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PF SCREEN PRINTING www.images-magazine.com 66 images FEBRUARY 2020 Screen Print World: Print Academy Screen Print World (SPW) has been supplying print shops with screen printing solutions from M&R for over 20 years, as well as equipment and machinery from Ryonet, AWT, Riley Hopkins and ASPE, and BCC flash cures and small electric dryers. The company also supplies consumables though its online website, which enables customers to order products 24/7, as well as earn loyalty points and get next-day delivery on most of the items. “The website has become a one-stop shop for many of our customers,” says managing director Dave Roper. SPW stocks a range of screen printing inks, including products from International Coatings and Italian brand Amex, as well as its own brand ‘Spot On’. A variety of screens are also available, as well as screen cleaning products from Easiway. “For those of you who want greener screen cleaning products, we also supply Franmar, which is made from soya beans,” adds the company. “It’s one thing having all the gear, but knowing how to use it, that’s what sets us apart from our competitors. We’ve set up the Print Academy in our working showroom so that we can provide demonstrations and, more importantly, train our printers to a high standard on the latest products,” explains Dave. www.screenprintworld.co.uk Screen Print World has set up a Print Academy in its showroom for demonstrations and training Exile Technologies: Spyder III Computer-to-Screen System The new Spyder III computer-to- screen (CTS) system is an evolution of the Spyder II CTS system, which “revolutionised screen-making by creating the ‘digital screen room’ concept of direct CTS imaging, with automated image placement and registration”, says Exile Technologies. The Spyder III uses a completely new Xerox industrial inkjet print head and a ‘phase-change’ dye-based ink formulation that solidifies on the screen immediately after printing. This is said to produce a “high density dot with minimal dot gain, making it vastly superior to conventional water-based inkjet CTS solutions”. “The artwork is applied digitally, with absolute accuracy, directly on a coated screen to streamline the entire screen preparation process,” explains Exile. “The Spyder III produces a much smaller dot size than previous inkjet CTS solutions, translating into superior edge definition.” Exile adds that the Spyder III will print a typical T-shirt screen in under a minute, or over two sq ft per minute – “33% faster and at twice the resolution of the previous Spyder II model”. www.exiletech.co.uk T he new Spyder III from Exile is said to print a typical T-shirt screen in under a minute Goccopro: MiScreen Instant Screen Maker Digital screen makers are a game- changer, says Goccopro, adding that the new MiScreen Instant Screen Maker is perfectly suited to smaller businesses that want an affordable and easy way to screen print, while enabling “outstanding garment prints with virtually no skills required”. The MiScreen digitally creates a screen so that users can print without the need for water, emulsions, chemicals, exposure units and washout booths in screen creation, says the company. With a screen frame size of 300x430mm, and maximum print image area of 210x300mm, the MiScreen has a claimed screen-making print time of 30 seconds. Its dedicated software accepts BMP, PDF and JPG file formats, and enables the user to change the amount of detail burned into the screen, explains Goccopro. “You can also change the image size and position, and see exactly what you will print.” www.goccopro.co.uk The new MiScreen Instant Screen Maker is said to be perfect for smaller print shops