
Does your press seem to be stopping to correct problems, pinholes, build up, floating registration, and blurry prints?
Is scumming slowing down your setup?
Do you have to redo photo screens?
Do you struggle with fine details or halftones?
Is scumming slowing down your setup?
Pinholes, fisheyes and other defects giving you headaches?
Do you have set exposure times for each mesh?
Do you have curing or bleed issues or fears?
Do you have detailed quality control steps printed and mounted for each dept?
$8k of Tools we will bring to help fine-tune QC and production
¨ Tension Meter
¨ Donut Probe Temp
¨ 10X Magnifier
¨ Digital Microscope
¨ Exposure Calculator
¨ Durometer Gauge
¨ TQM Gauge measures EOM
¨ Pocket Surf—RZ Value
¨ TQM Aqua Check
- TQM Safe Light Glasses
Variables to be measured in tune up
Pre-press
Measure Mesh Tension
Mesh Selection for Wet on Wet printing
Measure Emulsion Over Mesh ratios
Calibrate Exposure times
Measure humidity in emulsion stencil
Check the exposure room for ambient UV light
Procedural overview
On-Press
Measure actual Squeegee Durometer
Examine squeegees and handling, storage
Measure and calibrate flash temps with a doughnut probe
Measure off-contact on press
Examine registration under registration
Examine print quality under magnification
Procedural overview
Post-Press
Map dryer for curing using doughnut probe
Measuring ink film temp using a doughnut probe
QC testing for cure
Procedural overview
** Reservations are non-refundable but may be rescheduled for emergencies. Additional travel expenses will apply to change flights, etc.**
