Transfer Printing or Direct Sublimation Printing, Which One is Better?
With the development of digital printing, there are many kinds of printing methods in the market. Many people who want to start their sublimation printing business usually ask me a question: what is the difference between direct printing and transfer printing? Do you know the answer? For years, printing via a transfer medium has been the standard dye-sub method.However, the direct dye-sublimation, which can print directly onto a fabric without requiring a transfer sheet has been developed recently . Many people think direct printing can help us save money on transfer paper . Is that so? Well, things aren’t that simple. We can analyze from these aspects: 1. T he image quality The big benefit of using a transfer process is image quality.With transfer paper, during sublimation, the ink doesn’t penetrate far into the substrate, remaining close to the surface. In contrast, direct disperse penetrates further into the fabric, w...