Below we mainly talk about how thermosetting ink printing and heat transfer are distinguished:
Different process of heat transfer is to first print the pattern on the thermal transfer paper (commonly known as hot transfer paper). When necessary, cover the thermal transfer paper on the T-shirt and put it into the heat transfer machine (heat press machine) to warm In a few seconds of pressurization, the pattern is transferred to the T-shirt; the thermosetting ink printing uses a special thermosetting oil digital printing ink to directly print the pattern on the T-shirt, and then put it into the infrared drying device for drying. During the process, the ink particles melt and are firmly combined with the T-shirt fibers to form a cooling.
The appearance is different because the white matrix on the thermal transfer paper must be melted to "stick" the pattern to the T-shirt, so the traditional heat transfer pattern often has unnatural stiff white edges; the thermosetting ink print has no annoying hard edges. Because it is "direct", no white matrix is ​​needed.
Different feels, different breathability, hot stamping feels like a layer of rubber, because the white matrix plus pigment is almost 0.5mm thick, is a continuous sealing layer; thermosetting ink printing is a semi-scattered fine color distributed on the T-shirt Granules, soft and breathable, feel close to water-based paste printing, but more vivid and durable than printed colors.
The new heat transfer also has the advantage of a large heat transfer. In fact, as an emerging T-shirt printing process, heat transfer has its unique advantages:
1. The hot-painting T-shirt is produced quickly, without the need for plate making, and it can be made ready.
2, the heat transfer pattern particles are fine, can reach the level of photo, but the print can not reach.
3, to do a small area of ​​the pattern, the impact of gas permeability is not great, heat transfer is more appropriate, cheaper.
In recent years, the heat transfer process has been continuously improved and improved. The new heat transfer has been greatly improved in terms of breathability, hand feeling and washability. It has been almost printed, and the white matrix has been replaced by a thin transparent substrate. After the T-shirt is pre-sprayed with a certain solution, it is possible to make a completely breathable heat transfer. In terms of vividness, heat transfer is superior to other printing processes.
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