How To Select Proper Mesh Count and Wire Diameter in Screen Printing ?




Before starting your screen printing, there are many resources and information online to help you select the proper mesh count and mesh size, but you still could get a bad print if you follow it, because it would have to account for changing wire diameter which is much more important to a proper print.
Here we get you a chart about selecting proper Mesh Count and Wire Diameter in Screen Printing, hope it may lead you to a perfect print work.  
Usage(Edited by MeshFiltraion Co Ltd)Grades
Graphics165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh), 90T-48(230mesh)
32T-70(80mesh)
Backlit panels165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh), 90T-48(230mesh)
CD/DVD165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh)
Electronics/PCB165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh)
100T-40(255mesh), 90T-48(230mesh), 77T-55(195mesh)
71T-55(180mesh), 68T-55(175mesh), 62T-64(160mesh), 54T-64(137mesh),
48T-70(120mesh), 43T-80(110mesh), 32T-70(80mesh), 12T-150(30mesh)
Membrane switches165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh)
110T-40(280mesh), 100T-40(255mesh), 90T-48(230mesh)
Credit cards150T-31(380mesh), 120T-34(305mesh), 100T-40(255mesh), 71T-55(180mesh)
Dashboards165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh)
110T-40(280mesh), 90T-48(230mesh), 36T-100(90mesh)
Ceramic Tiles165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh)
100T-40(255mesh), 77T-55(195mesh), 62T-64(160mesh)
43T-80(110mesh), 36T-100(90mesh), 32T-70(80mesh), 12T-150(30mesh)
Glass165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh)
100T-40(255mesh), 90T-48(230mesh), 77T-48(195mesh)
62T-64(160mesh), 68T-55(175mesh), 43T-80(110mesh)
Textiles150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh), 100T-40(255mesh), 77T-55(195mesh)
62T-64(160mesh), 54T-64(137mesh)
47T-55(120mesh), 43T-80(110mesh), 40T-80(100mesh), 36T-100(90mesh)
32T-100(80mesh), 16T-200(40mesh), 12T-150(30mesh)
Objects165T-31(420mesh), 150T-31(380mesh), 140T-31(355mesh), 120T-34(305mesh)
100T-40(255mesh)
And also here attached MeshFiltration’s quality polyester printing mesh specifications for your information and please contact Davis: sales@meshfiltration.com if you are interested.


Model
Specification   
(mesh/cm)
Mesh count 
(mesh/inch)
Thread Diameter     
(um)
Mesh opening
(um)
Open Area
(%)
Thickness
(um)
Theoretic 
Ink Volume 
(cm3/m2)
MF-PET7/1068
7
18
350
1068
56
693
389
MF-PET8/941
8
20
300
941
57
594
338
MF-PET10/743
10
25
250
743
55
495
274
MF-PET12/686
12
30
140
686
68
277
189
MF-PET12/578
12
30
250
578
48
495
239
MF-PET14/489
14
36
200
489
50
340
169
MF-PET15/443
15
38
200
443
47
340
160
MF-PET16/461
16
40
140
461
58
238
139
MF-PET16/404
16
40
200
404
44
340
151
MF-PET16/356
16
40
250
356
34
425
145
MF-PET18/385
18
45
150
385
51
255
131
MF-PET18/357
18
45
180
357
44
306
134
MF-PET20/399
20
50
80
399
69
136
93
MF-PET20/380
20
50
100
380
62
170
105
MF-PET20/333
20
50
150
333
47
255
120
MF-PET20/304
20
50
180
304
39
306
120
MF-PET21/319
21
54
140
319
48
238
114
MF-PET22/356
22
56
80
356
66
136
90
MF-PET24/320
24
60
80
320
63
136
86
MF-PET24/301
24
60
100
301
56
170
95
MF-PET24/282
24
60
120
282
49
204
99
MF-PET24/263
24
60
140
263
42
238
100
MF-PET24/253
24
60
150
253
39
255
100
MF-PET28/263
28
70
80
263
58
136
79
MF-PET28/244
28
70
100
244
50
170
85
MF-PET29/214
29
74
120
214
41
204
83
MF-PET30/203
30
76
120
203
39
204
80
MF-PET32/236
32
80
64
236
61
109
67
MF-PET32/221
32
80
80
221
53
136
73
MF-PET32/202
32
80
100
202
44
170
75
MF-PET32/183
32
80
120
183
36
204
74
MF-PET34/184
34
86
100
184
42
170
71
MF-PET36/188
36
90
80
188
49
136
66
MF-PET36/178
36
90
90
178
44
153
67
MF-PET36/169
36
90
100
169
39
170
66
MF-PET39/191
39
99
55
191
60
94
56
MF-PET39/183
39
99
64
183
54
109
59
MF-PET39/176
39
99
71
176
50
121
61
MF-PET39/168
39
99
80
168
45
136
62
MF-PET39/149
39
99
100
149
35
170
60
MF-PET43/160
43
110
64
160
51
109
55
MF-PET43/145
43
110
80
145
41
136
56
MF-PET47/150
47
120
55
150
53
94
50
MF-PET47/141
47
120
64
141
47
109
51
MF-PET47/135
47
120
71
135
42
121
51
MF-PET51/134
51
130
55
134
50
94
47
MF-PET51/119
51
130
71
119
39
121
47
MF-PET53/127
53
135
55
127
48
94
45
MF-PET53/118
53
135
64
118
42
109
45
MF-PET53/112
53
135
71
112
37
121
45
MF-PET56/117
56
142
55
117
45
94
42
MF-PET56/109
56
142
64
109
38
109
41
MF-PET59/109
59
150
55
109
42
94
40
MF-PET59/100
59
150
64
100
36
109
39
MF-PET61/103
61
155
55
103
41
94
38
MF-PET61/95
61
155
64
95
34
109
37
MF-PET64/96
64
163
55
96
39
94
36
MF-PET64/88
64
163
64
88
32
109
35
MF-PET68/97
68
173
55
87
36
94
34
MF-PET68/79
68
173
64
79
29
109
32
MF-PET72/89
72
183
45
89
42
77
32
MF-PET7286
72
183
48
86
40
82
32
MF-PET72/80
72
183
55
80
34
94
31
MF-PET77/71
77
195
55
71
31
94
29
MF-PET80/76
80
200
45
76
38
77
29
MF-PET80/73
80
200
48
73
35
82
29
MF-PET90/68
90
230
40
68
38
68
26
MF-PET90/63
90
230
45
63
33
77
25
MF-PET90/60
90
230
48
60
28
82
23
MF-PET100/51
100
254
40
51
30
85
26
MF-PET110/48
110
280
34
48
33
58
19
MF-PET110/43
110
280
40
43
26
68
18
MF-PET120/44
120
305
31
44
33
53
18
MF-PET120/42
120
305
34
42
29
58
17
MF-PET120/37
120
305
40
37
18
68
13
MF-PET130/31
130
330
40
31
17
68
12
MF-PET130/36
130
330
34
36
26
58
15
MF-PET140/34
140
350
31
34
25
53
13
MF-PET140/32
140
350
34
32
19
58
11
MF-PET150/34
150
380
27
34
30
46
14
MF-PET150/30
150
380
31
30
22
53
12
MF-PET150/28
150
380
34
28
16
58
9
MF-PET165/29
165
420
27
29
22
46
10
MF-PET165/25
165
420
31
25
16
53
8

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