Screenprinted Teamwear by PSM Sportswear
PSM Sportswear provide a full customisation service using the latest state of the art screen printing technology. We can screen print your own designs on to our extensive range of top quality garments.
The Screenprinting Process
Screen printing is a printing technique that uses a woven mesh to support an ink-blocking stencil. We begin the process by using camera-ready artwork to produce a screen. A screen is essentially a perforated membrane. One screen applies a single colour print while multiple prints require multiple screens. We attach the screen to the carousel machinery ready for printing. The attached stencil forms open areas of mesh that transfer ink as a sharp-edged image onto a garment. A roller is moved across the screen stencil, forcing or pumping ink past the threads of the woven mesh in the open areas. The design is transferred onto the garment. A catalyst within the ink hardens the print, which is assisted by spot curing and a spell in the industrial drier. The garments are then sent to the Quality Control Department for inspection.
Screen Originations
To enable a design to be printed onto a garment/ item we would need to originate a screen (one colour print) or screens (two colours or more), the costs for these are detailed below.
Artwork Charges
Wherever possible, we will minimise any charges for the generation of artwork to be used as part of your order. However, where a reasonable amount of work is involved, or our workload is particularly high, we reserve the right to impose a one-off artwork charge at the manager's discretion. Customers will always be advised in advance of any charges. Artwork created in-house is wholly owned by PSM Sportswear and if necessary can be released for a nominal fee.
Digital Artwork
Wherever possible, we always prefer to work from first generation digital artwork that our customers have created. For your reference, we can accept files from Corel Draw, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and most other popular applications. Customers working in any other programmes should save their work in a generic file format such as TIFF, J-PEG or EPS. Apple Mac users should save their work as IBM TIFF. We can read files from most common forms of media.
Please ensure that all fonts are embedded.
Once these processes have been completed the screen can be set-up, which allows a screenprint to be applied to a garment/ item.
Screen Origination Costs
| 1 Colour Print | = | 1st Screen | at £30.00 each |
| 2 Colour Print | = | 2nd Screen | at £25.00 each |
| 3 Colour Print | = | 3rd Screen | at £20.00 each |
| 4 Colour Print | = | 4th Screen | at £20.00 each |
| 5 Colour Print | = | 5th Screen | at £20.00 each |
| 6 Colour Print | = | 6th Screen | at £20.00 each |
If we are required to generate artwork so that it is suitable for screenprinting then an artwork charge of £40.00 + VAT per hour will apply.
N.B. One screen origination per colour is required at any one time.
ScreenprintingApplication Costs
Minimum of 12 prints of the same design in one colour
| 12-100 | 101-200 | 201-500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Colour | £1.50 | £1.25 | £1.00 |
| 2 Colours | £2.00 | £1.75 | £1.50 |
| 3 Colours | £2.50 | £2.25 | £2.00 |
| 4 Colours | £3.00 | £2.75 | £2.50 |
| 5 Colours | £3.50 | £3.25 | £3.00 |
| 6 Colours | £4.00 | £3.75 | £3.50 |
All prices show above are subject to VAT and will be charged at standard rate.
