TEXTILE PRINTING

(OVER VIEW OF SUBJECT)

Lecture# 1-3

Mujahid Mehdi Abro

Indus University Karachi.

(Introduction)
Introduction and historical
background, preparation of cloth,
printing methods, block printing,
transfer printing, direct and indirect
printing.

Screen Printing
Hand Screen printing, semi and fully automatic
flat belt screen printing, rotary screen printing,
features of rotary screen printing, rotary screen
components, electronic control system in
rotary, magnetic rod, blade squeegee system,
fundamental mechanism of screen printing.
Auto colour kitchen.

Screen Preparation
Types of screen according to repeat and mesh
Size, screen engraving operation, types
engraving, screen development techniques,
CAD (Computer aided Design) operation,
design aspects, integration of CAD with
engraving department.

The production and properties of Printing Paste

The requirement of printing paste, thickeners,

types of thickeners and properties, print paste
rheology and print paste production.

Direct print coloration

Pigment printing, requirement of thickener,
binder and fixers, chemistry of auxiliaries used
in pigment printing; reactive printing selection
criteria of dye class and thickener, chemistry of
auxiliaries used in reactive printing; printing
with disperse dyes and printing of polyester /
cellulosic blends.

Discharge and resist styles of printing

Application procedure of discharge and resist
printing, differentiate b/w discharge and resist
printing styles.

Fixation techniques and washing ranges

Working principle of the steamers and curing

chambers; the fixation parameters according to
colorants-type; washing ranges and was
washing-off reactive printed goods.

Advancement in textile printing sectors

Recent development in rotary printing machine;
Ink-jet printing, principle of CMYK photoprinting; Digital control system in the textile
industry.