Fast Dry VS Sticky Sublimation Paper-Why Does Former Drying Time Faster Than Latter?

When you are using sublimation paper, you usually encounter sticky sublimation paper drying time longer than fast dry sublimation paper, which will affect the use of paper, the following reasons will tell you.

Sticky Sublimation Paper

Tacky sublimation paper is a kind of sublimation dye paper, and the main difference between the normal sublimation digital paper is that it has a sticky coating. The sticky coating can adhere to the textiles very firmly, and it can help the paper and textiles not moving during the sublimation printing.

The sticky sublimation textile paper is mainly applied to stretch materials like Lycra, polyester with spandex, polyester with cotton(<30%). There are many advantages of sticky sublimation digital paper, such as high transfer rate, good drying time, sharp text and fine lines as there is no movement between paper and fabric. But many people are puzzled one problem that why the sticky/tacky sublimation paper dries slower than regular sublimation transfer paper, even though the sticky paper is quick-dry type as well. This doesn't mean the sticky paper has quality problem.

The coating of the sticky sublimation dye paper is the main factor that can influence the speed of drying. The coating of sticky sublimation textile paper is mainly made up of high molecular polymer. Different with the fast dry sublimation transfer paper, this kind of coating is water-based, so the sticky paper needs longer drying time. And there is one thing that you should know: the higher tackiness is, the slower the paper dries. You should choose the suitable sticky paper instead of higher sticky paper.

Different factories and customers have different requirements about the sticky inkjet sublimation paper. Some of them pay more attention to the tackiness of the paper, because they just want high sticky paper, and don’t care the drying speed. But some factories and customers just put a little sticky coating onto the paper to improve some performance of the regular paper. 

 Fast Dry Sublimation Paper

So you should choose the corresponding dye sublimation paper according to the material you want to use, instead of choosing fast drying time.

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When Heat Pressing,Pre-transfer Will Avoid These Unnecessary Damages

Do you know the benefits of pre-transfer of Heat Pressing?Here are some tips of pre-transfer when pre-press your garments.

1. Pre-Pressing Removes Moisture

Heat transfer printing is a common printing methods,nowadays.Perhaps the primary reason for pre-pressing your garments is to remove the moisture – in fact, many of the other reasons follow out from this.

Heat Press

Removing moisture from your t-shirts (or other substrates) is so important to do. You can think of it as priming wooden boards for painting, or having a dress rehearsal before a show. Pre-pressing prepares your surface for the transfer.
It doesn't really matter if you are doing a plastic, inkjet, sublimation or vinyl transfer. All are greatly benefited and helped by doing a pre-press. It is important.
If it's t-shirts that you are pressing, they are likely produced overseas. Coming from Tropical areas and having been sea-borne, they can have a high moisture content.
This does have a very real effect on how your transfers apply to the surface of your t-shirt. Too much moisture and it's likely your print or transfer will not last long through the wash or through general wear and tear.

Pre-pressing for at least 5 seconds, until the steam ceases (but before you scorch your garment), will ensure a longer life for your product.

It can seem like a pain in the neck, but carry on none-the-less. You will likely regret it if you do not.

2. The Heat Transfer Pre-Press Removes Wrinkles

This is somewhat obvious, but sometimes the obvious is good to state.

Pre-pressing your garment will help remove wrinkles. When you are pressing a transfer, it is beyond important that you have a flat and equal surface. It is important for maintaining an even pressure and of course you do not want to have a transfer ruined because it's pressed over a wrinkle!

Pre-press to ensure you have a perfect flat surface. You owe it to your transfer.

3. Pre-Pressing Prepares The Fabric For A Better Print

When you pre-press, your garment is better prepared to receive the transfer – whatever type it might be.

Heat Press Transfer Machine

As mentioned before, it is tantamount to priming a board for paint. It is the necessary precursor to pressing – one which, of course, we all wish we could skip!

The dryer a substrate, the better the dyes, vinyl, plastic, etc, will adhere to the surface, and the longer it will stay on through wearing.

4. Pre-Pressing Helps The Transfer To Settle

This is similar to what can happen if you try to apply a transfer, especially an inkjet or sublimation transfer printing, to a moisture ridden t-shirt.

In extreme cases people experience dyes running or the edges of transfers lifting. If you're experiencing this the first thing to ask yourself might be,"did I pre-press my garment?"

5. Pre-Press Makes For A Smoother Peel Of The Transfer Backing

 Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) for example, comes away from its backing when heat is applied, which is why when weeding HTV it's helpful to warm it up a bit on your heat transfer press.

Again, pre-pressing is simply a case of priming the surface. When your surface is primed all things are easier.

The backing tape, especially for hot-peel transfers, will come away much smoother if the transfer is able to adhere without moisture, and if the transfer has been allowed much more suitable conditions to apply.

6. Pre-Pressing Helps The Transfer To Adhere Properly

At this point I might be repeating myself, but if you're still reading, perhaps you still need convincing?

Heat Press Machine

Pre-pressing will help your transfer to adhere. A moisture free and wrinkle free surface allows the transfer, vinyl or dye to bind and become one with your substrate.

At the same time, it is also crucial to choose a right heat press machine.If you have any needs,please feel free to contact us.

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Epson DX5 VS 5113 Print Head,Why Is 5113 More Suitable for Your Inkjet Printer?

Commonly used Epson print heads have dx5, dx7, 5113 print head. When we choose these kinds of nozzles, we will hesitate. I suggest to choose 5113. Here are some reasons.

Epson Print Head

About DX5 print head

The Epson DX5 print head is used by various Chinese solvent printers. It is a new generation print head that allows fast speed, high resolution printing with eco-solvent or mild solvent inks. The Epson DX5 original print head is delivered in a sealed Epson package. This print head should not be used on Mutoh Valuejet or Mimaki JV33 / JV5 printers as it has different voltages and therefore offers a different image quality.

Suitable printers:

Epson DX5 Print Head

(1).Mimaki Series Printers: Mimaki Jv33 130/160/CJV-130/ Jv5130S/ 160S/ 260S/ 320S
(2).Mutoh series Printers: Valuejetjet 1204/1214/1304/1314 Valuejet 1604/ 1614/ 1618/ 2216 Valuejet 1624/1638
(3).Made in China Printers

Features:

(1). Original Epson print head from JAPAN.
(2). Suit for any brand using Epson DX5 print head, such as ROLAND, MIMAKI, ASTART, DGI and so on.
(3). With highest speed, and highest resolution 1440DPI
(4). The voltage of the print head, temperature is automatically adjustable, prevents blockage caused by the change of temperature.
(5). Edge feather function can blur the pass line and feather the pass edge.
(6). Delicately designed alloy-aluminum platform print head.

About 5113 print head

1, parameter analysis

The number of nozzles is twice that of the previous, 5113 heads: 4 lines * 800 nozzles = 3200 nozzles, the smallest nozzle is 1.5PL. Which makes the color of the printed image more uniform; the width of the nozzle is 30% wider than the DX5, the inkjet color gamut is increased, the ink printing can be smoother; and the printing speed is doubled and the precision is improved;

2, how about

Original Epson 5113 printer head can only use water-based ink; drawback is not the use of solvent ink and UV ink, printing time is generally about 4 hours, and then need to inkjet once to ensure that the nozzle inside smooth, the use of time about 4 months;

3, foreground analysis

Only through the transformation of the back cover and ink dampers in order to make it faster to adapt to the development of industrialization in order to make its textile and digital printing industry to further develop.

4, maintenance analysis

(1) Do not wipe the nozzle with a cloth, do not use a bad nozzle, do not touch the nozzle.
(2) disassemble the nozzle should be shut down when cleaning.
(3) After printing is completed, the nozzle is separated, dust can easily plug the nozzle, the number of cleaning nozzles should not be too frequent.
(4) In particular, do not over-soak the nozzle.

What is the advantage of an Epson 5113 head compared to a DX5?

1. Numbers of nozzles:

Dx5 print head get 8linesx180nozzles=1440nozzles,the smallest nozzle is 5PL.
5113 print head get 4linesx800nozzles=32 00nozzles.2.2times more than Dx5.

2. Width of print head:

the width of Epson 5113 head is 1.3" ,35% width than Dx5

3.Speed:

due to more nozzles,Epson 5113 head with 3 pass the speed can reach 35 square meters per hour.

4. Different from DX-5 head

Epson 5113 printer head is fast speed and price is cheaper than DX-5, meanwhile, ?due to more number of nozzles, 5113 head can reach high production per hour, to some extent, High- intensity running may lead to short lifetime. maybe 1~2 years, i don't know very clearly how short, we should protect it, because many factors can damage your print head, such as sublimation ink, dye sublimation paper, printing environment etc?

5.Application

DX-5 is used for high precision, low speed, suitable for high quality manufacturers to use.5113 nozzle printer low precision, fast, suitable for low quality requirements, but the large-scale industrial production of the manufacturers use.

Epson 5113 Print Head

According to the comparison of the above characteristics, the Epson 5113 printhead is your first choice.If you are interested in it, please feel free to ask us.

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Inkjet Ink-How to Pick It Correctly When Digital Textile Printing

Do you know how to choose a inkjet ink for your inkjet printer?Here are some ways to help you pick it correctly.

1.Definition of digital textile printing

Pigment Ink

Digital printing is similar to using a printer to print on a piece of paper, but the intended medium is textiles for use in shirts and blankets. Printing with a digital textile machine offers advantages over traditional methods in that new colors and designs can be added to the fabric. Some fabrics are porous and absorb ink, and others are not, so a non-bleeding unit must be added to the digital textile printing unit so that these other fabrics do not bleed after printing. The disadvantages of this type printing are from spot coloring inaccuracy, slower printing times and difficulty in digital setup.

This type of printing is nearly the same as using a regular printer. Most textile printers look like a wide-format poster printer and have a roll of fabric attached to the back. When the operator loads an image into the computer and prints it, the textile printer draws in fabric from the roll and then uses an ink-loaded carrier that moves back and forth to get the ink onto the fabric.

2.How to correctly select ink for inkjet printer

Textile inkjet inks are split into four main categories, each with chemical and physical properties specifically designed to work with the target fabric.

1) Reactive dye-based inks (or reactive inks) are ideal for printing cotton, linen, silk and plant derived fibers such as hemp and jute. Reactive inks have good light fastness as well as typically bright colours. Wash fastness is also good due to the chemical bond created between the dye and the fabric. Readily available and inexpensive pre-treated fabrics are often used when printing with reactive inks, although major manufacturers often do their own pre-treatment.  After printing, these inks need to be post-treated by steaming and washing.

2) Acid dye-based based inks (acid inks) are designed for printing nylon, silk, wool and even leather. They are used to manufacture sportswear, swimwear, lingerie, flags, banners and accessories including ties and scarves. Like reactive inks, acid based inks are also bright but typically have better light fastness. Wash fastness is also good due to the strong bond created between the substrate and dye stuff. Pre-treated fabrics and post-process steaming and washing are also a necessity.

3) Disperse dye-based inks (disperse inks) are used for printing polyester fabrics. They are generally not as bright as acid and reactive inks. When heated to high temperatures the dye becomes gaseous and is absorbed into the polyester fibers. As the dye cools and condenses it gets trapped in the fibers, making fabrics printed with disperse inks highly resistant to laundering. 

Disperse inks are typically divided into low and high energy inks. The former (also known as dye sublimation inks) have good light fastness and can be printed onto paper and then transferred to polyester or printed directly on the polyester itself and heated in an oven or transfer press. Due to their excellent light fastness, high energy direct disperse inks are often chosen for the most taxing outdoor applications such as lawn furniture. All high energy disperse inks must be printed direct to fabric and then undergo heat fixation.

Inkjet Ink

4) Pigmented inks use a pigment (insoluble in the ink carrier) rather than a dye (soluble in the ink carrier) to provide coloration. They contain resin binders which help the pigment particles to adhere to the fabric, meaning that the inks can be used across a very wide range of fabric types. However, the inclusion of resin in the composition can limit the amount of pigment possible, as both components raise the ink viscosity. Typically inks with high amounts of colour have low amounts of resin and thus low wash fastness. Conversely, pigment inks with good wash fastness often have higher resin and lower colour intensity. The binder properties and concentration also need to be chosen carefully to avoid affecting the 'feel' of the fabric. Pigment inks typically have very good light fastness and the ability to be used on a wide range of fabrics is a significant advantage. UV curing or heating is sufficient for fixation, and so the inks are simple to use.

We should use the appropriate digital textile ink according to the printed materials , it will print the best images.

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Sublimation Transfer Printing-Do You Know What Factors Affect Its Quality?

In the sublimation transfer printing process, there are many factors that affect the quality of printing. Here are some of the main reasons to affect it.

1.What is dye sublimation printing?

Sublimation Transfer Printing

Dye sublimation printing, is a printing method for transferring images onto a substrate (usually a cloth material such as polyester). Sublimation refers to a process where a substance moves from a solid to a gas state without ever being in a liquid state. Textile sublimation printing normally involves the use of a digital printer to produce mirrored images on paper that has been specially coated with a transfer material.

2.What are the elements that affect the quality of inkjet sublimation printing?

(1).The ink

The sublimation ink is the key material digital sublimation printing technology. It is mainly composed of disperse dye, connection material, solvent and a small amount of additives. Dyes requires good sublimation transfer resistance and permeability. It has achieved the fastness.
Sublimation temperature is 180-240 ℃, and suitable for printing.The dye sublimation printing ink is the key material digital sublimation printing technology. Sublimation temperature is 180-240 ℃, then will be suitable for printing. The heat sublimation ink color is clear with good quality, the stability is strong and the transfer effect is good. At present, the ink have 2 kinds-water-based and solvent-based. The solvent thermal sublimation ink is mainly used in wide spraying machine. It solves the problem of inkjet printing speed and width. The sublimation ink quality directly affects the quality of the product. Therefore, choosing high quality thermal sublimation ink is very important.

Sublimation Ink

(2).The temperature and time

The temperature and time thermal sublimation printing technology is to control the
temperature of 180 ~ 230 ℃ range. Transfer time is about 10-30s. At the same time also pay attention to the temperature and the reasonable allocation of time.

(3).The pressure

Pressure is also one of the important parameters of heat sublimation transfer printing technology. For example, if the pressure is too small, big gap will occur between fabric and transfer paper, then will occur yarn assumes the circular, ink gas molecule collisions with a lot of air and dissipation. It will lead to poor effect, also easy to ink bled, line coarsen and decorative pattern design, fuzzy, visual effect is worse. If pressure is appropriate , yarn is flat, and appropriate gap between transfer paper and transfer printing fabric shading effect will be good. The pattern is clear, smooth fine lines. If pressure is too large, it will prone to deformation, burr and morphological changes in thick fabric, shortcomings and so on superficial feel hard and staining.

Sublimation Printer

The above is the most important reason that affects the quality of sublimation transfer, so we should try to avoid it in the transfer process to achieve better transfer results.

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DTG Printing &Screen Printing,Why Is The Former Printing Better?

When it comes to printing t-shirts, there are usually two printing methods: DTG printing and silk screen printing. So which one is more suitable for printing T-shirts?

Screen Printing VS DTG Printing

1.What is direct to garment Printing?

Direct to Garment Printing is basically like using a printer to print directly onto fabric. This printing works like a printer, supporting some of the most detailed designs in the game with as many color options as you'd like. It offers up extensive color options, easily customized designs, and seriously innovative details. It is suitable for small batches and requires a minimal upfront investment. That said, this printing is not cost effective for larger batches, and offers up no volume discounts. Not to mention, the design placement options are very limited.
Best Fabrics for DTG: DTG works best on 100% cotton tees.Our retail jersey collection is the recommended tee by DTG printers. We only use 100% combed and ring-spun cotton so it creates a very fine knit and ideal printing surface.

2.What is Screen Printing?

Screen Printing

Screen printing is one of the most popular methods of printing. When one is silk printing, they're pulling a layer of ink over a screen to produce their desired design. A special screen is made for each design, which means that there should be a lot of orders for the specific design for it to be worth the investment. Screen printing is not only cost effective when you're printing large batches, but it's also versatile and less costly if you're printing all of the same color. The cons? If you're looking to print multiple colors, it's not effective, and it can only print simple shape designs. Last but definitely not least, screen printing requires a large upfront investment and only allows for printing one design per batch.
Best Fabrics for Silk Screen Printing: Another big pro for this method is that pretty much anything can be screen printed. Make sure to choose inks that work well with the type of fabric you choose. For example, stick to water based and discharge inks when printing on lightweight fabrics and blends so the garment keeps its soft hand.

3.Why choose direct to garment printing ?

(1). NO MINIMUMS

The great thing with this printing is that we offer no order minimums, and pricing that makes sense too. Since the setup with DTG is all done digitally, there's no costly screen setups so single-piece and small orders are a breeze. This also makes it ideal for sampling since you can try different variations, test designs, or even print single pieces for promo, photo shoots, etc.

(2). FASTER ORDER TURN-AROUNDS

Direct to garment printing is instantaneous. Within 10 minutes, you can go from design to completed garment, which is pretty much unheard of in the printing industry. In the time it would take to have your order set up and the screens made by a screen printer, we could have your order printed, boxed, and out the door. On most orders, our typical order turn-around time is only 1-3 days.

DTG Printing

If you have a great relationship with a screen printer and they're willing to do you a favor, you could get an order in a week, but you can usually expect to wait 1-2 weeks to get a smaller order done. In bad situations when you're working with a large screen printer, your small order might continue to get pushed to the bottom of the stack while they tackle the 1000+ piece orders that are paying the bills.

(3). UNMATCHED DETAIL

DTG printers can reproduce detail with pinpoint accuracy. We can print up to 2880 x 1440 pixel resolution, so even the smallest lines and details come through.
With screen printing, you can still get crisp prints but you lose a lot of the finer details. When you think about it, you're pushing a thick ink through a piece of fine mesh, so any ink that can't pass through those holes gets omitted from the design. Check out the example below:
Next to each other, the DTG and screen print of the same design look similar. The DTG print we did on the left is definitely more refined at this view, but once you get close up, the difference becomes night and day.
Looking at them at this level, it's clear DTG (the top print) is the winner. The cityscape is clearly visible, even the roofs of the houses and power lines are crisp and bright. The sky too has depth and shading, whereas the screen print version is spotty. On the bottom screen print version the details in the city have been reduced to dark shapes.

(4). UNLIMITED COLORS

One of the hallmarks of direct to garment printing is the ability to print the full spectrum of colors. With screen printing, colors on a design are separated and mixed before printing. With this printing, colors are mixed on-the-fly in the print head itself. This means no painstaking color-matching before printing, and no limit to the shades and hues you can achieve. This technology is particularly amazing when you're printing photos, gradients, art, or any other designs that are rich in color and detail. We like to say that with DTG prints, any design is possible! 
Nowhere else are you going to be able to get this level of depth, detail, and color, all with the cost-effective option of doing single-piece or small runs.

(5). UNMATCHED DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

Have you toiled away on a design for hours until you finally think it's right, only to get a run printed and find a bunch of adjustments you need to make? With screen printing, this can mean hundreds or even thousands of dollars lost in unsatisfactory product and designs.
With direct to garment printing, you can easily test subtle design tweaks, different sizes, alternative placements, anything you want really, all with single pieces. We could even print several variations on the same shirt so you can compare them side-by-side. Never before has it been easier to test and perfect your print creations.

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Eco-Solvent Ink-How to Distinguish Its Quality and Choose It Better

Eco-solvent inks are mostly used in indoor and outdoor advertising industries. This kind of ink is green and environmentally friendly. It is an excellent choice for advertisers.

The definition

Eco-solvent ink also known as light-solvent ink, takes longer to dry, which entails less maintenance for the printer itself. The ink is able to print on a variety of uncoated

Eco-solvent ink

surfaces and maintain its bright colors. Once printed, the ink will be waterproof and resistant to scratches. Your graphic will last up to three years before the color begins to fade. When using this ink, there will be a wide range of colors available. In addition to standard CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow and black) inks, you may have the additional option of adding green, white, violet, orange, light magenta, light black and light cyan. Depending on your printer, you may have the opportunity to print in metallic shades. If you print on vinyl, your graphic will require a layer of white ink in order to keep your graphic visible in front of a direct light source. It is best for trade show graphics, window hangings, banners and vinyl graphics.

How to Discern the Quality?

1. Ink purity

Depend on the PH value, water content, impurities of the ink can identify high-quality inks. Low purity ink have great damage on print head.

2. Do not wipe print head frequently

Do not frequently wipe the print head when you use high quality ink. It is a waste of ink, but also easy to produce color, thus affecting your resolution of the ink. 

3. the performance of high-quality ink

High-quality ink is not flammable explosion and low damage to the human body. Most importantly, high-quality this ink with light and weather resistance, outdoor painting can withstand long-term sun, the seasons will not change the color difference.

4.The way to buy inks

It is recommended to go to a well-known store or a cooperative company to buy this ink. For example, like Nanjing Feiyue Digital Technology Co.,LTD, our ink is green and color fast, and the degree of washing is 4-5,wide gamut,good transfer rate.High compatibility,suitable for the printer equipped with dx5,ftp,dx7,5113,4720 print heats.

How to use the inks better?

1. Because of some characteristics of the this ink itself, the selection of CISS system should be particularly careful. Sometimes,the outer ink cartridge leaks when people use the ink and then the elbow connecting the ink pipeline blockages,and eventually lead to sprinkler printing broken line.Therefore,it is necessary to remember ink should be used with corrosion resistant cartridges,especially for desktop printers. If the equipment is not used for a long time, attention should be paid to the cleaning of the nozzle part so as to avoid the clogging of the nozzle caused by the volatilization and solidification of residual ink.

2.Water-based eco-solvent ink can be coat-free printing on some materials, or can be coat-free by means of printer heating, but for some smooth surfaces, ink can not be printed on by itself and will accumulate together which will lead to a unclear image.

Eco-solvent printer

This inks are generally used in the advertising industry,If you want to use in the clothing and home industries, sublimation inks are more suitable.

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Inkjet Printer and Dye Sublimation Printer,Compare The Difference Between of Two

Do you know what is the difference between inkjet printer and dye sublimation printer?If you would like to know that,pls read on.

1.What is inkjet printing machine?

A inkjet printing machine is a computer peripheral that produces hard copy by spraying ink onto paper.A typical inkjet printing machine can produce copy with a resolution of at least 300 dots per inch ( dpi ).Some printers can make full color hard copies at 600 dpi or more.Many models include other devices such as a scanner,photocopier and dedicated fax machine along with the printer in a single box.

Inkjet printer

In the inkjet printing mechanism, the print head has several tiny nozzles, also called jets. As the paper moves past the print head, the nozzles spray ink onto it, forming the characters and images. 
The printer can produce from 100 to several hundred pages, depending on the nature of the hard copy, before the ink cartridges must be replaced. There is usually one black ink cartridge and one so-called color cartridge containing ink in primary pigments (cyan, magenta, and yellow). Some this printers use a single cartridge with cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink. A few models require separate cartridges for each primary pigment, along with a black ink cartridge.

2.What is dye sublimation printer

Digital sublimation transfer printer is a computer printer which uses heat to transfer dye onto materials such as a plastic, card, paper, or fabric. The sublimation name was first applied because the dye was considered to make the transition between the solid and gas states without going through a liquid stage. This understanding of the process was later shown to be incorrect. There is some liquefying of the dye. Since then, the process is sometimes known as dye-diffusion, though this has not eliminated the original name. Many consumer and professional sublimation printers are designed and used for producing photographic prints, ID cards, clothing, and more.

3.What is the difference between these two printers

 Dye Sublimation printer

The difference between of them are not only the quality of the photo prints but also the process used to create the photo. An ink-jet printing machine uses a printer cartridge that creates an image that is 300 x 300 dpi (dots per inch.) Most printer cartridge brands do not create a resolution that is true photo quality. Most customers also complain that the printer cartridge does not contain enough ink to print more than 20 or 25 photos before needing replacement.
The digital sublimation printers use a ribbon that can print at 5760 x 1440 dpi, and can print 16.77 million different colors. It can also print 256 colors on one dot with a square resolution. That means the color is the same on both sides. The ink-jet does not have this capability.
Some ink-jet manufacturers claim that their printer cartridges print photos that will last for centuries. However, customers have complained that the photos fade after only a few years, and if the photo gets wet--the colors run. It seems that almost all printer cartridge brands have this problem. In factory tests, the digital sublimation printers create an image that does not fade, and the colors do not run when wet. If a wet coffee cup is placed on the photos, it will not leave a ring.
Dye sublimation is a process that defuses the dye, not ink, onto the paper. The dye is in the form of a ribbon that creates a defused gas when heat is applied. The special receiving layer on the paper absorbs the dye. Using different heat settings to create the colors needed creates the different shades. The print head is capable of printing 256 different shades of each color. The dye is sealed onto the paper using a special over coating layer. This protects the image from fingerprints, water damage and UV light. As soon as the prints leave the printer, they are dry and ready to touch. This eliminates running, smudging and blotching of the colors.
Since dye sublimation printers can produce a continuous tone, the need for a higher resolution is not necessary. Sublimation can fool the human eye so that a resolution of 300 dpi will be equal to an ink-jet printing at 4800 dpi.
Dye sublimation, which is often shortened to dye sub, is known for high quality and continuous tone output. All graduations of color are used to create the continuous tone process. For example, when showing the scale from white to black, a continuous tone printer will print all the shades of gray that occur between true white and true black. 

Large format printer

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The Dye Sublimation Paper Curl Up,Do You Know Why and How To Solve It?

In the process of sublimation printing, the dye sublimation paper curling is a common and troublesome phenomenon. Do you know why and how to solve it？

What cause the dye sublimation paper curl up?

1. PAPER QUALITY

Paper quality is important when printing. Factors which affect quality include: stiffness,smoothness, electrical resistivity, friction coefficient, curl moisture, flatness, millwork, porosity and composition. The usual basic weight for paper is 75grams per squared meter.Good manufacturing processes keep this weight 99% of the time, however there is no single set of paper qualities that are optimum for all printing machines. You can find the optimum paper for your printer using the printer manual or visiting the manufacturer website.

(1)The width of the paper

The width of paper may, in some point, have a connection with the curling of paper after the printing process, but technically speaking, it affects a little in the real operations.

(2)The thickness of paper

Generally speaking, the thinner the paper, the easier the paper might be curled, and that is why most American users would choose to use low-weight sublimation papers. But thinner paper, like 45gsm, 60gsm can also perform very well with some famous printers, like Epson,Mimaki etc. This depends in deed.

2.  STORAGE OF PAPER

Dye sublimation paper

Paper should be stored in a cool dry place to avoid it from becoming damp prior to printing. Paper has a tendency to absorb moisture from its environment.Leaving paper in the tray for long periods of time may also cause it to curl. If it is left in the tray it is advised that the stack is flipped over and turned 180 degrees before printing.Paper should also be fanned before being put into the tray to separate the sheets of paper. They often get'stuck' together which can cause problems within the printer.Under normal conditions,we should keep humidity between 40%-60% . Never too high or too low.

3. FUSER

Curling can be caused by heat. If the fuser was too hot while the paper passed through, then the paper would curl.If your printer is old, it is advisable that it is serviced. Temperature controls within the fuser rollers degrade over time, so the fuser may be too hot, resulting in the paper curling too much. Cooler temperatures reduce the moisture loss and therefore reduce the curl.

4. INK LOAD

If the ink system allows or requires to load much inks, the paper would have to absorb too much inks, which makes the paper extremely wet, causing the paper curled easily.

Here are some tips help you to solve this problem:

1.Use high quality sublimation base paper

Our premium sublimation transfer paper uses advanced sublimation base paper (not offset). This base paper is made from natural wood pulp (softwood and hardwood), with a longer fiber length and a more flexible fiber than offset paper. So performance and scalability better. Better performance and scalability help reduce the possibility of curling.

2.Anti-curl coating

Base paper has two sides: felt surface and wire surface. The smooth surface of the base paper is usually felt face. The web side of the base paper is generally considered to be rough. Sublimation heat transfer paper is usually printed on only one side. Therefore, the sublimation heat transfer paper need only have a sublimation ink-receptive coating on the side that receives and fixes the sublimation ink. So smoother side will be coated with sublimation coating. The wire side can be uncoated or can have a coating on it.

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However, if the paper is coated on one side only, the structure is unstable and balanced and the tendency of the paper to curl increases. Therefore, the second method of preventing the problem of curling is to coat the functional coating on the wire side. Functional coatings, also known as anti-curl coatings, provide enhanced stability of sublimation transfer paper.

In order to avoid bending the inkjet sublimation paper, it is necessary to solve the problem from the source, but even if you do it according to the above method, the sublimation paper will bend more or less during the transfer, so it cannot be said that 100% is not bent. It can only be said to avoid bending as much as possible.

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Low-Weight and High-Weight Sublimation Paper,How to Choose?

The sublimation paper including low-weight sublimation paper and high-weight sublimation paper.At present,there are 58g,75g,80g,90g,100g,120g on the market.But do you know how to choose them?Which one is more suitable for your product? 

How to choose the gram weight of sublimation transfer paper?

Low-weight sublimation paper

According to the transfer requirement of the ink

(1).If the textile requires little ink , such as summer clothes , you should choose 58g,80g,90g and 100g dye sublimation paper . As long as you control the humidity in 40%-60% RH, the paper will work very smoothly .
(2). If the textile requires a lot of ink , for example , print a large area of dark color , you’d better choose 120gsm sublimation transfer paper . But currently , if you only have 80g and 100g at hand , please make sure do not let the paper become damp . Then you need control the humidity around 50%RH. With those efforts , you could also use 80g and 100g to print a large area of dark color .

According to the humidity of the working environment

(1). Low humidity . In the humidity under 45%RH , It’s better to choose 75gsm sublimation paper. Because when in a low humidity , the paper will shrink, and the print side is hunch-up. During the printing , the paper absorb ink , the “hunch-up” will be more obviously. 100g and 120g paper are harder than 80g , so the “hunch-up” will damage the print head . 80gsm is more softer , it could relief the “hunch-up” and protect your print-head from damage .
(2) . High humidity . In the humidity above 70% RH . It’s better to choose 120gsm . Because the paper is very easy to become damp in a high humidity , it will become softer and stiffness is weak at the same time . If you use low weight paper, it will be very hard to print smoothly because of the stiffness and hardness go down . At this time , 120gsm is your best choice.

High-weight sublimation paper

If your fabric is elastic, sticky sublimation paper is your best choice. At present, 100gsm sticky paper is the most popular in the market, and it can avoid double printing image on the fabric.

In the case of printing on open substrates, four criteria should be considered for the correct paper choice: Ink load, pattern difficulty, web tension control and printing speed.

Criterion 1 ­ Ink loading

This is the general and dominant rule. The higher the ink loading, the heavier the paper has to be in order to accept the moisture from the ink without any problems. The relationship between ink loading and paper weight results directly from the water absorption by the paper.

Criterion 2 ­ Difficult patterns

Difficult patterns demand heavier paper.
What is a “difficult” pattern in this context? One that has:
(1)an asymmetrical design
(2)blotches or bands with little or no ink alternated with blotches or bands with a high ink loadingRoll-to-roll transfer in a transfer calendar
Difficult patterns pose a challenge for the paper’s dimensional stability because they create big, local differences in the amount of ink that will be absorbed. At the borderline between low and high ink loading, the transfer paper has a tendency to cockle.

Criterion 3 ­ Roll-to-roll or roll-to-sheet

Roll-to-roll operation of the printer allows for a certain amount of tension control. Although the different types and makes of printers vary considerably in this regard, as a general rule roll-to-roll printing results in better process control than roll-to-sheet, in which the paper web is cut off immediately after the printing heads. Additionally, when the printed paper is processed from the roll in a transfer calender, conditions are ideal for the use of a low-weight sublimation transfer paper.

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Criterion 4 ­ Printing speed

The higher the printing speed, the lower the paper weight can be. Cockling causes problems mostly when it happens directly beneath the printing heads. The papers for open substrates are designed to slow the water absorption in the paper structure. From this, a higher printing speed takes the cockling away from the danger zone under the printing heads.

So, how to choose sublimation paper depends on your product, the grams are different for different products.

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Original Epson Ink-Why People Would Like to Choose it?

As we all know, Original Epson inks are only available for Epson printers,although it is more expensive than compatible inks,there are still many people who choose it.

Why should you buy Original ink?

It is designed to give your prints a longer print life. Instead of using heat, Epson printers use a revolutionary technology; each nozzle has what is a called a piezoelectric crystal. As the crystal gets charged by a current, it pushes a tiny drop of ink. This happens thousands of times to complete the entire print.

Original Epson Ink

It is relatively cheaper than other brands because Epson printers have built in print heads, unlike other cartridges that cost more as they include their own print heads. Additionally, Epson ink cartridges come with'Smart Valve technology'which ensures that the printer head releases ink at a stable, even pace which leads to a smoother printing result.
It ink comes in a variety of different cartridges to suit the needs of any user. They've got high-capacity ink cartridges if you run a large office and need many prints fast or smaller ink cartridges for occasional printing from home. In all cases you can be assured of excellent printing quality.

The benefit of using original ink

Superior Image Quality

For photos as vivid as your memories. The inks are the highest quality inks you can put in an Epson printer. Years of research and development have gone into their formulation. The results are inks designed specifically to work with your printer, delivering stable long-lasting quality photos that cannot be matched by third party inks.

Genuine Epson Ink

Longer Print Life

For brilliant photos that last and last. Permanence, or how long a photo will last before noticeably fading when exposed to light, is where third party inks are 'pale' in comparison to Epson inks. In a recent study, Henry Wilhelm a leading authority on photo longevity, projected them to last for up to 92 years¹ when used with Epson paper.

Greater Reliability

Because we value your time as much as you do. All inkjet printers provide print head nozzle cleaning cycles to ensure reliable ink flow. Ink is consumed in these cleaning cycles. According to a study conducted by a research, Epson ink cartridges require up to 260% fewer user-initiated cleaning cycles than third party ink cartridges.

Unbeatable Value

More prints per ink cartridge. The research stated Genuine Epson ink "consistently outperformed third party ink brands" when it came to the number of prints per cartridge. The study showed that they can produce up to 114 more pages per black ink cartridge and 19 more pages per colour cartridge than the tested third party brands.

Epson Printer

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Sublimation Paper VS 3D Sublimation Transfer Film,How to Choose?

In the sublimation printing, there are sublimation paper and the 3D sublimation transfer film.The 3D film is better and simpler than the dye sublimation transfer paper, but at the same time the price is more expensive.

1.What is Sublimation transfer paper?

Sublimation paper

Sublimation transfer paper is coated with a special chemical that transfers any printed images on the paper to another material or surface when placed under heated pressure.Sublimation coating paper can be used for transferring chemical fiber, blending textiles especially for elastic textile.

2.What is a 3D sublimation transfer film?

3D sublimation film is a dry printing process in which ink pigment and metalized layer is transferred from film to the product to be decorated. Transfer is done by using the heat and pressure on heat transfer machine.

3.The advantages of textile sublimation transfer paper:

(1).Images are permanent and do not peel or fade.
(2).Dye does not build up on the fabric.

Sublimation printing

(3).Colors can be extraordinarily brilliant due to the bonding of the dye to the transparent fibers of the synthetic fabric.
(4).Truly continuous tones can be achieved that are equivalent to photographs, without the use special techniques such as half-screen printing
(5).The image can be printed all over the entire item, with no difficulty in printing all the way to the edges.

4.The disadvantages of sublimation transfer paper:

(1).The printer speed is low.
(2).Any creases in the apparel during printing leave blank spots behind. 

5.The advantages of choosing 3D sublimation film

Film is better than the inkjet sublimation papers. They are highly reflective than the papers since they have the perfect coating of sublimation on them. Due to its unique high porosity design 3D transfer film holds up to 50% more ink than other competitive products on the market without losing any image clarity. Transfer film produces sharp smooth finishes that are virtually dry on printing, therefore greatly reducing mess and waste. Film although come at a costlier rate than the heat transfer papers but these films retain the print on the blanks, for longer as compared to the heat transfer papers. Handling heat transfer papers are messier as compared to the transfer film because the film is easy to remove, sticks easily on the blank and prints quickly as compared to the paper.

6.The disadvantages of choosing 3D sublimation film

3D sublimation transfer film

Film is more expensive than paper. The cost per unit of your product increases resulting in lower profits. Film is not readily available in the market. Since, it is not a highly successful product, it is less prevalent in India. The quality of print using film is better than paper, but there is not a huge difference. The quality also depends on the smoothness of the 3D sublimation phone covers.

In summary, you can choose the type of heat transfer sublimation paper you want to print based on the materials you want to print, but in general, more people prefer to use heat transfer sublimation paper.

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