An inkjet printer in our enterprise is often a minimum of 30 inches extensive, however go up over sixteen toes in width, and these can be utilized as dye sublimation printers as properly, though not usually interchangeably with out flushing feed strains and another technical “fixes” that have to be completed earlier than having the ability to convert from one sort of ink to a dye ink set.
For one factor, CMYK or 4 shade course of printing completed with ink on an inkjet printer really makes use of the 4CP ink set CMYK (quick model of cyan-magenta-yellow-black), in distinction to the dye set used when printing in preparation for dye sub printing. The dye set is termed CMYO, which is brief for cyan-magenta-yellow-overprint clear, the place the dye is printed to a handled switch paper, and within the warmth switch course of turns into the black shade.
So, first, let me inform you what dye sublimation printers are NOT used for. They aren’t used for pure fiber materials equivalent to cotton, linen, or bamboo. They’re additionally not used for direct to material printing or what’s erroneously known as direct sublimation printing, which is admittedly inkjet to material printing, or DTF (direct-to-fabric) printing (one other time period is DTS, or direct-to-substrate).
Dye sublimation is often not used for supplies like PVC (vinyl) decal inventory or banner supplies, as inkjet printing works superb as a floor print for these supplies. Dye sublimation is usually not used for inflexible plastics like styrene or polyethylene as flatbed digital UV printing is usually used for the sort of printing. Different rigids equivalent to MDO plywood or heavier plastics are additionally printed on the flatbed UV inkjet digital printers.
What dye sublimation is used for. With a particular polymeric coating, there are various gadgets that may be printed with the dye sub print course of equivalent to cups, metallic and even wooden plaques and awards, or the rest that may be inserted right into a flatbed heated press.
And, after all, material. Polymer-based materials equivalent to nylon or polyester might be printed utilizing dye sublimation warmth switch from the handled switch paper by printing a mirror picture on the paper, matching it to the material, and sending it via heated strain rollers. This course of, just like the flat press described above, converts the dye right into a gaseous state and impregnates the heat-opened polymer cells with shade, which, after the warmth and strain are gone, shut in across the dye, leaving the colour completely as a part of the material. This not solely creates sturdy shade, it additionally creates nearly photographic high quality steady tones which might be brighter and extra colourful than an inkjet printer can usually obtain.
The printed materials can be utilized on X-banner stands, L-banner stands, Retractable or Adjustable banner stands, feather banners, blade banners, pop-up banner shows, teardrop banners, commerce present shows, retail shows, hanging banner techniques, clothes, and the rest you possibly can consider that’s constructed from material within the business or non-commercial realm.