Screen printing (traditionally called silkscreen printing; also known as serigraphy and serigraph printing) is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, except in areas made impermeable to the ink by a blocking stencil. A blade or squeegee is moved across the screen to fill the open mesh apertures with ink, and a reverse stroke then causes the screen to touch the substrate momentarily along a line of contact. This causes the ink to wet the substrate and be pulled out of the mesh apertures as the screen springs back after the blade has passed. One colour is printed at a time, so several screens can be used to produce a multi-coloured image or design.

printer - (computer science) an output device that prints the results of data processing. thermal printer - a printer that produces characters by applying heat to special paper that is sensitive to heat. typesetting machine - a printer that sets textual material in type.Many inkjet printers can print on thick card as are versatile enough to print photo lab quality photos and graphics. To help you choose the perfect card printer for your business we've put together our pick of The Best Printers for Cardstock.