Sublimation

If the design requires accuracy, photorealistic reproduction, consists of many colors, shades and tones (such as a photo), then sublimation is the best printing technique.
It is performed on white polyester materials (such as sports jerseys) and on white cylindrical classic mugs.

Advantages and disadvantages of sublimation

  • Very high durability of printing
  • Complex, intricate designs can be printed in a full range of colors
  • Flexibility of printing
  • Wide application (mugs, lanyards, clothing, umbrellas, bags, etc.)
  • No cost of design preparation before printing
  • Printing only on polyester materials or with its admixture (which does not have to be a disadvantage, and can even be an advantage, for example, with the sensational Russel HD T-shirts)
  • Possibility of printing only on white or light-colored surfaces

What is sublimation?

A marking technology for advertising articles based on the passage of sublimation ink from a print on a special carrier into the structure of selected materials or other suitable substrates using a heat transfer press. As a result, we obtain multicolor prints in photographic quality resistant to washing, washing, abrasion or weather conditions. We decorate bright textiles, ceramics, metal, wood, etc. with this technique.

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