WHAT IS SUBLIMATION TRANSFER PRINTING

Sublimation is the process by which a solid material goes straight from the solid to the gas phase without first being heated to liquid. For example, burning coal to create smoke. This is how chemical reactions occur in sublimation printing, or more specifically, in transfer printing using digital printing ink. The sublimation dye contains solid sublimation dye particles in the form of microparticles. Digital printing devices are used to transfer sublimation dye onto transfer printing paper.

The printing process is completed when solid sublimation dye particles in the form of microparticles on transfer printing paper transform into a gas form when the paper is placed on the intended printing surface and pressed below a predetermined heat using transfer printing machines. The imprinted fabric locks into the paint on the paper. Dye converted into gas form paints polyester molecules if they are present in the surrounding environment. Paint in gas form combines with the air if the printing surface is devoid of polyester. As you shall see, in order to print utilizing the sublimation transfer printing process, items need to include polyester – polyamide molecules. Otherwise no transfer can be achieved.

Sportswear and outerwear typically employ polyester and polyamide (lycra, nylon) fabrics for printing. In sportswear and outerwear, mixed synthetic fabrics with a minimum of 60% synthetic fibers are printed onto the cloth. Polyester containing plastic raw materials is utilized for printing while producing sports goods including ski boards, windsurfing boards, and water skiing equipment. Printing may be done on surfaces such as wood, ceramics, glass covered with polyester raw materials, and polyamide raw materials.

Usage Areas: For printing fabrics used for flags, sport textiles, home textiles, and advertising industry, and for printing polyester coated metal, plastic, wood, ceramic and similar products.

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