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The process includes:
* Multicolor printing over a white puﬀ base
* Printing a crystallina over a colored puﬀ base to achieve a 3-D
crystallina eﬀect
* A metallic puﬀ overprint to create a 3-D metallic eﬀect
The key to properly using puﬀ ink as an underbase lies in your
ability to properly flash it. The window between achieving a gelled
puﬀ underbase and the ink film beginning to puﬀ is very narrow.
This window also will vary among ink manufacturers and will require
testing prior to production.
The truth is that what you can do with underbases is only limited
by your imagination. There are dozens of SFX bases available that can
create numerous eﬀects. Many screen printers only consider such ink
at face value and don't realize the possibilities of overprinting it with
a color and combining it with another special eﬀect. 
Rick Davis is a 30-year veteran of the textile manufacturing and screen-print-

Shown is the two-tone effect of
overprinting a transparent lime
green over a white puff base.
Photo courtesy of Princedible Inc.,
Crystal Lake, Illinois.

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ing industry. His background includes consulting, plant management and
process troubleshooting. Rick also is a member of the Academy of Screen
and Digital Printing Technology. For more information or to comment on
this article, email Rick at rickd5050@yahoo.com.

New Screen-Printing Products

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7. M&R Fabric HotHead Compression System
Provides two ways to apply heat and pressure to fabrics for fiber matting,
ink smoothing, foil transfer, on-press ink discharging and other specialty
processes  Control module mounts on the front of a print-head arm  Multifunction LCD display sets temperature and heater type
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8. Vastex Little Red Dryers
Little Red X1-54 and X2-54  Little Red X1-54 features a 66-inch-long conveyor
and can cure up to 260 plastisol-printed images, or 90 discharge or waterbased-printed images, per hour  Little Red X2-54 features an 84-inch-long
conveyor and can cure up to 520 plastisol-printed images, or 180 discharge or
water-based printed images, per hour

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9. Adelco Duplex Textile Dryer
From Hirsch Solutions Inc.  High-volume textile dryer  Advanced curing
system allows users to double production in half the footprint, according to
the company  Combines two dryers for 20 feet of curing in a 10-foot oven
using low energy consumption

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10. KIWO XTS
The company's latest generation of computer-to-screen (CTS) systems
 Wax-based system offering the highest resolution and speed combination
available today, according to the company

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11. Workhorse Products Powerhouse Series II Conveyor Dryers
Designed for industrial-level production speed and cost-effective operation
 Offers high-power, adjustable-height electric infrared heating elements,
and advanced air-circulation and exhaust systems  Enables water-based
printing without the cost, space and operating requirements of a gas dryer
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12.Lawson Screen & Digital Products Multi-Tech Plastisol Inks
MCO-1397 Super Poly White  Specially formulated for 100% polyester, nylon
and performance/athletic garments  Offers superior bleed resistance and
opacity, according to the company  Provides a heavier ink deposit while
maintaining stretch
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