What is the difference between the patterns printed with thermal transfer ink and those printed with ordinary ink?

Heat transfer is also a type of heat transfer. There are two types of heat transfer, heat transfer and sublimation. Heat transfer uses ordinary ink or pigment ink to print a pattern on special transfer paper, and then transfers it through heat transfer. The printing machine is heated at a certain temperature for a certain time, and the upper layer of glue melts when heated and sticks to the clothes together with the printed pattern. Heat transfer is generally used to transfer pure cotton fabrics. Dye-sublimation uses a special heat transfer The ink is printed on sublimation paper. Ordinary color inkjet paper can also be used. The thermal transfer machine heats it at a certain temperature for a certain time, and the ink on the paper sublimates to the transfer object. Because the ink is only transferred to the object, it feels good to the touch. No hand feeling. Dye-sublimation can be transferred to fabrics with low cotton content and chemical fiber. It can also be transferred to coated glass, ceramics, metals and other objects that can withstand high temperatures above 200 degrees.

Heat transfer is cost-effective Ordinary ink or pigment ink is used, and the price is slightly lower than thermal transfer ink. However, heat transfer requires special transfer paper and the cost is high, so the cost of heat transfer is lower. The materials printed by heat transfer and heat sublimation are different. For Different uses. R330 thermal transfer ink prints out incorrect colors

Thermal transfer ink itself is not suitable for printing

The best effect is when high-temperature heating is transferred to the object Are the pictures printed with thermal transfer ink worse than ordinary ones?

There are several reasons for this. Let’s take a look:

1. Even The supply is not installed properly. It is best to use a continuous supply that makes you lustful. It is very easy to use. There is air between the supply and the ink cartridge, and the ink flow is not smooth. The ink cartridge and the printer should be placed on the same plane.

2. The ink quality is not good enough, because the printing effect of thermal transfer ink is not very good, but after temperature transfer, the color restoration performance is good, which is also the main basis for distinguishing the quality of thermal transfer ink. .

3. Is the nozzle blocked? Do not keep cleaning when cleaning. Wait for a while and try again after cleaning.

4. The cup baking machine is best to be horizontal. Yes, the vertical baking effect is not as good as the horizontal one.

The printer is very important in thermal transfer printing, so you must take good care of it! What is the difference between thermal transfer ink and sublimation transfer ink?

Thermal transfer printing is a general term. Thermal transfer printing consists of two processes. One is for chemical fiber materials (of course, it also includes other materials that can be sublimated and transferred, such as pillows, porcelain plates, Ceramic tiles, watch cases), one is thermal film transfer printing for pure cotton materials.

Polyester sublimation transfer printing mainly uses disperse dye ink for printing. Dye-sublimation is the simplest method that uses the sublimation properties of disperse dyes to diffuse the ink into the interior of the fabric and color it through high temperature and high pressure. Digital printing process; currently, the dyes that can be distinguished from high, medium and low mainly include JTECK, INKTEC and domestically produced dye-sublimation inks such as Yimeijia, etc.

Since the cotton fiber itself does not absorb color, the pattern on the pure cotton after sublimation transfer can be easily washed away. Pure cotton thermal film transfer requires pigment ink and cotton-specific transfer paper! Pure cotton transfer paper has a gel coating that absorbs ink and prints clear images. During the transfer process, the glue at high temperature absorbs the color on the one hand, and on the other hand, it penetrates into the fiber gaps of the fabric and adheres strongly to the fiber surface to prevent it from being washed away.

The craftsmanship of the two is basically the same, but the principles of printing and coloring are completely different! The pattern transferred by pure cotton thermal film has a hard feel and is easy to peel and crack; while the pattern transferred by sublimation is clear, does not change the fabric structure, and has a good look and feel. What is the difference between thermal transfer ink and sublimation ink?

First of all, let’s explain a concept: thermal transfer printing is divided into sublimation transfer printing and heat-set transfer printing. The sublimation transfer printing method is mainly used on chemical fiber fabrics and coated materials. For hard materials with thermal transfer coating, the thermal transfer printing method is mainly used on pure cotton products.

Although both print patterns on transfer paper and then solidify them under high temperature and pressure, there are essential differences. The printing ink used in digital printing and dyeing of chemical fiber fabrics is sublimation disperse dye ink, while the printing ink used in digital thermal transfer printing of pure cotton fabrics is Printing ink is divided into reactive dye ink and acid dye ink. Dye-sublimation uses dye-sublimation transfer paper, and heat-set transfer uses heat-set transfer paper. They cannot be used interchangeably.

In fact, the best way to realize pure cotton printing is digital direct inkjet technology. Digital direct inkjet technology can directly inkjet the pattern in the computer on the cotton fabric to achieve a WYSIWYG printing effect. It is simple to operate and completely breaks through the color restrictions of traditional screen printing. Digital printing can print 16.7 million colors on the chromatogram, and the colors are extremely rich. Since it does not use an intermediate carrier, the printed part is breathable, comfortable to wear, and has a washing fastness of 4 Grade, the color will not fade after repeated scrubbing. Because it uses water-soluble consumables and does not contain any chemical components harmful to the human body, it is environmentally friendly.

Sublimation thermal transfer uses the sublimation properties of disperse dyes. That is, when the dye printed on the transfer paper reaches the transfer temperature, the dye begins to evaporate and continuously penetrates into the gaps in the fabric until it reaches the transfer paper. When the dye is used up or tends to be used up, the less dye remaining on the transfer paper, the more it is transferred to the fabric, that is, the higher the saturation, the richer and more realistic the pattern will be. This is also a hot topic. A core element of the quality of sublimation transfer paper. Since sublimation is the process of dye diffusion onto the fabric, the original texture of the material will not be changed after the sublimation pattern is transferred. The printed area is breathable, comfortable to wear, and has a good feel and look. And Heat-set transfer printing is another method: pure cotton or fabrics with a high cotton content do not absorb color. If you use heat-sublimation to print pure cotton, it can be easily washed off. In order to prevent it from being washed away, special heat-setting transfer paper must be used. When making a mug, the surface of the mug has been coated with a coating that can absorb color, but the coating cannot be applied to clothes in advance. So it can only be applied on transfer paper, so the printer actually prints the pigment on the thermal transfer paper with a coating that is invisible to the naked eye, and then under high temperature and high pressure, what is actually transferred to the fabric is the coating. It is a mixture of pigments instead of pure pigments, so it has a harder feel after transfer. The printed part is not breathable. The quality of the transfer paper is directly reflected in the thickness of the colloid layer. The worse the quality, the greater the thickness. , if the printing pattern area is larger, the comfort and beauty that are used to measure the effectiveness of personalized clothing will no longer exist.

What is the difference between thermal transfer ink vm and vlm?

There are three types of ink. Ordinary dye ink. That's what the printer usually comes with. . Pigment ink is also called water-based ink or heat transfer ink, which is also called transfer ink. This type is good for waterproofing. Not easy to fade. Used a lot when making clothes. There is also something called sublimation ink. This type is in addition to making clothes in this industry. Like cups, lighters, and other inks! What products can be printed with ordinary thermal transfer ink and thermal transfer ink?

My friend, your question is rather vague. What kind of ink do you mean by [general thermal transfer ink]? From what I know from my friends who work in Datang Thermal Transfer Printing Factory, the thermal transfer printing industry currently uses special inks. The only difference is imported and domestically produced. Of course, the price is very different. If you need to know more, please continue to contact me. Why are the pictures printed by the six-color thermal transfer ink I used very blurry?

According to my six years of experience, if there is no problem with the printer itself, I think there are the following problems for your reference:

1. The ink quality is not good

2. The paper is not good

3. The printing effect of sublimation ink is indeed not as good as that of ordinary ink, but after transfer The effect is very good, good ink has good reproducibility, and the effect is comparable to the original photo! This is also the main basis for distinguishing good and bad inks. Can the printer's thermal transfer ink be replaced with ordinary ink?

Of course, if you don’t think it’s a waste, use up the thermal transfer ink before replacing it. Be sure to use it up before replacing it; or pour out the ink and keep it sealed, and then add it with regular ink. That’s it!