Screen Printing Guidelines to help us serve you better

We recommend creating your final artwork in any of the following applications.

We recommend “vector art” for the crispest print (usually an .ai file or an .eps file).

Please do NOT use Photoshop. Bitmaps, jpeg and tiff images generated in Work or Adobe Photoshop are NOT recommended.

Please outline all fonts used in your document before sending your final artwork.

For acceptable legibility, it is recommended you do not go below 5pt in type size. Stay with bolder fonts or add a stroke to the font if necessary.

Please do not use halftones or tints. They do not print well, and they do not reproduce the same on different production runs.

You should have specs from your component manufacturer showing you the printable area or “deco area.” Please stay within those limits.

If you don’t have a template from your manufacturer, you can send us a sample of your component and we will create a template for you.

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.

Silkscreen inks are mixed in spot colors using Pantone Matching System (PMS). It is the universal color matching system. Please select your ink colors from the Pantone+ Solid Coated color library.

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

Specialty inks- For special inks ie: Pastels, Neon etc. these will be mixed by the ink manufacturer. We will provide the cost of the ink prior to accepting the order.

Our preferred format for accepting artwork is a high resolution PDF.

All black text should be set as K 100% only.

Barcodes/UPCs you must comply with GS1 Industry Standards. For information, visit https://www.gs1.org/standards/barcodes. All UPC codes should be sent as K 100% only.

We can produce samples for you before completing the full run. There is a minimal charge of $250 for up to 10 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 10-20 working days.

Please call us for current schedule.

We schedule your order for production after:

• 1. Approval of final artwork.
2. Receipt of your containers AND
• 3. Payment of your deposit or receipt of your purchase order

Once you have confirmed your art meets our requirements, please submit your artwork via email if under 10MB. 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. If your artwork exceeds 10MB, please contact us on how to best send your artwork to us.