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Mick Orr warns screen makers of the dangers of turbo drying in drying cabinets.

Year
2008
Company
Chromaline Screen Print Products
Author
Mick Orr
Specialist Printing Worldwide
Categories
Industry
Automotive
Ceramics
Decor
Electronics
Flooring
Food & Beverage
Graphic
Labelling
Medical & Healthcare
Packaging
Security
Textile
Printing Type
Screen

Many screen printers use drying cabinets for more than drying; drying cabinets protect the coated screen from UV light, dust, clumsy fingers etc.

Again, this is entirely practical.

The problem with drying cabinets occurs when printers resort to using the cabinet as a storage area and when they attempt to speed up the drying process by dramatically increasing the heat (‘turbo drying').

This is not a good idea for the following reasons.

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