Can You See the future of Sublimation Printing?
Sublimation printing is very hot nowadays. According to Smithers Pira’s report ”The Future of Dye-Sublimation Printing to 2021”,forecasts that in 2021 nearly 900, 000 sq.m. of textiles will be printed with the process, creating a global market worth nearly €3 billion ($3.4 billion). The four major end-use segments are: *Garments ; *Household (carpets, wall coverings and upholstery); *Technical and visual communications (displays and signage); *Technical textiles . This last category includes automotive (seats, seat-belts, seat head lining,panels, sound absorption), bags, medical and scientific textiles, sails, tents, parasols/umbrellas, accessories and sports equipment. We can find that textile sublimation printing is the major application of sublimation printing. And the market tells us, that the future of textile sublimation printing is optimistic. 1. Growing market ...