An inkjet printer in our enterprise is usually at the very least 30 inches vast, however go up over sixteen ft in width, and these can be utilized as dye sublimation printers as properly, though not typically interchangeably with out flushing feed traces and another technical “fixes” that should be performed earlier than having the ability to convert from one sort of ink to a dye ink set.
For one factor, CMYK or 4 coloration course of printing performed with ink on an inkjet printer really makes use of the 4CP ink set CMYK (brief 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 coloration.
So, first, let me inform you what dye sublimation printers are NOT used for. They don’t seem to be used for pure fiber materials reminiscent of cotton, linen, or bamboo. They’re additionally not used for direct to material printing or what’s erroneously referred to as direct sublimation printing, which is de facto inkjet to material printing, or DTF (direct-to-fabric) printing (one other time period is DTS, or direct-to-substrate).
Dye sublimation is usually not used for supplies like PVC (vinyl) decal inventory or banner supplies, as inkjet printing works fantastic as a floor print for these supplies. Dye sublimation is mostly not used for inflexible plastics like styrene or polyethylene as flatbed digital UV printing is usually used for the sort of printing. Different rigids reminiscent of 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 lots of objects that may be printed with the dye sub print course of reminiscent of cups, steel and even wooden plaques and awards, or the rest that may be inserted right into a flatbed heated press.
And, in fact, material. Polymer-based materials reminiscent of nylon or polyester will 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 by means of 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 coloration, 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 coloration, it additionally creates virtually 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 methods, clothes, and the rest you’ll be able to consider that’s produced from material within the industrial or non-commercial realm.