Open area
30 – 32% at 25 mesh
12 – 13% at 165 mesh
How much of the wall is hole. Open area sets how much paste can pass, which is what controls coverage and blotch density.
A screen purchase only goes wrong when mesh, repeat and length are chosen one at a time instead of together. Any rotary printing nickel screen is defined by those three numbers, and the seamless nickel rotary screen construction is what holds pattern continuity and repeat accuracy once the machine runs at production speed. Work down this page to turn your fabric and paste into a mesh band, then match repeat and length to your repeat head before you ask for a price.
The screen is mounted between the repeat head of a rotary screen printing machine and pushes color paste evenly through precision mesh holes onto the fabric surface, so the printed pattern comes off clear and uniform. Because it is made of pure nickel, it keeps high strength, high toughness, corrosion resistance and high temperature resistance through long high-speed printing runs.
Buyer decision: if your pattern is simple and your paste is thick, spend the budget on wall stability. If you are holding fine halftone work, the priority flips to mesh row selection further down this page.
Find your fabric row, read across to your paste column, and take the mesh band. Every number below is a mesh count that exists on this product page.
| Fabric / print type | Low viscosity thin paste, fast flow |
Medium viscosity standard mill paste |
High viscosity thick, high solids |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton — plain weave, open-end yarn | 80 – 100 | 60 – 80 | 40 – 60 |
| Cotton — fine count, high detail | 100 – 125 | 80 – 100 | 60 – 80 |
| Chemical fiber — polyester, viscose | 100 – 135 | 80 – 105 | 60 – 80 |
| Blended — cotton / polyester | 80 – 105 | 60 – 80 | 40 – 60 |
| High-detail halftone / fine line | 135 – 165 | 125 – 135 | 100 – 125 |
| Heavy coverage — blotch, large solid areas | 60 – 80 | 40 – 60 | 25 – 40 |
These bands are a starting point, not a guarantee. Paste rheology, squeegee pressure and machine speed all move the result, so confirm the band with a sample test on your own press before you commit to a full set.
Thirteen mesh rows with wall thickness, open area and hole diameter as published for this screen. Read it as a data set — the recommendations above and the trade-offs below both come back to this table.
| Mesh | Thickness (µm) | Open area (%) | Diameter (µm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 160 – 165 | 30 – 32 | 720 |
| 40 | 145 – 150 | 28 – 30 | 318 |
| 60 | 115 – 120 | 18 – 20 | 161 |
| 70 | 110 – 115 | 16 – 18 | 131 |
| 80 | 110 – 115 | 16 – 18 | 105 |
| 100 | 105 – 115 | 15 – 17 | 74 |
| 105 | 105 – 115 | 15 – 17 | 94 |
| 125 | 100 – 105 | 14 – 16 | 79 |
| 125V | 100 – 105 | 14 – 16 | 79 |
| 135 | 100 – 105 | 13 – 15 | 72 |
| 135V | 100 – 105 | 13 – 15 | 72 |
| 155 | 100 – 105 | 12 – 13 | 60 |
| 165 | 100 – 105 | 12 – 13 | 71 |
A 20 µm wall-thickness difference is not a cosmetic detail. From 25 mesh down to 40 mesh the wall is 145–165 µm deep, which gives a stiff, dimensionally stable screen that suits heavy paste deposit and large solid areas. From 100 mesh upward the wall settles at roughly 100–115 µm, so paste travels a shorter distance through each hole and releases more readily — the behavior you want when you are chasing fine detail and a thin, even film.
The V-suffix rows (125V, 135V) carry identical thickness, open-area and diameter figures to their plain counterparts in this table. Treat them as separate availability, not as a documented performance upgrade, and confirm the intended difference with us before you specify one.
Two rows in this table break the usual pattern and are worth reading carefully rather than assuming: 105 mesh is listed with a larger diameter (94 µm) than 100 mesh (74 µm), and 165 mesh with a larger diameter (71 µm) than 155 mesh (60 µm). Always read the row you intend to order instead of extrapolating from the mesh count.
Mesh decides how the paste goes down. Repeat and length decide whether the screen physically works on your machine and whether the pattern joins correctly around the circumference.
Repeat is the distance printed by one full revolution of the repeat head. Choose the figure that matches your repeat head so the design lands back on itself without a visible join.
1410 – 3500 mm
Length is ordered within this range to suit different rotary printing machine models and fabric processing widths. Custom-sized screens are available, so a width that sits outside a standard band is not a blocker.
Three figures from the mesh table govern every print result. They move together, which is why you cannot optimise one in isolation.
30 – 32% at 25 mesh
12 – 13% at 165 mesh
How much of the wall is hole. Open area sets how much paste can pass, which is what controls coverage and blotch density.
720 µm at 25 mesh
71 µm at 165 mesh
The size of each individual opening. It sets the largest dot the paste can form and how much pigment particle the paste must carry through.
160 – 165 µm at 25 mesh
100 – 105 µm from 125 mesh up
The depth the paste must travel. Thicker walls stay rigid at speed; thinner walls release paste more easily but flex more.
Going finer raises printed definition but cuts open area, so a heavy or high-solids paste starves and the pattern breaks up. Going coarser floods paste and fills in fine detail. The screen that works is the one where open area still passes your paste at production speed while the hole diameter still holds the smallest element in your design. Buyer decision: pick the mesh band for your paste first, then take the highest mesh count inside that band that your pattern can justify.
Most screen complaints that sound like a product fault are actually a specification mismatch. Check these four before you reorder.
A high mesh count with a thick, high-solids paste is the classic starve-out. The holes are simply too small for the paste to pass at speed, so detail prints weak or missing.
Decision: match mesh to the paste, then reduce pattern complexity — not the other way round.
This table lists 105 mesh with a 94 µm diameter and 100 mesh with 74 µm. A higher count does not always mean a smaller hole, so "one step finer" is not a reliable instruction.
Decision: read the diameter and open-area columns for the exact row before you change mesh.
Coverage problems are open-area problems. If solids print patchy, dropping to a lower mesh count buys open area; adding squeegee pressure at high speed only wears the screen.
Decision: verify open area and wall thickness together, then set pressure once on a sample.
A join line or a creeping pattern is usually a repeat figure that does not divide evenly into the design length, not a mesh fault.
Decision: confirm the repeat head figure and the design length before blaming or replacing the screen.
Custom-sized screens are available, and samples are offered for quality testing. Sending the right information up front is what turns a trial screen into a production order without a second iteration.
You do not need a finished specification to start. Send what you know about the fabric, the paste and the repeat head, and we will confirm the mesh band, repeat and length that fit — then quote it, including custom sizes and a sample for testing before bulk.
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View productthe published range runs from 25 mesh to 165 mesh: 25, 40, 60, 70, 80, 100, 105, 125, 125v, 135, 135v, 155 and 165. the specification table on this page lists wall thickness, open area and hole diameter for every one of those rows.
start from two inputs: fabric type and color paste viscosity. read your fabric row and paste column in the selection snapshot to get a mesh band, then confirm it with a sample test on your own press, because paste rheology, squeegee pressure and machine speed all move the final result.
repeat options are 530, 640, 688, 725, 819, 914 and 1018 mm. length is ordered anywhere within 1410–3500 mm, which suits different rotary printing machine models and fabric processing widths. custom-sized screens are also available.
it is compatible with most mainstream rotary screen printing machines provided the machine's repeat head specification matches the screen dimensions. that match is the only thing to verify, so send your repeat head figure and printing width with your enquiry and we will confirm before you order.
yes. samples are available for quality testing, and custom-sized screens can be produced to your repeat and length. screens ship in reinforced circular tubes, with specialized wooden crates used for larger consignments.
the smooth nickel surface resists color paste residue, which makes cleaning straightforward and supports reuse. combined with the pure nickel construction's corrosion resistance, that reuse is what keeps the cost per meter printed down over the life of the screen.