What are digital transfers?
Digital transfers are heat-transferable graphics that are generated on a computer and output with some form of digital-printing device onto a carrier medium (generally some form of transfer paper). After printing, the graphics are transferred from the carrier to the final substrate using a heat-transfer press in the same way that screen-printed plastisol transfers are applied to T-shirts. The transfer presses themselves are the same types used by screen printers, including both flat-platen models for garments and curved-platen versions for transferring images to mugs and other cylindrical items.
Digital transfers can be most useful when needing to “personalize” individual t-shirts within a larger run, or when doing smaller quantity runs. Substituting a digital transfer for a screen print on low runs will help save expensive screen charges and less-than-minimum charges. Not sure if a transfer is right for your project? Use the links above to request a quote, information, or just to share with us your ideas and concepts – let’s create together!
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Digital transfers are heat-transferable graphics that are generated on a computer and output with some form of digital-printing device onto a carrier medium (generally some form of transfer paper). After printing, the graphics are transferred from the carrier to the final substrate using a heat-transfer press in the same way that screen-printed plastisol transfers are applied to T-shirts. The transfer presses themselves are the same types used by screen printers, including both flat-platen models for garments and curved-platen versions for transferring images to mugs and other cylindrical items.
Digital transfers can be most useful when needing to “personalize” individual t-shirts within a larger run, or when doing smaller quantity runs. Substituting a digital transfer for a screen print on low runs will help save expensive screen charges and less-than-minimum charges. Not sure if a transfer is right for your project? Use the links above to request a quote, information, or just to share with us your ideas and concepts – let’s create together!
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Primary transfer types
If you're trying to sort out the various digital-transfer options, start with the materials that make the whole process work--the printable colorants employed by the systems. You have two general types to choose from: sublimation dyes and what we'll call surface colorants.
If you're trying to sort out the various digital-transfer options, start with the materials that make the whole process work--the printable colorants employed by the systems. You have two general types to choose from: sublimation dyes and what we'll call surface colorants.
