Overlays are created using screen printing to create panels for any industrially manufactured product. They are decorative pieces that are used as the front panel on a piece of equipment.

Basically, if you take a look around your home at your microwave, stove, security systems and look at the panels that are keypads and this type of thing, you are looking at an overlay. Overlays can have colored windows, holes and come in various shapes and sizes.

They are made from a huge assortment of materials like vinyl, velvet, suede, mylar and various other materials. Overlays should be created in a clean room like environment to ensure higher production and superior quality. In these rooms certain factors like temperature, humidity and air flow can be controlled.