Editing Screen printing (section)

== Non-garment uses ==
[[File:Sequential Circuits Pro-One.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Sequential Circuits Pro-One synthesizer with a screen printed control panel.]]
{{see also|printed electronics|roll-to-roll|textile printing}}

Screen printing is more versatile than traditional printing techniques. The surface does not have to be printed under pressure, unlike [[etching]] or [[lithography]], and it does not have to be planar.  Different inks can be used to work with a variety of materials, such as textiles, ceramics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fespa.com/news/features/understanding-ceramic-and-glass-decorating-techniques.html |title=Understanding ceramic and glass decorating - Techniques |first=Peter |last=Kiddell |work=FESPA |date=2015-06-26 |access-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707082610/http://www.fespa.com/news/features/understanding-ceramic-and-glass-decorating-techniques.html |archive-date=2015-07-07 }}</ref> wood, paper, glass, metal, and plastic.  As a result, screen printing is used in many different industries, including:
* [[Balloon]]s
* [[Clothing]]
* [[Decals]]
* [[Medical devices]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://systauto.com/medical-science-screen-printing/ |title=Medical & Science }}</ref>
* [[Printed electronics]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fespa.com/news/blogs/printed-electronics-a-new-world-of-opportunity.html |title=Printed electronics: A new world of opportunity |date=2015-03-10 |work=FESPA |access-date=2015-07-01 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707053928/http://www.fespa.com/news/blogs/printed-electronics-a-new-world-of-opportunity.html |archive-date=2015-07-07 }}</ref> including [[Printed circuit board|circuit board printing]]
* Product labels
* [[Snowboard]] graphics
* Textile [[fabric]]
* [[Thick film technology]]
* [[Pinball]] machines
* [[Drinkware]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://systauto.com/drinkware-screen-printing/drinkware/ |title=Screen Printing on Drinkware }}</ref>

In screen printing on wafer-based solar photovoltaic (PV) cells, the mesh and buses of silver are printed on the front; furthermore, the buses of silver are printed on the back. Subsequently, aluminum paste is dispensed over the whole surface of the back for [[Passivation (chemistry)|passivation]] and surface reflection. One of the parameters that can vary and can be controlled in screen printing is the thickness of the print. This makes it useful for some of the techniques of printing solar cells, electronics etc.

[[Solar wafer]]s are becoming thinner and larger, so careful printing is required to maintain a lower breakage rate, though high throughput at the printing stage improves the throughput of the whole cell production line.