Silicone Print Setting It Correctly on a Tech Pack
Silicone Print should be written into the tech pack with a value, a tolerance and a method. This removes ambiguity from quotations.
Definition to agree
elastomer print for grip or logos. Working figures for Silicone Print normally sit around shore hardness selected by use in mainstream production. Note screen printing plus curing on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Target value
Open the specification at shore hardness selected by use, adjusted to the end use. Record elastane content alongside Silicone Print, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside shore hardness selected by use usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
Method line
Always pair the target with screen printing plus curing so the mill and the laboratory test the same way. Keeping reference values for Silicone Print lets suppliers quote without extra sampling rounds. Ask for conditioning details together with screen printing plus curing, since both affect the reading.
Tolerance line
State plus or minus limits to keep production realistic while protecting the requirement. Working figures for Silicone Print normally sit around shore hardness selected by use in mainstream production. Note screen printing plus curing on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Approval step
Approve the result on pre-production bulk rather than on development fabric only. Record elastane content alongside Silicone Print, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside shore hardness selected by use usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
