How to Screen Print on Glassware

Screen printing on glass products can be tricky as the smooth glass surface prevents the adhesion of the most types of inks.  Pretreatment is usually required with a flame treatment machine that improves ink adhesion on plastic and glass products. When products are passed through a flame treating system, the molecular structure is altered enough to allow adhesion without changing any physical appearance.

Utilizing a screen printing machine with a flame pretreatment system is the best way to screen print on glass, plastic and no all nonporous products.


Screen Printing Machine with Flame Treatment for Glassware
The Model F1 by Systematic Automation is a popular screen printing machine for many versatile products including mugs and glasses.  The Model F1-DC is a dedicated cylindrical screen printer ideal for a range of products from small shot glasses to large growlers and glass mugs.  The Model F1 screen printer is easily integrated with a flame pretreatment system, Model FL, and a post treatment UV curing system.  

Systematic Automation offers total turnkey screen printing solutions, with semi-automatic and fully automatic screen printing machines, pretreatment and posttreatment systems.  Systematic Automation offers one of the widest selections of screen printing machines and vacuum table systems. Some screen printing applications benefit from vacuum table systems or vacuum platens to hold products firmly in place to improve quality and precision printing.


Multicolor Screen Printing on Glassware

Systematic Automation also offers the Model Super ROI, a precision screen printing machine with one to six color screen printing capability.  The Model Super ROI easily integrates with flame treatment and UV curing system technology. This automatic screen printer moves products in one linear direction and minimizes the handling required to be substrate with minimal lifting for printing and curing.

Systematic Automation offers a screen printing solution for any product, flat or cylindrical, small or large with single or multi-color printing solutions.  Our pre and post treatment systems combined with our vacuum table systems provide a total turnkey printing solution for maximum automation and efficiency. Contact us to speak with an engineer and learn more about proven printing solutions for screen printing on glassware and any other item.