Start-up and Veteran Screen Printers

Whether you are new to the industry and need comprehensive training, are an experienced screen printer and just need a good refresher course or desire to learn some new techniques, this class is right for you. This intensive training focuses on both the HOW and the WHY - offering advanced information on the entire screen printing process.

Our hands-on training program is designed to train start-up screen printers and to help old hands review the entire screen printing process, from start to finish.

You will learn how to avoid the common problems many shops face that can result in months of wasted time, money, and supplies. For the new start-up screen printer, this training will teach you how to avoid these problems all together and how to screen print the right way! For the veteran screen printer, this training will help you overcome many of the ongoing technical problems that occur in almost every shop. This training program is comprehensive enough to offer the most effective methods and advanced industry tips and techniques that will benefit every shop.

Open Question/Answer Sessions Are Encouraged

What Will You Learn?

You will also learn about important chemical properties and reactions and how to avoid the problems that can result from their improper use. You will learn how to properly use all of the related industry products in order to gain the maximum benefit for your production needs. You will also get extensive overviews of how to avoid many of the common industry mistakes that cause simple operations to become tedious, time intensive, and costly.

Hands-on Equipment Training With:
- Exposure control
- Registration system use
- Manual garment printing press operations
- Flash-cure unit application
- Dryer use and adjustment
- Washout and reclaiming tools

Positives-to-Press: How to properly prepare, review and place positives.

Four Color Process Printing: How process colors work, the standard and alternative angles, and how the dot size, shape, and mesh choices affect the final print.

Registration: How to use pre-registration systems and effective use of press micro registration controls.

Exposure Systems: How to choose an accurate exposure time, how to keep exposure variables under control, how to dry stencils quickly and effectively, and how this affects the final stencil.

Pre-Press: How to ensure efficient press set-up, how products dictate needs, and how and what to review before printing.

Press: How to complete press set-up and effective registration tips, learn the famous “tape trick”, along with squeegee placement, angles, pressure, movement, and ergonomics. Learn how a flood, off-contact, and mesh tension affect the final print.

Inks: How to select and use inks. Learn how the proper selection and use of inks, including a detailed review of specialty inks, dictate graphics production and print order. You will also learn about the physical properties and characteristics of inks with an explanation of what methods work and how to avoid operational difficulties.

Frames: How to properly select, maintain, and use different types of frames, including stretching retensionable frames and effective usage.

Who is the Instructor?

Where is the Class?
Held at our host location classroom/workshop, Rockstar Screen Supply, which is just west of downtown Denver and south of Denver International Airport (DIA). only certain months of the year. See above for calendar. Additionally, these classes are offered on a first-come-first serve basis. We deliberately limit the size of our classes to ensure every student gets the direct attention and hands-on experience they need. Please contact us immediately if you would like to attend one of our upcoming classes. Additionally, if you have any specific questions about our class or for our instructor, please let us know. Call or email today! Click map for larger image.

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The Grendel Comprehensive Screen Printing Workshop and Class is brought to you by The Grendel. While this class is offered in cooperation with BBC Industries, Inc., this is not an infomercial designed to sell you any company’s products. This is a product-neutral class. We work with several providers to make sure our students have access to high quality equipment and supplies for a realistic and high quality educational experience.