Be Safe. Be Sefar.

www.sefar.com
Headquarter:
Sefar AG
Printing Division
P.O.Box
CH-9425 Thal
Switzerland
Phone +41 71 886 32 32
Fax +41 71 886 35 91
E-mail printing@sefar.com
Sefar America Inc.
120 Mount Holly-By-Pass
PO Box 679
Lumberton, New Jersey 08048
USA
Phone (609) 613-5000
Fax (609) 267-1750
USonly (800) 424-1401
E-mail mesh@sefaramerica.com
Sefar Asia Pacific Co., Ltd.
SCB Park Plaza West, Tower II, 3F
18 Ratchadaphisek Road, Chatuchak
Bangkok 10900, Thailand
Phone +66 2 937 5624-8
Fax +66 2 937 5647
E-mail sales@sefarap.co.th
Recommendations for the selection
of mesh for screen printing
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Graphics,
UV-inks
Graphics,
Conventional inks
Graphics, large formats,
UV-inks (>1.5m
2
)
Graphics, large formats,
Conventional inks (>1.5m
2
)
Membrane switches
CDs/DVDs
Ceramic tiles, flat bed screen printing
Ceramic tiles, rotary screen printing
Ceramic Decals
Credit cards
Glass, direct printing
Glass, direct printing (>1.5m
2
)
Glass, direct printing (rear windows)
T-Shirts, direct printing
T-Shirts, transfer printing
Textiles, flat bed screen printing
3-D Objects
SEFAR

PET1000
High modulus monofilament
polyester mesh
SEFAR

PET1500
High-modulus mesh, specially surface-
treated for good adhesion
SEFAR

LFM
The sreen printing mesh
for large formats
SEFAR

PCF
Pre-coated mesh for industrial CD
printing
SEFAR

VARIO
Screen printing mesh for the printing
of heated rear windscreens
SEFAR

ROTACOMBI
A new benchmark for rotary screen
printing of ceramic tiles
SEFAR

PA1000
Monofilament polyamide mesh
SEFAR

PA 2000
The polyamide mesh that lasts twice
as long
SEFAR

PET1500
SEFAR

LFM
SEFAR

ROTACOMBI
SEFAR

PA1000
SEFAR

PA2000
SEFAR

PCF
Recommendation
Alternative
Overview SEFAR
The perfect mesh for each screen printing application
SEFAR

PET1000
SEFAR

VARIO
Y We recommend yellow dyed mesh.
Qualified mesh for
rotary screen printing of ceramic tiles
Recommendation
Alternative
Suject to change without notice.
Applications
Conventional inks UV-inks Conventional inks UV-inks
from to from to from to from to
Graphics
Line work PET 1500 90-40Y 120-34Y PET 1500 140-34Y 165-27Y PET 1000 90-40Y 120-34Y PET 1000 140-34Y 165-27Y
LFM 150-32
Varnish PET 1500 90-40 120-34 PET 1500 140-34 180-27 PET 1000 90-40 120-34 PET 1000 140-34 180-27
LFM 150-32
Half tones up to 28 L/cm PET 1500 120-31Y 140-31Y PET 1500 140-31Y 180-27Y PET 1000 120-31Y 140-31Y PET 1000 140-31Y 180-27Y
LFM 150-32
Half tones from 28L/cm bis 54 L/cm PET 1500 140-31Y 165-27Y PET 1500 150-27Y 180-27Y PET 1000 140-31Y 165-27Y PET 1000 150-27Y 180-27Y
LFM 140-32Y 150-32Y LFM 140-32Y 150-32Y
CD's/DVD's
Areas PCF 140-31Y 150-31Y PET 1500 140-31Y 150-31Y
Lines PCF 150-31Y PET 1500 150-31Y
Multi colour printing PCF 150-31Y 180-27Y PET 1500 150-31Y
Half-tones PCF 150-31Y 180-27Y PET 1500 150-31Y 180-27Y
Membrane switches
Insulation lacquer PET 1500 43-80 68-55 PET 1000 36-100 68-55
Silver conductive paste PET 1500 43-80 68-55
Adhesive PET 1500 48-80 77-48 PET 1000 48-70 77-48
UV structural lacquer PET 1500 77-55 165-31
Graphic inks PET 1500 90-48Y 120-34Y PET 1500 140-31Y 165-31Y PET 1000 140-31 165-31
LFM 150-32
Lacquer for transparent windows PET 1500 120-34
Ceramic tiles
Glaze printing, coarse, embossed PET 1000 8-300 21-140 PA 1000 10-350 21-140
Glaze printing, medium to fine PET 1000 21-140 61-64 PA 1000 21-140 61-70
PA 2000 36-90 61-70
In- and underglaze colours PET 1000 43-80 100-40Y PA 1000 43-80 100-38Y
PA 2000 36-90 77-60Y
On glaze/Decals
Areas and lines PET 1000 77-48Y 150-31Y PET 1000 120-34Y 150-31Y PA 1000 77-50Y 150-35Y
PA 2000 77-60Y
Half-tones and fine lines PET 1000 100-40Y 165-31Y PET 1000 140-31Y 180-27Y PA 1000 100-30Y 165-30Y
LFM 140-32Y 150-32Y
Gold and lustre inks PET 1000 120-34Y 180-27Y PA 1000 120-35Y 180-30Y
Covercoat / film solution PET 1000 12-140 32-100
Ceramic tiles, rotary screen printing ROTACOMBI 54W 71W
Building up of the
SEFAR PET 1500 range.
According to the availability same
range as SEFAR PET 1000.
Credit cards
Lines and half-tones LFM 140-32Y 150-32Y
SEFAR

PCF
SEFAR

PET1500 / SEFAR

LFM / SEFAR

PA1000/2000 SEFAR

PET1000/ SEFAR

ROTACOMBI
SEFAR

PET1500
SEFAR

PET1500
SEFAR

PET1500
SEFAR

PET1000 / SEFAR

LFM
SEFAR

PET1000 / SEFAR

LFM
SEFAR

LFM
Y We recommend yellow dyed mesh.
Recommendation
Alternative
Suject to change without notice.
Application
Conventional inks UV-inks Conventional inks UV-inks
from to from to from to from to
Glass
Automotive glass
Black surrounds of front, side and rear windows (black ink) PET 1500 61-64 77-48 PET 1500 90-48Y PET 1000 61-64 77-48 PET 1000 90-48Y
Antennas (silver paste) PET 1500 77-48 100-40 PET 1000 77-48 100-40
Heated rear wind screen (silver paste) VARIO 77-48 PET 1000 77-48
Sun roofs PET 1500 100-40Y 120-34Y PET 1000 100-40Y 120-34Y
Construction/Buildings
Faades or front walls, doors PET 1500 43-80 77-48 PET 1000 30-120 77-48
Windows, shower cabins, mirrors PET 1500 77-48Y 120-34Y PET 1000 77-48Y 120-34Y
Cosmetic bottles
Colours PET 1500 77-48Y 120-34Y PET 1000 77-48Y 120-34Y
Gold or platin inks PET 1500 120-34Y 150-31Y PET 1000 120-34Y 150-31Y
Pharmaceutical and chemical industries
Laboratory glasses, bottles, ampoules PET 1500 77-48Y 165-27Y PET 1000 77-48Y 165-27Y
LFM 150-32Y
Beverages
Bottles, drinking cups PET 1500 51-80 120-34 PET 1000 54-64 120-34
Household equipment
Frontpanels masks PET 1500 43-80 68-55 PET 1000 43-80 68-55
Frontpanels contour / half-tones PET 1500 77-48Y 100-40Y PET 1000 77-48Y 100-40Y
Ceramic hot plates PET 1500 120-34Y 150-31Y PET 1000 120-34Y 150-31Y
Common glass decoration PET 1500 77-48Y 140-31Y PET 1500 140-31Y 180-27Y PET 1000 77-48Y 140-31Y PET 1000 140-31Y 180-27Y
T-Shirts
Flock adheshive PET 1000 18-250 32-100 SEFAR

PET 1500 im Aufbau,

Pigment dye, areas and lines PET 1000 40-80 68-64 je nach Verfgbarkeit gleiches
Pigment dye, half-tones PET 1000 61-64 77-48 Sortiment wie SEFAR

PET 1000.
Pre-printing (plastisol) PET 1000 32-100 48-55
Plastisol transfer PET 1000 36-100 120-34Y
Plastisol direct PET 1000 54-64Y 120-34Y
Sublimation transfer PET 1000 77-48Y 140-34Y LFM 140-32Y
Universal mesh PET 1000 48-55
Textiles
Heavy decor and furnishing fabrics (terry towel, denim) PET 1000 18-250 48-70
Smooth fabrics (table cloths, heavy curtains) PET 1000 43-80 54-64
Smooth and light materials (scarves, light curtains) PET 1000 54-64 77-48
Smooth and light materials (synthetics) PET 1000 68/2-40
Extremely light materials (special fine effects) PET 1000 77-48Y 120-34Y
Objects
Opaque inks, solids PET 1500 100-40Y 120-34Y PET 1500 140-34Y 150-31Y PET 1000 100-40Y 120-34Y PET 1000 140-34Y 150-31Y
PA 1000 100-38Y 150-30Y PA 1000 140-30Y 180-30Y
Half-tones and fine lines PET 1500 120-34Y 165-27Y PET 1500 150-31Y 180-27Y PET 1000 120-34Y 165-27Y PET 1000 150-31Y 180-27Y
LFM 150-32Y LFM 150-32Y
PA 1000 120-35Y 150-30Y PA 1000 140-30Y 200-30Y
SEFAR

PET1500 SEFAR

PET1000 / SEFAR

LFM / SEFAR

PA1000
SEFAR

PET1500 / SEFAR

VARIO SEFAR

PET1000 / SEFAR

LFM
SEFAR

PET1000 SEFAR

PET1500 / SEFAR

LFM