Screen Printing Services

Screen Printing is the process of applying UV inks in a variety of patterns and colors to the lacquer surface of a CD/DVD.

• CD screen printing and DVD screen printing are typically utilized on larger jobs that involve 500 or more discs
• Spot color (Pantone Matching System) and Process color (CMYK) printing inks are utilized
• CD-R discs can be screen printed with common art for the purpose of applying a unique thermal print at the time the disc is duplicated
• Our screen presses are integrated with visual inspection systems to ensure the consistent quality of your artwork

Requirements for Screen Printing Project:

• Artwork needed – Make sure that the printing specs on this website are followed (below)

Printing Specifications

To ensure your project’s success, please review the artwork guidelines below. You can also download a detailed and highly technical specification document (PDF Format).

• Artwork is in the CMYK gamut or contains Pantone® colors.
• Artwork has been developed in one of the preferred applications:
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Macromedia Freehand
  • Adobe Photoshop 7.0
  • General EPS or TIFF
• Artwork is vector-based (where possible).
• Vector artwork that includes raster images as placed or embedded files is supplied with the original raster art, as well as the vector art.
• Artwork does not bleed past the maximum dimension of the printable disc area (see Dimensional Specifications below).
• Custom white floods, if being used, are provided separately from the main artwork and are clearly marked.
• Text size is at least 6 point for positive and 7 point for reverse.
• Fonts are converted to paths or are included.
• The minimum line size is .15 mm (.43 pt) for positive and .20 mm (.57 pt) for reverse.
• Pantone® and process color tints are 15% or higher (less than 15% will not screen print properly; less than 10% will not screen print at all).
• Gradients do not change sharply or contain very light tints.
• Artwork is being submitted via one of the following:
  • E-mail – send to reference your order number
  • Stuffit! or ZIP compression, no raw data
  • ZIP disk – Macintosh or PC format
  • CD Media – ISO-9660, HFS or Hybrid format
• A hard copy of your artwork should also be submitted, if possible.

Full Size Discs:

• Specification A: prints from 116mm to 44mm
• Specification B: prints from 116mm to 38mm
• Specification C: prints from 116mm to 38mm, no printing from 38mm to 32.5mm, prints from 32.5mm to 20mm
• Flush to Center Specification (not available to all media types): prints from 116mm to 20mm

Irregular Discs:

• Specification D (mini-round): prints from 77mm to 38mm, no printing from 38mm to 32.5mm, prints from 32.5mm to 20mm
• Specification E (61mm business card): prints from 79.5mm on rounded sides and 60.5mm on flat sides to 35.5mm, no printing from 35.5mm to 32.5mm, prints from 32.5mm to 17mm
• Discs can be cut to custom shapes. Ask your sales rep!

Perfect Print

• Discs can have a customized thermal after print by using a Perfect Print “Tick Mark” (See diagram below). Click here to download the complete specification (PDF Format).

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