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Polyester Monofilament Fabrics
There are 3 types of polyester fabrics used in screen printing application:
* Monofilament Polyester Screen Fabric;
* Low-elongation Monofilament Polyester Screen Fabric;
* Multifilament Polyester Screen Fabric.
* Most of today's screen printers use monofilament polyester screen, but the traditional type is rapidly being replaced with "Low-Elongation" polyester screen fabric, which brings many new benefits to the screen printing process.
* Monofilament Polyester Screen is woven from yarn that is extruded from heated polyester into a single strand. The extruded thread is the spun to a precise diameter. Conventional monofilament polyester screen fabric will elongate under tension: the higher the tension level, the more the thread can stretch. At excessive tension levels, the thread reaches its "plastic deformation" point, and the screen will no longer hold tension.
* Monofilament polyester is still suitable for non-critical printing applications. In recent years, however, it has been eclipsed by a new development in thread technology: Low-Elongation Polyester.