Screen & Pad Printing

With over 35 years of experience in contract manufacturing, Prime Products is an industry leader in meeting the printing needs of our customers.

Prime Products’ screen printing capabilities include printing on both flat and cylindrical objects, and we can pad print in one-color, open cup or two-color, closed cup formats. Parts with flat and smooth surfaces are typically screen-printed with nearly no limit to the artwork size. Curved or textured surfaces are typically pad printed with an artwork size up to 3” diameter.

Additionally, we can use rotary screen printing to print on cylindrical objects such as small drums and wheels. We can print with many different ink types, including Nazdar, Trans-Tech and GT Products, on a wide variety of materials including plastics, composites, metals, painted surfaces and silicone. We offer plasma (corona) treating when necessary to ensure optimal ink adhesion.

Beginning with in-house designed CAD artwork, we develop the film, produce screens and clichés, manufacture the holding fixtures, and perform custom color matching. Our equipment capabilities offer micrometer bases, automatic printer, and vinyl cutter/plotter. Our engineers can create the files we need based on your fully dimensioned drawing or, to save on NRE charges, you can supply the artwork file in.dxf, .dwg, .eps, .ai and .cdr file formats.

We use our CMM to inspect all screening set ups and our high quality graphics are also checked using the optical comparator and 40X microscope. Providing a tolerance of ±.002″ ensures that we produce components with very high-detailed graphics.

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Past Projects

Screen & Pad Printing Capabilities

General Capabilities

Screen Printing
Pad Printing

Rotary Screen Printing
Background Screening

Pad Printing

One-Color, Open Cup
Two-Color, Closed Cup

Ink

Lacquer
Enamel
Epoxy
Polyester

Polyurethane
Silicone
Vinyl
Solvent Based

Substrate

Metal
Plastic

Silicone
Composites

Equipment Capabilities

Micrometer Bases
Automatic Printer

Vinyl Cutter / Plotter

In-House Services

Develop Film
Produce Screens and Cliches

Holding Fixture Manufacturing
Custom Color Matching

Tolerance

± 10 minutes (1/6 degree)
± .002 in

Artwork Formats

DXF
DWG
AI

EPS
CDR

Inspection

100%

Quality Control

CMM (Touch Probe / Vision)
Optical Comparator

Microscope (40X)

Additional Services

Mechanical Engraving and Paint Filling
Sand Blasting
Liquid Honing
Flame Polishing
Threaded Insert Installation (Thermal Press)
Assembly (Soldering / Gluing)
PSA Sheet Cutting & Application
Helicoil Installation
Mechanical Buffing / Polishing

Vibratory Tumbling
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Anodize per MIL-A-8625
Chem-film per MIL-DTL-5541
Spray Painting
Fiber Laser Etching and Marking
CNC Milling and Turning
CO2 Laser Cutting

Production Volume

Prototype to Medium Volume

Additional Information

Industry Focus

Aerospace
Medical

Audio Equipment

Industry Standards

ISO 9001:2008
AS 9100: 2009 Rev C
Mil-P-7788F
AS7788

MS33558
MIL-STD-130
FED-STD-595
RoHS

File Formats

Autodesk Inventor (AutoCAD)
DXF
DWG
AI
EPS

CDR
STEP
IGES
hyperMILL

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