This is sometimes used as the same meaning as off-contact (see off-contact) Commonly, snap-off is used to explain the separation of screen mesh from the garment after the squeegee has made contact with the garment during the print sequence Example: The print speed is being slowed because of the heavy viscosity of the ink, so snap-off can occur
(1) the distance between the bottom of the screen and the surface of the object to be printed; same as "off contact" distance (2) the mistake that occurs when a textile substrate is unevenly pulled off a platen too quickly resulting in a misprint due to uncured ink touching unprinted parts of the garment
snap off
Turkish pronunciation
snäp ôf
Pronunciation
/ˈsnap ˈôf/ /ˈsnæp ˈɔːf/
Etymology
[ 'snap ] (verb.) 1530. Dutch or Low German snappen; akin to Middle High German snappen to snap.