▁or ▁cer am ic ▁pow ders ▁required ▁with ▁an ▁organ ic ▁vehicle ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁paste ▁for ▁screen - print ing . ▁To ▁achieve ▁a ▁hom ogeneous ▁in k ▁the ▁mixed ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁in k ▁may ▁be ▁passed ▁through ▁a ▁three - roll ▁mill . ▁Alternatively , ▁ready ▁made ▁in ks ▁may ▁be ▁obtained ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁many ▁companies ▁offering ▁products ▁for ▁the ▁thick - film ▁techn ologist . ▁ ▁Screen - print ing ▁Screen - print ing ▁is ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁transfer ring ▁an ▁in k ▁through ▁a ▁pattern ed ▁w oven ▁mesh ▁screen ▁or ▁st enc il ▁using ▁a ▁s que eg ee . ▁ ▁D ry ing / C uring ▁After ▁allowing ▁time ▁after ▁printing ▁for ▁sett ling ▁of ▁the ▁in k , ▁each ▁layer ▁of ▁in k ▁that ▁is ▁depos ited ▁is ▁usually ▁d ried ▁at ▁a ▁moder ately ▁high ▁temperature ▁( 5 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0   ° C ) ▁to ▁ev apor ate ▁the ▁liquid ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁in k ▁and ▁fix ▁the ▁layer ▁tempor arily ▁in ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁substr ate ▁so ▁that ▁it ▁can ▁be ▁handled ▁or ▁stored ▁before ▁final ▁processing . ▁For ▁in ks ▁based ▁on ▁polym ers ▁and ▁some ▁sol der ▁past es ▁that ▁c ure ▁at ▁these ▁temper atures ▁this ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁step ▁that ▁is ▁required . ▁Some ▁in ks ▁also ▁require ▁cur ing ▁by ▁expos ure ▁to ▁U V ▁light . ▁ ▁F iring ▁For ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁metal , ▁cer am ic ▁and ▁glass