Silk screen printing is to apply color through screen plate. Patterned part of screen plate can seep ink. Use a scraper to scrape ink and the ink will penetrate onto acrylic light boxes.
UV printing uses a UV printer to print UV ink onto acrylic light boxes, and then uses UV light to cure the ink, which dries immediately.
Difference between silk screen and UV printing with naked eyes
The ink layer of silk screen printing is thick, and printed pattern has a strong three-dimensional effect, and you can feel concave and convex feeling with your hands. Pattern printed by UV looks relatively flat, and 3-dimensional effect of printed pattern or logo is worse than that of silk screen printing.
Differences in screen and UV printing processes
Silk screen printing is to apply color through the screen plate.
Patterned part of screen plate can seep ink. Use a scraper to scrape ink and ink will penetrate into substrate.
UV printing uses a UV printer to print UV ink onto the substrate, and then uses UV light to cure the ink, which dries immediately.
Price difference between screen and UV printing
Regardless of how many patterns need to be printed on acrylic lightboxes, screen printing requires print plate and incurs printing plate fees. If you order in large quantities and print acrylic lightboxes with fewer colors, screen printing is more cost-effective and convenient.
UV printing is a printing process that starts with an unlimited area and can print various complex color patterns. Therefore, acrylic lightboxes with a large number of printed colors are generally UV printed.
Difference in environmental friendliness
Silk screen printing may use organic solvents, which have a certain impact on the environment.
UV printing uses UV ink, which belongs to environmentally friendly green printing and does not produce organic waste gas.
Conclusion
Based on comparison of silk and UV printing, you should be very clear about what printing process to choose for your acrylic light box.
