When you pick up a sports glove and touch the soft and three-dimensional anti slip pattern with your fingertips, it is likely that you are feeling the masterpiece of silk screen liquid silicone. This two-component liquid silicone, which is attached to the surface of textiles through screen printing, is reshaping the tactile relationship between us and textiles in a subtle yet highly tangible way.

Screen printing liquid silicone is prepared by mixing transparent silicone (component A) and curing agent (component B) in a weight ratio of 10:1, and after mixing, it forms a flowable transparent paste. Its greatest charm lies in breaking through the bottleneck of traditional silicone printing with single colors and monotonous patterns. Through color printing technology, it can present layered and highly three-dimensional patterns on fabrics, with a soft and delicate touch, and a variety of effects such as gloss and matte, right angle and rounded corners. This material has extremely high adhesion, excellent peel strength, and excellent washing resistance. Even after repeated friction and washing, the pattern remains stable like a rock, without delamination or cracking.

From a process perspective, silk screen liquid silicone is suitable for various printing methods such as manual table screen printing, rotary screen printing, and ribbon machine printing. It is recommended to control the temperature of the silicone between 18 and 30 degrees Celsius during operation, and use fine mesh of 80 to 120 mesh to achieve a smooth and delicate printing effect. During the printing process, 407 dilution water needs to be added to adjust viscosity, and the operation time should be controlled within 60 minutes. To eliminate printing bubbles, it is necessary to use a fan to blow them out and naturally level them before entering the baking process. The standard process includes one to three times of base coating, three to four times of monochrome printing, and two times of cover coating. Finally, it can be baked at 120 to 140 degrees Celsius for about one minute to ensure complete curing. The cured silicone pattern also has practical characteristics such as high and low temperature resistance, good breathability, and ironing ability, fully capable of meeting the strict requirements of outdoor sports products for waterproofing and anti slip.

More noteworthy is that these silicone products have a solid content of 100%, are environmentally friendly and non-toxic, and meet food grade safety standards. It is not only active in traditional fields such as shoe materials, gloves, luggage labels, but also extends to daily necessities such as clothing labels, socks anti slip, sports equipment, and even masks. With the continuous upgrading of consumers' dual pursuit of product functionality and decoration, silk screen liquid silicone is moving from behind the scenes to the front stage, becoming a key bridge connecting functionality and aesthetics. It can be foreseen that under the dual drive of stricter environmental policies and consumer upgrading, this practical and aesthetically pleasing material will shine even brighter in the field of textile printing.

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