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Goodbye February, Hello March, A Few Screen Printing Tips and Happy Birthday!

Goodbye February, Hello March, A Few Screen Printing Tips and Happy Birthday!

As we wave goodbye to February and welcome the fresh possibilities of March, everyone at Amdec, Inc. wants to take a moment to celebrate — both the change of seasons and the milestones we share with you.

February may have been brief, but it was full of meaningful projects, vibrant colors, and so many birthdays to shout out! Now that March is here, it’s time to reset our goals, refresh our creativity, and keep making amazing things together.

🎉 Happy Birthday to Our March Celebrants!

To all the incredible people — customers, partners, and team members — who celebrate birthdays this month, we hope your year ahead is full of growth, success, and joy. Just like the quality prints we deliver, may your year be bold, bright, and built to last!

🖨️ Spring into New Screen Printing Tips

As we transition into March, here are a few helpful reminders and screen printing tips to keep your projects efficient and your prints exceptional:

1. Keep Artwork Crisp and Ready
Start with clean, high-resolution artwork in vector formats like AI or EPS. This helps ensure sharp prints and reduces surprises during setup.

2. Choose the Right Ink for the Job
Whether it’s standard plastisol or specialty inks like metallic or UV-cure, selecting the proper ink can make a big difference in durability and appearance.

3. Balance Colors Efficiently
Fewer colors can reduce costs and setup time — but when multiple hues are needed, plan for proper separations and registration.

4. Think Beyond the Print
Consider finishing touches like varnishes or coatings if your design calls for protection or visual enhancement — especially on retail packaging.

Got questions about your next screen printing project? Reach out — we’re always happy to help you fine-tune your designs for the best possible result.

🌼 March: A Month of Renewal

March brings longer days, the hope of spring blossoms, and fresh energy to tackle new creative challenges. Whether you’re launching a new product line, updating packaging, or simply refreshing your brand visuals, now is the perfect time to dive into your next great idea.

We’re here to support you every step of the way with expert printing services and personalized guidance.

📞 Let’s Get Started!

Here’s to another great month of creativity, collaboration, and craftsmanship. Happy March — and happy printing!

📍 Amdec, Inc. — Screen Printing on Containers Since 1995
Woman Owned & American Made

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Amdec in Dallas screen prints company logos on plastics, bottles, glass, tubes and jars to help your business get noticed.

ScreenPrintingonBottlesBottles, tubes, jars, glass, plastic containers, oh my……. we screen print on all sizes and shapes!

Bring us your water bottles, jugs, tubes, wine bottles, jars, plastic containers, glass containers and we will help your business logo get noticed!

“The absolute best service. I will never go anywhere else. Laura, Sophia, and the rest of the Team are top notch.” ~ Lesley T. (Providing Screen Printing since 2016, Great lady and great customer!)

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Screen printing on all types of containers made of plastic or glass.

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Screen Printing on Texas Shot Glasses!

Here is an example of our screen printing on glass that shows off the 4th. of July colors. We can screen print on glass, plastic and so much more. We love our reds, whites and blues!

Colleen Flaherty says: They screen printed glasses for me and they turned out amazing. They are very friendly and knowledgeable about their craft. I would recommend them to anyone looking for high quality printing.

We hope you have the most fantastic 4th. of JULY coming up VERY SOON!

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What is Screen Printing?

Screen printing is one of the early methods of printing. It involves the passing of ink or any other printing medium through a mesh or ‘screen’ that has been stretched on a frame, and to which a stencil has been applied. The stencil openings determine the image that will thus be imprinted.

History Of Screen Printing:

Screen printing was a technique first used by the Chinese almost 2000 years ago. They used human hair stretched across a wooden frame to form the screen. To that they attached a stencil made from leaves stuck together into different shapes. This was probably the first application of screen printing ever.

Subsequently, the Japanese adopted the screen printing process and used woven silk to make the mesh and lacquers to make stencils. The use of silk is where screen printing got its alternative name – Silk screening or silk screen printing.

In 1907, it was Samuel Simon near Manchester who patented the first ever industrial screen printing process. Many years later close to the First World War, John Pilsworth of San Francisco developed the Selectasine method, which basically introduced the concept of multi-color printing using the same screen. Different areas on the screen were blocked out for different color inks, thus resulting in a multi-colored image. This technique became hugely popular for printing signs and posters in large quantities.

From using hair to silk to polymer meshes, screen printing has come a long way today. The basic technique remains the same but with innovation and the introduction of electronics and computers, screen printing is no longer recognizable as the technique Simon patented.

Wanna Read more? Go to www.whatisscreenprinting.com

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Rules/Guidelines in Screen Printing Here at Amdec to Help US Better Serve YOU

Jar printing, Printing on plastics, Screen Printing on bottles

Hello and Welcome to Amdec Screen Printing Company!

“Here below is a little cheat sheet of sorts, that tells you about our rules/guidelines in printing here at Amdec to help us better serve you. Artwork can be tricky, so I would like to help main stream it…..”

Guidelines to remember when designing artwork….
The best formats for artwork submissions to Amdec Are
PDF files with fonts converted to outlines…
you CAN use…..
Illustrator
InDesign.

NO Photoshop.
Bitmaps, jpeg and tiff images generated in Work or Adobe Photoshop are NOT recommended.

Barcodes/UPCs you must comply with GS1 Industry Standards. For information, visit http://www.gs1.org/productssolutions/barcodes/ We recommend “vector art” for the crispest print usually an .ai file or an .eps file.

Submit your artwork via email if under 10MG.
We will submit back to you a proof of your artwork, read this very carefully, and sign and date if correct and send back to us.

The industry standard for scrap allowance printing is 3% per color which is industry standard throughout the industry. Example two colors is allowed 6% scrap/waste of bottles.

We use Scotch magic 810 Tape for adhesion testing to make sure the ink adheres well to the container. If you require something different in your compatibility testing please let us know.It is recommended you do not go below 4pt in type size. Stay with bolder fonts, try to avoid swirly, flowery, thin fragile fonts, they don’t reproduce well in small font sizes. You do not need disjointed or hard to read fonts…Failure to use appropriate size and font type causes issues.
We prefer you do not use halftones or tints. They do not print well, and they do not reproduce the same on different production runs.

Silkscreen inks are mixed in spot colors using universal color matching systems such as PMS/Pantone Color Guide books or TOYO system. Use ink colors from the Pantone+ Solid Coated color library”
You should have specs from the bottle manufacturer showing you the printable area or “deco area.” Stay within those limits.
We can also mark up a container for you, if you don’t have a template from manufacturer.

We can produce samples for you at the time of printing before completing the full run There is a minimal charge of $160 for up to 50 samples.
Pricing is based on quantity, container type and the number of colors to be printed.

We print any quantity no matter how large or small.
Our lead time is 15-24 working days.
Call us for current schedule.
We schedule your order for production after:
1) approval of final artwork
2) receipt of your containers
3) receipt of your purchase order.

Metallic prints – There is an additional/upcharge of $25-35 for metallic ink.
All of our inks are California Prop 65 compliant.

Please call me at 214-654-0560 ext 101 if you have any questions.