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USB Flash Drive Articles >          Part I.  Imprint Technologies : Silk Screening          Part II. Imprint Technologies : Pad Printing          Part III. Imprint Technologies : Offset Printing          Part IV. Imprint Technologies : Embossing ¡@
How you can imprint your own logo on USB FLASH Drive. Part I. Silk screening USB for promotion ¡@
¡@	What is silk screen USB? Silk screening is a process which is used to create prints on a USB flash drive Many commercial printers use silk screening to print, since it is cheap and easy, and when done well, it results in high quality prints. Silk screen printing is widely used in Promotional USB Flash drive since the cost is low and production is simple. Home crafters and fine artists also use the silk screening technique for projects, and it is relatively easy to learn. People who want to learn how to make high quality screen prints may want to consider taking a class to learn the basics. ¡@	Single colored silk screen USB flash drive ¡@
	Click here to see the silkscreening process ¡@	How does it work? To silk screen an Promotional USB flash drive, a very fine mesh is stretched tightly onto a frame. This mesh was made from silk until the mid-twentieth century, although it is usually polyester today. A negative design is created on the screen using a variety of techniques, and ink is rolled or sponged onto the screen, which is pressed onto the object being printed. Most printers use a squeegee or a similar tool to gently press the ink onto the printed USB Flash drives before removing the screen and hanging the print up to dry.
¡@ ¡@ ¡@	Multicolored silk screen Multicolored prints can be produced through silk screening with the use of different screens. The CMYK color process can be used to create very complex color designs, which are printed with the lightest color first and the darkest last. Many crafters like silk screening because it is fun, easy, and it can yield work of excellent quality on the promotional USB flash drive. It also requires fairly minimal equipment, and none of the equipment used is very expensive except for the light sensitive emulsion used to make screens.	Multicolored silk screen USB flash drive ¡@
¡@	This is what a silk screen printing frame looks like. ¡@	Other silk screen technique Other techniques to print the promotional USB can be used to make a screen for silk screening, such as applying a paper or plastic stencil, or even painting on glue or resin. As a general rule, the screens are designed to be reusable, to make as many prints as desired. After printing, the screen can be saved for another run or washed and used again with a new design. Most people who practice silk screening also use frames to hold the screens in place while they work. ¡@
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