Screen printing

The highest quality, sharp printing

Screen printing is a suitable printing method for most of the bags in our online shop. Using this technology, we are able to print on kraft bags, luxury laminated bags, narrow burgundy bags, as well as fabric bags, including cotton rucksacks.

We use screen printing for smaller quantities of stock bags (up to 1,000 pieces). With screen printing, we can produce truly high-quality, sharp prints, even where colours are closely aligned. Screen printing can handle 1 to 3 colours, including gold and silver.

Screen printing – brief description of the technology


Price	from 3.00 Kč/piece
Delivery time	from 1 t weeks (earlier delivery available on a case-by-case basis outside peak season)
Quantities	printing from 50 items
Suitable for bags	suitable for 99 % paper bags from our online shop
Submission of print files	vector graphics (curves) – PDF, AI, EPS, CDR
Services for you	we offer all colour shades FREE OF CHARGE
Additional printing costs	pre-press preparation: 450 Kč for each colour contained in the design

Pre-press*

In order to apply screen printing, a separate screen must be created for each colour. The creation of the screen and the setup of the screen-printing machine involve several steps, ranging from graphic design, through the exposure of the emulsion onto the screen, to the mounting of the finished screen onto the screen-printing machine. In addition to creating and setting up the screen, precise colour shades are mixed according to the customer’s requirements.

The benefits of screen printing

Fast delivery from as little as 1 t weeks
High-quality, sharp printing, suitable for close colour registration
Printing in 1 to 3 spot colours, including gold and silver
Trouble-free printing even on laminated bags, coloured bags, cotton bags and wine bags
Printing available on both the front and back
We print using high-quality inks from a German brand; we offer all shades from the Pantone Coated range FREE OF CHARGE

Disadvantages of screen printing

Slower printing; screen printing is suitable for runs of up to 1,000 bags, or up to 500 for luxury bags
It cannot print halftone graphics (colour photographs) or colour gradients

Further technical information on digital printing –

You can choose the colour from the Pantone Solid Coated colour chart (C)

– We will need your print data in vector format (paths)

– We will then be happy to provide you with a FREE preview of the print directly on your chosen bag –

Printing is possible on the front and back, but cannot extend right to the edges of the bag – see the image below

– We will send you a preview of the print FREE OF CHARGE

Print area

Each bag has a designated print area. Generally, however, you must leave a margin around the edges and the top and bottom of the bag (where the adhesive tabs are located inside the bag).

This is what the defined print area might look like

Screen printing produces very precise, high-quality prints in a relatively short time. Click the button below to go straight to the order page.

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Screen printing on carrier bags

*From left: Brown paper bags, a cotton rucksack, a laminated gift bag.*

**Vector and raster

graphics**Raster (bitmap) graphics

Have a fixed resolution (number of pixels). If you zoom in on a raster image, you will see individual squares (pixels). In short, the image loses its sharpness and becomes ‘pixelated’. You’ll find this type of graphics in photographs and images saved in formats such as .JPG, .PNG, .TIF, .GIF, etc.

Vector graphics (curves)

Unlike raster graphics, vectors do not use pixels. Instead, the image is defined by mathematical formulas. It can be enlarged or reduced infinitely, and the image will always remain perfectly sharp. Vector graphics are typically found in formats such as .PDF, .AI, .CDR, .SVG, …

Converting from raster to vector is complicated. Whilst converting from vector to raster is instantaneous, the reverse process – vectorisation – presents a technical challenge. Automated software tools are unable to interpret pixels perfectly, which often leads to inaccurate, jagged and distorted results. To achieve professional quality, therefore, a graphic designer must manually redraw the original raster image using vector curves.