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Blue Ridge Screen Products is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Our facility includes a showroom, warehouse, equipment demonstration area, and service support for screen printing and digital printing businesses.

Visit our contact page for our address, business hours, and directions.

Yes. Blue Ridge stocks a wide range of inks, films, powders, emulsions, chemicals, maintenance supplies, and replacement parts for many of the equipment brands we sell.

Browse our screen printing supplies, digital printing supplies, or contact technical service for help locating a specific part.

Yes, local pickup is available for eligible orders from our Charlotte, North Carolina location. Orders should be confirmed as ready before arriving for pickup.

Yes. Blue Ridge Screen Products operates a retail store at our Charlotte, North Carolina location. Customers are welcome to visit Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to browse available products, place an order in person, or pick up an existing order.

For large orders or specific products, we recommend calling before visiting to confirm availability.

The correct coating method depends on mesh count, emulsion solids, scoop coater edge, artwork, ink deposit, and desired stencil thickness. A common starting point is one or two coats on the print side followed by one or two coats on the squeegee side.

High-density and specialty printing may require additional coats. Record your coating method and use the same process consistently so exposure results remain repeatable.

Murakami and KIWO both offer professional emulsions for different inks, exposure systems, screen room conditions, and stencil requirements. The better brand or product depends on how your shop prints rather than one brand being universally better.

Blue Ridge carries multiple options from both manufacturers so shops can match emulsion characteristics to their production needs. Browse the emulsion collection or ask our team for help comparing products.

Water-based and discharge inks require an emulsion with strong water resistance. Not every plastisol emulsion is designed to withstand long runs with water-based products.

Look for an emulsion specifically rated for water-based or discharge printing. For demanding applications, an emulsion additive or hardener may improve stencil durability, although hardening can make reclaiming more difficult.

Many pure photopolymer and dual-cure emulsions are suitable for plastisol printing. Your choice should also account for exposure speed, screen room conditions, mesh count, required stencil thickness, and expected print run.

Browse our KIWO and Murakami emulsions, or contact our screen room experts for a specific recommendation.

Common emulsion types include pure photopolymer, dual-cure, and diazo emulsions.

Pure photopolymer emulsions are generally fast exposing and arrive ready to use. Dual-cure and diazo emulsions use a sensitizer and are often selected for their durability, exposure latitude, or resistance to specific ink systems.

The right choice depends on your ink, exposure equipment, mesh count, stencil thickness, reclaim process, and production requirements.

Screen printing emulsion is a light-sensitive coating applied to screen mesh. Once dry, the coated screen is exposed to ultraviolet light through a film positive. The areas blocked by the artwork remain water-soluble and wash away, creating the open stencil through which ink is printed.

Shop our complete selection of screen printing emulsions.

Use an exposure calculator or step-wedge test with your actual emulsion, mesh, coating method, film positive, and exposure unit. Manufacturer estimates are useful starting points, but they cannot account for every screen room and exposure setup.

Use the free Blue Ridge Exposure Calculator to evaluate your stencil and identify signs of underexposure, overexposure, or correct exposure.