What material is the screen frame of the screen printing machine made of?

September 22, 2025

With the development of the printing industry, the

screen printing machine

has been widely used. The

screen printing machine

can perform color photo-level printing on the surface of different materials. The

screen frame

plays an important role in the

screen printing machine

. The quality of the screen printing has a great impact. Maybe many people do not know the screen frame of the screen printing machine, so what material is the screen frame of the screen printing machine made of?
The materials used to make the screen frame mainly include wood, hollow aluminum profile, cast aluminum forming frame, steel and other materials. The most commonly used is the screen frame made of aluminum profiles. However, all kinds of screen frames have their own characteristics. When selecting, screen frames of different materials can be selected according to different situations, which will be introduced in turn. The wooden mesh frame has the characteristics of simple production, light weight, convenient operation, low price, and simple method of stretching the mesh. This screen frame is suitable for hand printing. However, the screen frame of this wooden material has poor solvent resistance and water resistance, and is easily deformed after water immersion, which will affect the printing accuracy. This kind of screen frame was commonly used in the past, but it is rarely used now.

The hollow

aluminum profile mesh frame

and the cast aluminum forming mesh frame have the characteristics of easy operation, high strength of the mesh frame, firmness and not easy deformation, strong solvent and water resistance, and beautiful appearance. Suitable for mechanical printing and manual screen printing. The steel mesh frame has the characteristics of firmness, high strength, and good solvent and water resistance, but it has the disadvantages of being bulky and inconvenient to operate, so the scope of use is small.

Conditions for selecting screen frame: Screen frame is one of the important materials for making screen printing plates. Whether the screen frame is suitable or not has a direct impact on the quality of plate making and printing quality. In order to ensure the requirements of plate making, printing quality and other aspects, the screen frame can be selected according to the following conditions.

The

screen frame

is often in contact with water, solvent, and affected by temperature changes during use, which requires the screen frame not to be skewed, so as to ensure the repeated use of the screen frame. This reduces waste and costs.