Pre-Burned Screens & Screen Burning Service
Cut Setup Time. Print More. Skip the Darkroom.
Arena Prints delivers the only economical, eco-friendly pre-burned screen solution with true 1200 dpi resolution, helping screen printers, apparel brands, and artists go from art file to press in a fraction of the time. Our digital CTS process eliminates emulsion, film positives, and traditional washout steps while producing sharp detail, cleaner halftones, and more consistent results.
What Are Pre-Burned Screens?
Digital Screen Burning Makes High Definition Screen Printing Easy.
Pre-burned screens are screen printing screens that arrive with your artwork already imaged onto the mesh, so you do not need to burn them in-house. Instead of managing coating, exposure, and reclaiming yourself, you upload your design and receive press-ready screens built for production.
Arena’s screen burning service uses a computer-to-screen thermal imaging process to burn artwork at 1200 dpi onto laminated mesh film, creating a fast and efficient alternative to traditional screen room workflows.
We stand by our product with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. If you don't absolutely love our digital screen burns, we'll burn your image until we get it right or refund you for the full order.
Professional Screen Burning Services for Screen Print Screens
Why This Helps Your Bottom Line
- Direct From The Computer: The Arena Digital Screen process uses a CTS (computer to screen) system with a thermal head that heat perforates an image onto mesh laminated with film.
- The Only HD Print Option: Arena Digital Screens drastically simplify the work flow required to burn a 1200 dpi print image without a need for film positives conventional screen making requires.
- Save Time & Money: Pre-burned screens help reduce setup labor, shorten turnaround times, and free up your team to print more jobs each week. For many shops, that means fewer bottlenecks, fewer failed burns, and more time spent on revenue-generating work instead of screen prep.
Who These Screens Are For
- Print Shops: Increase throughput without adding more darkroom labor or extra exposure equipment.
- Small Studios and DIY Printers: Get professional screen burning without building a full screen room.
- Fashion brands and artists: Produce detailed graphics, halftones, and boutique-quality prints with less overhead.
- Schools, Nonprofits, and Agencies Use a cleaner, simpler way to screen print with fewer chemicals and less equipment.
How It Works
- Upload your artwork:Send us your print-ready files and we will prepare your screen setup. If needed, we can guide you on file quality and specifications before production begins.
- Approve your proof: You receive a print-ready proof before the screen is burned, helping reduce mistakes and giving you confidence in the final output
- We Burn and Ship Your Screens: Once approved, we produce your image with our 1200 dpi CTS thermal process and prepare your pre-burned screens for shipment
- You go straight to press: When your order arrives, you tape, register, and print. There is no need to coat, expose, or wash out the screen before production
The Arena Digital Screen process uses a CTS (computer to screen) system with a thermal head that heat perforates an image onto mesh laminated with film. Arena Digital Screens drastically simplify the work flow required to burn a 1200 dpi print image without a need for the emulsion or film positives conventional screen making uses. Arena Digital Screens do not require light exposure, chemical cleaning or wash-out.
The print area on our screen burns is the largest in the industry:
20" x 24" Standard Size Screen = 13" x 18" image area
23" x 31" Large Size Screen = 18" x 24" image area
25" x 36" Extra Large Size Screen = 18" x 29" image area
Absolutely! The best part about our digital screen service is that we are able to print an exact copy of what your image will look like once after you print. We send digital mock ups with every order to confirm the image size, resolution and placement. For more complex artwork, you can request thermal print proofs of each screen burn layer. With these print proof images, you will literally be able to see fine lines and half tones.
Ink Handling Supplies
Plastisol & Water Based Inks
