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Step
1: Screen Making.
A film positive is made from your artwork, then exposed onto a
fabric screen that has been coated with a photosensitive emulsion.
The excess emulsion is washed off the screen, leaving your design
on a clear area for the ink to pass through.
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Step
2: Printing.
The printing operator inserts the balloons into a slot, which
inflates the balloon.
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Step
3:
The balloon
rotates to a station where the screen compresses the balloon to
create a flat printing surface. A squeegee then passes across
the screen, transferring ink to the surface of the balloon.
Design
Around printing involves printing on four sides and the top. At
each of the four stations, the balloons are turned before
printing the next side. The balloon then flips up to have the
top printed.
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