OTHERWISE KNOWN as serigraphy, screen printing uses a stencil to apply ink to materials. The process requires a woven mesh that supports an ink-blocking stencil. The stencil forms open areas that transfer ink that is pressed through the mesh.The finished product results from using a squeegee to pump ink into the mesh openings. It is also the preferred method of printing metals, plastics, glass, or fabrics when a permanent image is desired.
Benefits: adaptable to a wide range of applications, inks turn out brighter and more opaque than in other printing processes
Drawbacks: some toxic inks and chemicals, hard to print fine details, and slow and labor-intensive
Common Applications: bags, t-shirts, bumper stickers, posters
Commercial Printing 