7000-001 Equipment

   Safety:

• Working With Chemicals
• Fumes in the Workshop
• Policing Areas
• First Aid

   Emulsion:

• Different Emulsion Types
• Exposure Types
• Exposure Times

   Screens:

• Types of Screens
• Cleaning of Screens
• Preparing Screens for Exposure

   Acetate Sheets/ Positives:

• Sizes of Acetate Sheets
• Types of Acetate Sheets
• Creating Positives

   Inks:

• Plastisol Inks
• Water based Inks
• Discharge Inks

   Dryers:

• Flash Dryers
• Conveyor Dryers

7000-002 Preparing Screens

   Stencil Creation:

• Software Design Creation
• Positive Print
• Recognizing Half-Tones for Color Graduates

   Preparing Screens:

• Choosing the Correct Screen Mesh
• Cleaning, Drying, and Screen Preparation

   Emulsion Exposure:

• Emulsion Application and Drying
• Operating Exposure Unit
• Alignment of Positive to Create Negative
• Exposure Times
• Cleaning Off Exposure Screens

   Screen Alignment and Blocking:

• Attaching Screen to Press
• Platen Fitting for Screens
• Micro adjustment on Press
• Laser alignment of Screens
• Multiple Color Screens
• Blocking off screens for Ink

7000-003 Equipment

   Pressing:

• Choosing the correct type of Ink
• Mixing Inks
• Squeegee Choices and Preparation
• Applying Styles (Push/Pull Techniques)

   Ink Curing:

• Flash Dryers
• Conveyor Dryers

   Print Quality and Alignment:

• Checking print Consistency
• Alignment on textile and multi-color prints

7000-004 Lab and Clean Up

   Complete Process of own Designs:

• Design Creation from Scratch

   Screen Cleaning:

• Soaking Screens for Cleaning
• Drying Screens for Reuse