Textile Ink - Dye Sublimation

Characteristic

Dye sublimation ink transfer dye content by heat into the desired material. It has vivid and rich color. The effect is similar to printing. There are two types of sublimations: Direct printing type and Heat transfer type. Dye sublimation has a very bright effect and also wide color gamut. When applied on textile fabric, the touch feeling of the textile remains the same. Dye sublimation had been widely used in all kinds of garments, fabrics, flags, curtains, footwear, cups.

Suitable material:

Polyester & coated Polyester

Direct printing type & Heat transfer type

Feature Comparison Direct Printing Heat transfer
Printing Method Printing directly on the material Heat transfer to the material
Application flags and permeable fabric materials T-shirt and other materials
Color Vivid and high color gamut Vivid and high color gamut
Print Quality Excellent Excellent
Jetting Stability Excellent Excellent
Odor Odorless Odorless
Washing No washing, no sewage problem No washing, no sewage problem
Eco-friendly Ecological and environment friendly Ecological and environment friendly
Feature Good permeable into fabric Superior crock and washing fastness

Dye Sublimation colors available

Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
Black
Neon Magenta
Neon Yellow
Dye Sublimation Ink Washing Fastness
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
Light stability Fading 3-4 4 3-4 3-4
Wash ability Fading 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Staining 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Dry cleaning resistance Fading 5 5 5 5
Staining 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Perspiration fastness Fading 5 5 5 5
Staining 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Heat pressurization Fading 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Staining 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
Rubbing Staining (Dry) 5 4-5 4-5 4-5
Staining (Wet) 4-5 4-5 4-5 4-5

Compatible Print Head Model

Head Type Head Model
EPSON DX4 / DX5 / DX7 /
I3200 / I1600 / XP600 / TX800
Konica Water Based head
Kyocera KJ4B