Description
Manufacture screens and prepare printing paste. Use tools and equipment associated with screen printing. Select screen types and mesh for appropriate substrates. Develop, dry and finish screen image. Prepare screens, test screens and printed quality.
Alternative labels
ready equipment for textile printing
prepare equipment and tools for textile printing
ready for manual textile printing
ready equipment and tools for textile printing
prepare equipment for manual textile printing
prepare for textile printing
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
cross-sector
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Prepare equipment for textile printing is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Finishing textile technician: Finishing textile technicians perform operations related to setting up finishing processes. The finishing processes are the final series of operations that improves the appearance and/or usefulness of textiles.
Textile printer: Textile printers perform textile printing operations.
Textile colourist: Textile colourists prepare, develop and create colours for textile applications.
Screen making technician: Screen making technicians engrave or etch screens for textile printing.Â
Optional skill
Prepare equipment for textile printing is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Textile pattern making machine operator: Textile pattern making machine operators create patterns, designs and decoration for textiles and fabrics using machines and equipment. They choose which materials to use and check the quality of the textiles both before and after their work.
Textile dyeing technician: Textile dyeing technicians perform operations related to setting up dyeing processes.
Printing textile technician: Printing textile technicians perform operations related to setting up the printing processes.
Sign maker: Sign makers design and develop signs for a variety of uses such as flyers, traffic signs, billboards and business signs. They use different materials and techniques and if necessary they install the sign on site. Furthermore they also perform maintenance and repairs.
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