Chemosol Screen and Pad Printing Supplies lies in Selby, providing the best service in Johannesburg. We have been supplying the screen, pad and digital printing markets for the past 45 years with machinery and consumables.


Screen printing equipment and substrates
Photo-emulsion
Inks
Digital printing equipment
Protective tissue paper

The screen printing  process consists of three elements: the screen which is the image carrier, the squeegee and ink. The process uses a porous mesh tightly stretched and glued onto a metal frame. A stencil is produced on the screen either manually or photo chemically.


Screen printing ink is applied to the substrate by placing the screen over the material. Ink is placed onto screen and then forced through the fine mesh openings using a squeegee that is drawn across the screen, applying pressure thereby forcing the ink through the open areas of the screen. Ink will pass through only in areas where the stencil is open, thus forming an image on the substrate.

Dye-sublimation paper
Inkjet film and laser film
Spares and ancillaries used for cutting and marking of plastic, wood, leather and metal
Aquatex craft products


Screen printing is one of the most versatile printing processes, and it can be utilized to print a wide variety of substrates, including paper, board, plastics, vinyl, glass, metal, textiles, and many other materials.

Pad Printing is the process where an inked image is transferred via a photo-etched plate to a thick, soft silicone pad.


The pad is then pressed against the object. The pad can wrap itself as much as 180° around a small object, and ink coverage is excellent. One colour is done at a time, but registration between colours is good enough to allow four-colour process printing.

The screen printing process consists of three components: the screen which is the image carrier, the squeegee and ink. The procedure uses a porous mesh securely extended and glued onto a metal frame. A stencil is produced on the screen either by hand or photo chemically.

Sublimation printing is a technique that uses heat sensitive inks. These inks turn into gas under the influence of heat and combine with a 100% polyester medium. Since the ink becomes part of the structure of the material, the images on the fabric don’t fade or crack – even after multiple washings.

Chemosol manufactures the well known Aquatex Textile Printing Ink and Fabric Paint.


Our product range includes:

Aquatex Fabric Paint
Aquatex Pearl Paint
Aquatex Rave Colours
Seika Metallic and Opaque Colours
Aquatex clear extender
Aquatex Pigment Colours
Aquatex Brushes