Product — printing and packaging
Silkscreen Printing printing, Kolkata
Silkscreen printing lays down an ink film many times thicker than offset. Fotoset runs silkscreen in-house in Kolkata for opaque whites, metallics, fluorescents and printing on non-paper substrates.
Photography, design and artwork, colour scanning, offset printing, lamination and silkscreen printing are all carried out in-house on one site. That single-vendor model is the reason exporters and overseas brands place this work with Fotoset: one purchase order, one plant accountable for the finished item, and no sheets travelling between sub-contractors.
What this item is
- A stencil process in which ink is pushed through a mesh screen onto the substrate, one colour per pass.
- It is used where offset cannot deliver: solid opaque coverage, printing white onto dark or transparent stock, metallic and fluorescent inks, and printing onto plastics and coated films.
Typical applications
- Opaque white base printed under colour on clear polyester labels
- Metallic gold and silver panels on hang tags and cartons
- Fluorescent high-visibility panels on safety and PPE printed matter
- Scratch-resistant marking on plastic components and rigid sheets
- Short-run and oversize work below the economic threshold for offset plates
Substrates and stocks available
- Art and duplex board of all weights
- Polyester, polypropylene, PVC and clear films
- Laminated and varnished surfaces where ink adhesion must be tested first
- Rigid sheets and formed plastic parts
Size and format range
From small labels to large-format sheets. Sheet size range confirmed against the specific screen bed at quotation.
Printing process used
- Screen preparation, mesh selection and stencil exposure in-house
- One colour per pass, with drying between passes
- Ink adhesion tested on the actual substrate before the production run
Finishing options
- Overprint varnish and UV curing
- Combination work: offset base with silkscreen highlight on the same sheet
- Die-cutting and creasing after printing
Minimum order quantity and turnaround
Minimum order quantity: to be confirmed. Typical turnaround: to be confirmed. Both are quoted against the specific specification, because they depend on the stock, the number of colours and the finishing. Turnaround is always stated in working days from artwork approval rather than from enquiry.
Artwork requirements and accepted file formats
- Press-ready PDF, version 1.4 or later, with 3 mm bleed on all four sides and crop marks outside the trim.
- Native Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW files accepted, with fonts converted to outlines and linked images embedded.
- Images at 300 dpi at final printed size. Line art and barcode artwork supplied as vector wherever possible.
- Colour built in CMYK. Spot colours called out by Pantone reference in the file and in the purchase order.
- Die line supplied on a separate named layer, in a spot colour set to overprint, not on the artwork layer.
| Process | Manual and semi-automatic screen printing, one colour per pass |
|---|---|
| Inks | Opaque, metallic, fluorescent, UV curable |
| Substrates | Board, PET, PP, PVC, laminated and rigid sheet |
| Combination work | Offset base with silkscreen highlight |
| Adhesion testing | Carried out on the production substrate |
| Minimum order quantity | To be confirmed |
| Typical turnaround | To be confirmed |
| Artwork accepted | Vector PDF, AI, EPS preferred |
By industry
Silkscreen Printing by sector
Each page below covers this item as it is specified in that industry: the stock, the marks, the languages and the ordering pattern.