- Screen printing developed in response to the demands of the times -
In recent years, the speed of technological innovation is astonishing. Technologies that were widely used just a few years ago are no longer used today.
A record invented by the famous Edison in history. Until about 20 years ago, many idol hit songs were produced. What about now? It became a CD, and the word "record" remains in the name of the year-end song program.
Also "bulb". Recently, it is said that the consumption of electricity is large, and it is rapidly changing to LED.
Don't older people say "turn the dial" when making a phone call? Old telephones had dial switches. It became a push button, and recently it has become a smartphone, and the switch has disappeared.
Speaking of TV, the era of "CRT" continued for a long time. Television was invented thanks to the CRT. I used to think that CRTs would last forever along with TVs. However, with the digitization of televisions, CRT televisions have disappeared from electronics stores. Is your TV still a CRT? And now it is said like a product of the past.
Now let's get back to screen printing. In fact, the technology of screen printing is much older than the above mentioned technology. The roots of screen printing go back to the Heian period. It is said that the priests of Koyasu Kannonji Temple in Mt. Shirako, Mie Prefecture, sandwiched plant leaves and flowers between white cloths, struck them with a mallet, and skillfully dyed various patterns with the juice. This was very beautiful and popular, and it became impossible to meet the demand with handmade. So he devised a method of drawing designs on Japanese paper, cutting them out with a knife, and dyeing them. This is said to be the origin of screen printing.
Taking this technique as a hint, in 1905, Samuel Simon, an Englishman, devised a method of attaching a mold to a silk net and using it, resulting in the prototype of the current screen printing.This technology was introduced to the United States, developed, and then returned to Japan.Counting from the Heian period, it can be said that it has a history of １０００ years.
Taking this technique as a hint, in 1905, Samuel Simon, an Englishman, devised a method of attaching a mold to a silk net and using it, resulting in the prototype of the current screen printing.This technology was introduced to the United States, developed, and then returned to Japan.Counting from the Heian period, it can be said that it has a history of １０００ years.
However, screen printing is well suited to current state-of-the-art technology. Records are gone, but screen printing has been applied to the production of CDs. Switches are gone from phones, but screen printing has been applied to the production of touch panels used in smartphones. Although cathode-ray tubes are no longer used, screen printing is still widely used in the production of electronic components that make up televisions.
Screen printing is a technology with a long history. Despite this, the reason why screen printing is still at the core of the latest technology is that it is a technology with excellent versatility. Screen printing will continue to develop forever, responding firmly to unknown technologies that are likely to emerge in the future.
