Wet Printing

A practice in printing in which one places ink on a previously printed surface that has not dried. Wet printing is used if a press prints too rapidly to allow print to dry.

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Therefore, it can be concluded a Type 5 solder paste material has a higher wet printing capability than the finer grain Type 6 material.

Investigating the METRIC 0201 ASSEMBLY Process: The feasibility of high-volume microminiature component manufacturing using Type 5 and 6 pastes

The calendar is printed on 21-colour textile rotary machine using 18 colours for wet on wet printing; creating numerous shades and colour combinations.

Cultural Calendar 2012 launched

For a while, printing was done half-and-half style, wet printing and scanning.

INSIDE PRINTERS: 'WE'RE STILL HERE'

In addition, heat-transfer provides a perfect consistency of print; unlike wet printing, the fabric does not go through washing or steaming processes, which can cause variations from batch to batch.

"Heat-transfer is a significant part of the product mix, basically because the technology allows for techniques that can't be accomplished by wet printing," Dash noted.

A market resurgence: heat-transfer printing makes a comeback in home textiles, fabrics and furniture

Bedroom furniture manufacturer Frisco Manufacturing changes from high-VOC wet printing and spray finishing systems to a dry foil system that virtually eliminates VOCs.

Frisco Manufacturing keeps VOCs down in Dixie

The result is said to be much lower overall scrap rates than with wet printing methods.

Heat-transfer graphics make a mark in new durable applications

"Prints on bark cloth are selling very well in decorative pillows because it has a lot of texture," Corn said, "so, we're doing more heat transfer and wet printing on bark cloth in table."