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.
Polyester & coated Polyester
| 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 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 | |
| Head Type | Head Model |
|---|---|
| EPSON | DX4 / DX5 / DX7 / I3200 / I1600 / XP600 / TX800 |
| Konica | Water Based head |
| Kyocera | KJ4B |