Thermofax Printing

An example of a thermofax software screen utilising an image provided by Tauranga Mini Owners’ Club

Thermofax printing utilises an old fashioned printing technique that “burns holes into a special screen fabric so that detailed images can be created and used several times over. Modern thermofax machines us a combination of computer software (to create and load the image) and a specialised printer to create the image to be burnt into the screen. Like silk screen, the screens can be used multiple times but they must be carefully cleaned so that the ink/paint does not dry in the screen and make the burnt area useless for the images to pass through. There are a number of places that provide commercial screens, both custom made and a selection of there own designs. In the US Jane Dunnewold Studios is a good example.

The resulting prints from the thermofax screen. These prints were made on give away goody bags for the rally of the King Country