What you should know about sublimation printing on textiles

What you should know about sublimation printing on textiles

Digital printing is replacing traditional methods in different branches of the graphics industry. There are multiple reasons for this shift but the main drivers are the cost-efficiency, possibility to personalise prints and the flexibility of these machines. 
This is no different in the textile printing business. Traditional screen-printing is replaced by digital textile printing solutions like sublimation printing for shorter production runs and prints that require multiple colours and photographic imagery. The digital alternatives are ideal for the personalisation of prints, which is extremely popular nowadays.
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What is dye sublimation printing?

Sublimation printing is a technique that uses heat sensitive inks. These inks turn into gas under the influence of heat and combine with a 100% polyester medium. Since the ink becomes part of the structure of the material, the images on the fabric don’t fade or crack - even after multiple washings.  

What do you need for it?

You need various items to create sublimated textiles including flags, displays, sportswear, fashion, interior decoration and much more.
1. Printer and ink
A high-quality printer equipped with sublimation inks is essential. The Rolande and EPSON printer that are specifically designed for sublimation printing. The printers are available with Texart ink in four (CMYK) or eight colours (CMYK, Lc, Lm, Or and Vi). These inks have many colour-giving elements and are highly concentrated, which is necessary to create beautiful, vivid and crisp images.
2. Software
You also need a RIP software to control your printer and to manage your print jobs. ErgoSoft is the market leader in the development of software for textile sublimation and Roland offers the so-called “ErgoSoft Roland Edition” software for free with its Texart printers. Therefore, when you invest in a Roland printer, you are sure that you also have the ideal software at your disposal to run your machine. It has a perfect colour management and a multi-colour engine (for the Orange and Violet inks).
3. Transfer paper (sublimation paper)
To create high-quality sublimation prints, you need a transfer paper that has high ink absorption and dries quickly. The paper needs to stay flat and may not wave after printing. It is also important that the paper releases the ink when heating. The Roland Sublimation Paper does all that and is therefore the perfect paper for your sublimation prints.
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