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Transfer Yield A Key Success Factor for Inkjet Dye Sublimation
December 26, 2013
Transfer yield influences the costs associated with dye sublimation printing more than anything else. The highest possible transfer yield is a must for economic and coloristic reasons. To compensate and maximize transfer yield, profiling steps are necessary. -
Choosing the Right Sublimation Transfer Paper
December 26, 2013
Choosing the right type of sublimation paper is not as easy as one might expect. Printers have to find the right balance between printability, productivity and behavior in the transfer press on one hand, and the paper costs on the other. -
Overview of Sublimation Printing
December 26, 2013
Sublimation refers to the physical process through which a material changes from a solid to a gas without first becoming a liquid. It enables image reproduction on any flexible or rigid substrate with a receptive surface that can withstand the amount of heat, pressure and dwell time necessary for image transfer. -
Process Color Screen Mesh
December 24, 2013
Details the requirements of screen mesh for printing four-color process, as well as the measurements and specifications used in the industry. -
Using an Exposure Calculator – Determining the Degree of Resistance
December 24, 2013
This article provides an explanation of several methods used to calculate stencil exposure, as well as, methods used to judge stencil resistance and resolution and the advantages and disadvantages of each method. -
High Density Screen Printing on Caps: A Practical Application
December 24, 2013
High density screen printing on caps is much like the process you may use for garments, but it differs slightly. Let's find out how. -
Printing in Full Color
December 24, 2013
The introduction of better printers, inks and substrates, has given rise to viable alternatives to screen printing that allow full-color photographs to be reproduced. Integrating digital technology may be better than watching that customer go from shop to shop looking for someone who can fill their short-run apparel needs. -
Causes of Serration Phenomena in the Contours of Direct Emulsion Stencils and Edge Definition of the Print
December 24, 2013
Sawtoothing can have an adverse effect on print quality. This article classifies all deviations from a straight line contour and are treated as serration phenomena. -
Squeegee Selection, Maintenance and Innovations in Squeegee Technology
December 24, 2013
Of all the components involved in the screen printing process, the squeegee is one of the most important. Don't let it be the difference between scrap and sellable product. -
Understanding & Monitoring the Fundamentals of Process Color Reproduction
December 24, 2013
The successful reproduction of continuous tone images is dependent upon reproducing the largest tonal range possible for the respective printing process. However, the tonal range achieved depends on many factors.