Method and system for manufacturing a screen printing frame holding a screen using curable resin

Abstract

A frame that holds a screen suitable for screen printing is manufactured using curable liquid resin. The liquid resin is received within a channel in a mold such that the resin contacts a screen positioned proximate to the channel. The liquid resin is then cured to a solid state to both secure the screen to the resin and form the frame holding the screen. Agents for curing the liquid resin may include, but are not limited to, light (such as ultraviolet light or visible light), an electron beam, and chemical curing agents. A substrate may be pressed against the screen opposite the mold to hold the screen against the mold. Furthermore, an inorganic material may be mixed with the curable liquid resin to provide a matrix that reinforces and strengthens of the screen printing frame when the resin is cured to a solid state.

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