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Why you Need to Invest in Laser Cutting? A company that doesn’t have a laser cutting machine generally subcontracts the work to one or several job shops with that capability. This scenario doesn’t involve a lot of risk and can work if you have some flexibility with lead times. But there will come that time when you have to ask yourself if it is time for the company to bring laser cutting in-house. This has to be considered even if the business relationship with the subcontractor is great. How do you know if it is the right time to own a laser? Look at how much you are spending monthly for laser cut machine . In the words of Henry Ford, “If you need a machine and don’t buy it, then you will ultimately find that you have paid for it and don’t have it.” If the decision is made to bring laser cutting in-house, you may be put in a position where you need to justify why the investment needs to be made. The costs associated with subcontracting out the laser cutting are just the ...

Main Characteristics Of Dye Sublimation Process First,  the technical stuff:  the official definition of sublimation is as follows: “In chemistry, the direct conversion of a solid into a gas, without passage through a liquid stage.”  Dye sublimation printing is the process by which heat is applied to inks turning them into a gas and bonding the ink with the polyester fibers of fabric or the poly coating on hard goods.  The result of the bond is a print that won’t wear out until the imprinted  item does. 1, Superior Printing Effects. The textiles using sublimation transfer process usually get elaborate figures, which is with bright colors, rich and clear gradation, and is of high artistry and strong dimensionality. This can hardly be carried out by other common printing methods, and you may even get photographic and painterly figures with such process. 2, The transferred items touch soft, and have a long lifespan. The remarkable feature of sublimation t...

Dye Sublimation Printing: Sublimation Paper Transfer on Hard Materials      Sublimation Paper for Hard Substrates and Mugs will allow you start or expand your business by creating custom mugs, caps, plates, mouse pads, coasters, photo panels, tiles, plaques, and much more! With the improvement of living standards, people in the gifts or jewelry, not only requires the overall beauty, but also hope that through personalized customization of these items they can show personal interests and hobbies. What is produced on the assembly line is far from meeting the demand especially for young people, the most interesting thing can show their creativity and must have their direct participation in the design. Heat sublimation transfer technology, compared with other technologies, eliminates the process of plate making, on-site printing, access immediately.     The printing industry on hard substrates is booming. For example, nameplate, cups, dishes, photo frames, ...

What is Sublimation Printing? Sublimation is the process of printing a special sublimation ink, onto special sublimation transfer paper, using a special sublimation printer. This is an alternative to traditional inkjet transfers in that sublimation ink actually becomes a part of the substrate you print on, whereas inkjet transfers use a carrier sheet to print the ink on top of the shirt or item. Sublimation printing , also known as dye sublimation printing, is a popular printing method for transferring images onto suitable materials. Typical printing methods involve a step with water, where the solid turns to water before a gaseous state. Sublimation printing does not involve the liquid step but goes right from solid to gas due to a chemical reaction (like dry ice). How it works This typically involves the use of a digital printer to produce images on sublimation transfer paper with sublimation ink. The sublimation paper is then placed into a heat press with the mat...

What is a Slitter—An Introduction to Slitting You have a roll of material that’s too wide for your die cutter, printer, laminator or other roll-fed processes. Now what? You want to reduce material cost and inventory. You can do so by buying standard size rolls and slitting them into the exact the size you need. What is Slitting? Slitter or  slitting machine - these names are used interchangeably for the same machines. Roll slitting, also known as log slitting or rewind slitting, is a shearing operation that cuts a large roll of material into narrower rolls. We build top quality machinery for the converting industry. In converting, “slitting” refers to the process cutting large rolls of material into narrower rolls. The large roll is typically referred to as the “master” or “parent” roll. A slitter is a machine that converts a master roll into one or more narrower rolls. Because of economies, master rolls are often made as large as possible. When these master rolls a...

Dye Sublimation Paper for Outdoor Display printing     Sublimation printing has long been a decorating technology best used for indoor applications. Like many kinds of inks used for imprinting, sublimation inks react to UV light, which causes fading over time in outdoor conditions. With new types of sublimation panels on the market, product decorators now have the ability to make headway into markets where outdoor imaging is in demand. There are many applications for sublimated products that are regularly exposed to sunlight, not the least of which is outdoor signage.    For instance, one of the most popular places to use dye sublimation printing is on snowboards. Another is light pole banners. There are several fabrics that can be used for display graphics outdoors at outdoor trade shows.   Pole Banner Prints Another place that dye sublimation printing is used is on gazebo covers. The top and edges can be printed with graphics and advertising, and d...

Sublimation Transfer Paper For Fashion Textile Printing      Sublimation transfer paper can make the printing process more quickly and its color has higher saturation. So factories often choose this kind of machine to improve their efficiency.    There are some tips for you:    Sublimation heat transfer printing textile related to the products are: clothing, bags, socks, scarves, aprons, ribbon, tie etc..    The optimum composition of pure polyester. In addition, followed by: adding a small amount of cotton polyester cotton, nylon, polyester spandex, and so on.    The most suitable fabric varieties: satin cloth, non-woven fabric, containing less than 20% of the amount of cotton polyester cotton cloth, towel cloth etc..    Tips: cotton, pure nylon or woolen sweater and other hair fabrics are not suitable for sublimation heat transfer, which is also a difficult problem in the world today, and it is up to us ...

Dye Sublimation Printing for Exhibition Graphics Sublimation printing can assist you with your exhibition & large format printing services, whatever business sector or industry you are involved with. It supply a wide range of businesses, large & small, both indoor, and outdoor afield with our display graphics & signage of all shapes and sizes. With our in-house exhibition & large format printing services we can provide a comprehensive range of products to fulfil your display graphic requirements. From a simple desktop display or poster, to all the elements for a complete exhibition stand, we have the experience, knowledge, and facilities to produce everything you need to create a stunning visual statement. Choosing the right product for your display graphics can be quite a challenge as there are so many different terms, and multiple product options available. We are here to guide you to the right solutions that will not only meet your needs, but hopefully ins...

Printed Fabric On Sublimation Paper For Dye Sublimation Printing  Sublimation printing can print any digital design into a wide variety of fabrics for an even wider variety of uses. But, Any fabric having polymeric cellular structure is necessary for dye sublimation to work properly. Having said that, there are a spate of fabrics that go by different names that are polymeric fabrics like polyester. They include polyacrylonitrile (Orlon and Acrilon brand names), acrylic (same brand names as previous), nylon (not printable with dye sublimation, though), polyethylene terephthalate (polyester), spandex, and a couple others that I can’t remember off the top of my head. However, due to cost factors, availability, and ease of use, polyester is the best and least costly fabric available for graphic printing. If you have a dye sublimation printer and heat press, by all means, experiment with it. You might discover something new! What are the benefits of dye sublimation printing ...

Sublimation Transfer Paper For Textile Apparel Printing     Dye-sublimation printing is a digital printing technology. It is used to print on polyester or other synthetic fabrics. Large format inkjet printers using specially formulated inks are used for printing on apparel, banners, table covers, id cards and flags.    The images are initially printed on coated heat-resistant transfer paper as a reverse image of the final design, which is then transferred onto polyester fabric in a heat press operating at a temperature around 180 to 210 C.    The end result of the sublimation process is a nearly permanent, high resolution, full color print so it can be washed without damaging the quality of the image. Because the dyes are infused into the substrate at the molecular level, rather than applied at a topical level, the prints will not crack, fade or peel from the substrate under normal conditions.    What is sublimation printing in fashio...

Dye Sublimation Printing For Sportswear & Uniforms     Sublimation is ideal for printing patterns on sportswear and uniforms because the ink does not sit on top of the fabric. The sublimation ink line is used to print on polyester and polyamide (lycra, nylon) fabrics. These are common fabrics which are used for sports apparel and outerwear along with mixed synthetic fabrics with a minimum 60% synthetic fibers.The dye particles are in the fabric, yielding a softer durable sportswear image. Bright images do not fade or lose vibrancy with time.    What does sublimated sportswear and uniforms include? Sportswear and uniforms include any type of active wear clothing, from jerseys to shorts. Compression or form fitting sportswear is usually made out of spandex commonly used for sports such as wrestling, track and field, dance, gymnastics, swimming and speed skating.    The benefits of sublimating onto sportswear and uniforms: 1.Permanence: im...

Digital Decorating: Sublimation Choosing a Sublimation Printer Choosing the correct sublimation printer requires first determining what you want to produce. Are you printing large designs on apparel? Smaller items, such as coasters, cellphone covers, flip flops, bag tags and plaques? Full-color graphics? High-definition photography? The answers to these questions will have a significant impact on your choice. Other key factors to consider when choosing a sublimation printer are 
printing-field size, number of ink colors, and printing speed and cost. Sublimation printers can be divided into the following categories based on media size and printing sophistication. Note that most printers do not print to the edge of the paper, thus the true printing field is slightly smaller than the media size. Desktop Format: These are office-style units that print on individual sheets of paper and fit easily on any desk or table surface. They are ideal for startup operations due to their...

The True Cost of Sublimation Printing Sublimation printing, also referred to as dye sublimation printing ,is a process that consists of the direct printing of a digital file to paper, by various the most common is through inkjet printers. This process is recommended when the print volume is small and the delivery time is very short, since one of the main advantages of this type of printing is the almost immediate availability of the prints, this type of printing is having an accelerated growth so several printers and businesses are incorporating this type of printers. When many sublimators look at the cost of making their products, they only take into account how much they spend on sublimation  ink , sublimation paper , substrate and shipping. This approach impacts their businesses negatively, as overhead and labor are not factored into the equation – and this is where the bulk of the real cost of production lies. As a result, they may be setting prices too low to sust...

What Types Of Products Can Be Made by Sublimation? In order to determine whether you can imprint a product with a wash-fast, scratch-resistant, full-color sublimation image, you'll need to check three items: First, is the decoration area polyester-based? Sublimation is reliant on polyester's unique molecular structure (e.g. its ability to bond with the gassed ink dyes). You can not sublimate to cotton, nylon, vinyl, wool, leather, etc. Second, will the product hold up to the optimal temperatures (up to 400° F) and pressure required for the dye sublimation process ? Lastly, is the color of the product light enough to take an image? Because this is a dye technology, the color of a sublimation product's decoration surface can affect the final colors of your graphic. True white works best, but you can still decorate lighter colored products such as t-shirts or sand-colored stone tiles while achieving 70-80% of the printer's available color gamut. There are hundreds o...

What Is Sublimation?(2)      As we are describing dye sublimation, the "solid" part of the equation denotes the microscopic particles of solid ink dyes which rest on the surface of your printed, ready-to-transfer sublimation page which you printed directly from CorelDRAW, Adobe PhotoShop or a rip program like Wasatch to a supported Epson, Ricoh, Mutoh or Mimaki sublimation printer . When introduced to heat, these solid ink particles turn directly to a gas which then permanently dye the decorated surface and sub-surface of your product, depending on whether it’s a textile or hard substrate.      The Sublimation Decoration Process The first steps of sublimation decoration often involve the same tools used with other technologies like engraving, screen printing and embroidery. It is only after the final image is printed to paper when sublimation sets itself apart from all other technologies.      Here's the step-by-step process re...

What Is Sublimation?(1)   Dye Sublimation Defined   When speaking to users of dye sublimation technology, you find it can mean drastically different advantages to different businesses. To some, it means the ability to produce high-value, photo gift products. To others, it means styling custom performance apparel where the entire garment – from neck to hem – can be a zone for sublimation decoration. Hundreds of other businesses use dye sublimation in unique ways. Arguably the most versatile technology available to the product decorator today, sublimation allows for the creation of thousands of full-color, true photo quality products in numerous markets such as apparel, gifts, awards and recognition, promotional products, signage, recognition pieces, tile murals and much, much more. Whatever your business' primary focus, dye sublimation allows for a wide interpretation of product solutions across many market segments.    When investigating the products and equi...

What's the difference between heat transfer paper and sublimation paper?            To understand the difference between the two types of paper, it’s important to understand the processes involved in utilizing the paper types. Sublimation is the process of changing physical states from a solid to a gas while bypassing the liquid phase. With sublimation printing, the inks vaporize when exposed to high temperatures. When heated, the ink turns to a gas and actually embeds itself into the polyester garment you are creating. Sublimation paper is a paper that is specifically manufactured to absorb the sublimation ink , but also releases the ink once heat is applied. This fast release of the inks allows transfers to retain the high detail and vibrant color sublimation printing is known for.      The heat transfer process is a little bit different. During production, a design is printed on heat transfer paper and then pressed on top of a g...