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| Step 1 of 8 - Bottle Selection |
| Clients chooses bottles that are available in U-Lik (M) Sdn Bhd. |
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| Step 2 of 8 - Choose Bottle Colours |
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| Step 3 of 8 - Image Preparation |
| Artworks with objects, text or logos to be printed
on bottles are provided by clients, and U-Lik (M)
Sdn Bhd will advise clients on the available
printing area. The artwork brought in by clients
must be converted to a full-size positive. If
clients are to prepare the positive themselves,
they shall provide positive emulsion up for
silk screen printing and positive emulsion down
for pad printing. |
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| Step 4 of 8 - Stencil and Screen Preparation |
| The full-size positive is used to make a printing
screen(s) with the desired image stenciled on it.
Printing screens are fabric mesh screens stretched
and affixed tightly onto wood (frame). |
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| Step 5 of 8 - Ink Management |
| Clients are able to select their desired colour from the
Pantone Matching System (PMS), or by describing
the desired colour and provide the necessary
sample from any sources. After which, the ink will
be matched according to desired colour. |
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| Besides choosing colours,
U-Lik (M) Sdn Bhd will advise
clients on the type of ink that is suitable for
printing. Prior to this, clients are required to provide U-Lik (M)
Sdn Bhd with samples of their products to conduct
an ink test. The ink test will determine which type of ink to be
used i.e. unspeed ink or unicure ink on the
respective bottles. |
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| Step 6 of 8 - Printing Processes (Silk Screen Printing) |
| Silk screen printing involves “pushing” ink through
a screen over a stencil. Screen is made of a stretch of cloth or mesh (nylon or
polyester) over a frame (wood). Ink is dragged
across the screen with a piece of rubber known as
a squeegee. As the ink is dragged across the
screen, it is deposited through the holes between
strands that make up the warp and weft of the
screen and onto the surface of bottle. The
amount of ink deposited on the bottle will be
determined by the size mesh of the screen (the
mesh size refers to the size of the holes or how
many holes per square inch). A
stencil is used to block out areas where the
colour is not wanted. |
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| Step 7 of 8 - Hot Stamping |
| Clients are also able to create a distinct
edge for their products through Hot Stamping.
Hot Stamping is a method in which type or designs
in the form of a relief die are impressed with heat a
nd pressure through metallic or pigmented foil onto
the surface of bottles, containers and caps. |
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| Step 8 of 8 - Finished Products |
| Finally, bottles with desired images printed on. |
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