There
are 4 main types of T-shirt printing technologies currently used: -
Heat
Transfer Printing
Screen
Printing
Direct
to Garment (DTG)
Embroidery
Heat Transfer Printing
Heat transfer also known as the "thermal transfer". It
particularly suitable for making a small variety of personalized products,
including full color images or photographs printed pattern. It is the principle
of the pattern through the printer with special transfer ink printed on the
transfer of special paper and using with special transfer machine. High
temperature and high pressure will be transferred to the commodity pattern
precise surface of finish product.
Screen Printing
Screen printing is a printing process of the oldest and is so
far the best effect of color pattern. Screen printing is the silk fabrics,
synthetic fiber fabric or metal mesh stretched on the network box, making
screen by using the method of hand carved photochemical plate or film.
Modern screen printing technology is making screen through the
method of photolithography using photosensitive material (the screen hole to
make the screen bolt holes, and part of the screen and non-verbal visual part
of the blocked). Squeeze through the printing scraper, so that the ink is
transferred to the substrate through the graphic part of the mesh, forming the
same with the original graphic. Screen printing equipment is simple and with
convenient operation, printing with plate making simple, low cost and
adaptability.
Embroidery
It’s a known process that uses colored threads to sew the
design of t-shirt. It can produce an elegant and classy look if you prefer long
lasting prints, quality image, more colors, and others. Take note that the
price may vary depending on logos and images to use. With this option,
guaranteed color effect can be met.
Direct to Garment (DTG)
Direct to garment also known as digital printing, is the latest
fabric printing technology. Printing’s principle is very much like a desktop
printer, only the paper into the fabric.
Digital printing machine through a special fabric bearing
platform, the print head special fabric dye inks and special printing (for
printing is more accurate). Patterns in the form of digital input to the
computer, through the computer printing color painting system (CAD) editing,
and then by the computer control of micro piezoelectric ink jet nozzle to
special dye injected directly into textiles. The formation of the desired
pattern must be on the fabric pre and post processing, such as color fixing,
washing and drying, etc..
In addition to the dye digital printing ink without other
consumables, so is the most economic, environmental protection, convenient way.
But because of this technology is to dye directly into the fabric, so the
fabric natural texture will affect the final pattern, precision and color
saturation result also will different.
Conclusion
Although there are so many different printing technologies (Such
as heat transfer printing, screen printing, embroidery and
direct to garment), we will choose the most suitable method according customer
requirement, besides consider of quantity of order and design. So you never
have to worry about it! For quantity 1 to 10, we usually use heat transfer
printing orders. We use only the finest printing materials to print any photos,
pictures and words into t-shirts to show off your personality.
