With Years of Experience we've perfected the
Art of Screen Printing
Live & Breathe Apparel Screen Printing
We are die-hard printers and we don’t need an excuse to say yes to something creative. We are the team that is proud to say yes to printing your custom apparel, whether it be for your team, your design, your business, your band merch, your event or even your weekend getaway for the bachelorette party.
We can make your custom t-shirt printing happen.
You + Us = Sweet T-shirts and more.
We bring your creations to life and if you don’t have one yet we can get you there. Custom apparel is our specialty and our in-house production team of designers, screen printers and embroiderers will certainly have you and your logo and image on-point!
Our many years dedicated to the screen printing craft means we know our product and processes back-to–front and inside-out
Screen printing solutions for a multitude of products, materials and finishes
There is more variety in printing on promotional t-shirts and other apparel items than you think and for the finishes you can’t achieve we can heat seal vinyl, apply flocking or embroider. Our expert apparel printing team commonly use plastisol inks but also have amazing results with water based inks, discharge printing, gold and silver foil printing and our new favourite silicon ink.
Artech Canada can brand corporate, trade, event and retail apparel for your business or team to command attention
Our Print Shop
Artech Promotional Canada have a number of manual and automatic screen printing carousels on-site. With nearly 30 years in the industry; quality machinery; our highly skilled screening team and art department, we can assure you that the finished product will speak for itself. Screen printing is an effective and affordable marketing solution to your promotional wear requirements. It is a common method of branding t-shirts, sweatshirts and other large surfaces.
Visit our artwork requirements to find out what works best for optimal results when printing. If you can’t meet these standards or need help in turning your artwork or logo into print ready” files then take a look at our design services. Rest assured either way Artech can have you dressed for success or your customers impressed with their threads.
Our screen printing department is complete with the most advanced equipment available, and is capable of producing large quantity orders, as well as complex printing projects. From one colour, to 6-colour spot, to 4-Colour CMYK – We print it all. We offer our standard ink colours, as well as Pantone Matching System (PMS) ink matching.
Types of Apparel Printing Applications
Plastisol Printing
Using PVC-based Plastisol inks is the most common t-shirt screen printing method. As its name suggests it is has a plasticized finish and sits on top of the apparel fabric with a solid opacity and tends not to soak into the fabric leaving a slightly raised finish. The plastisol ink is pressed through a fine screen and directly adhered to the garment before being cured at a high temperature to dry and harden. It is the most durable long lasting process for your printed apparel. You will get many washes and maintain vibrant colours for a reasonable time. Plastisol can be printed on a wide range of fabrics including cotton, polyester, nylon and spandex.
Water-based Ink Printing
Using PVC-based Plastisol inks is the most common t-shirt screen printing method. As its name suggests it is has a plasticized finish and sits on top of the apparel fabric with a solid opacity and tends not to soak into the fabric leaving a slightly raised finish. The plastisol ink is pressed through a fine screen and directly adhered to the garment before being cured at a high temperature to dry and harden. It is the most durable long lasting process for your printed apparel. You will get many washes and maintain vibrant colours for a reasonable time. Plastisol can be printed on a wide range of fabrics including cotton, polyester, nylon and spandex.
Gold and Silver Foil
Add a shimmer to your t-shirts and custom wear with a foil finish. We can do this using screen printed ink, foil stamping or as a transfer
- Metallic foil ink – A new innovation in the printing ink business, we can now screen metallic looking ink with a durable lifespan.
- Foil Stamp – This is the traditional screen printing method that has a two part process where you screen print an adhesive and then apply a metallic foil to the garment and heat seal it. The foil will only remain on the adhesive printed area.
- Transfer – CAD cut metallic vinyl that is heat sealed on to the apparel.
Silicone Ink
The latest development in apparel screen printing technologies is performance silicone ink. Silicone inks deliver the ultimate stretch and feel to modern performance fabrics with are usually high in polyester content. The inks are soft to touch and highly suited to light fabrics. Your performance t-shirts, trendy shirts and sportswear apparel benefit greatly with this innovative ink. The lower curing heat for these inks matches the requirements of sensitive fabrics, reducing damage during the flashing process of the apparel and leaving little impact on dye migration. Silicone inks are ideal for polyester performance fabrics, wetsuits, swimwear
Direct-to-Garment (DTG) T-shirt Printing
DTG Printing No Minimums & low Pricing found at Artech Promotional Orillia. These amazing printers are CMWK+W inkjet printers that print directly to t-shirts and hoodies. A very rapid development in printing is allowing high quality full colour printing direct to your favourite t-shirt brands AND there are no minimum orders to do this! Needless to say, we are working towards having our own so you can have your custom one-off designs ready for the next birthday, special occasion or just because you want what you want. Watch this space.
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