T-shirt screen printing machines - Krugersdorp

Screen printing starts with just that: a screen - mesh fabric stretched tightly across a rigid frame.

What is mesh? Mesh is any fabric manufactured to have thousands of wide spaces between the threads. This spacing allows ink to squeeze through.

How does a screen make a print? In modern screen printing, a stencil is made to hold back excess ink with a light-reacting product called emulsion. The mesh is covered with emulsion and dried. Then a clear film with dark art is placed on the screen and a light is cast on it (exposure). The areas under the dark art stay soft, and the other areas "harden." The soft parts are washed out, leaving open holes in the mesh, enabling the ink to squeeze through the mesh and print.

What you need to begin? Ok, just a rundown of what is needed to start your own t-shirt printing company.
1.T-Shirt Printing machine - either 1 - 10 Station.
2.Screens - used to hold the stencil for printing a 43 mesh for waterbased & 61 mesh for Plastisol inks inks. Other meshes are also available.
3.Degreasing chemical / Screenwash / Ghost Image Remover / Cleaning
4.Paste - used to remove the contamination from the mesh.
5.Emulsion and exposing unit - a photo reactive chemical used to make the stencil & light source for exposure.
6.Coating Trough - used to apply liquid emulsion to the mesh.
7.Washup Bay - for developing, removing, washing, and degreasing.
8.Pressure washer - for reclaiming and developing & cleaning screens.
9.Squeegees - for pushing ink through the screens onto the shirts.
10.Table Glue - used to tack down garment to the table.
11.Inks - Waterbased or Plastisol.
12.Curing - Either a heat press or heat gun or flash drying unit.