One of the questions we hear most is ‘what’s the best start-up equipment for T-shirt printing?’ Given the wide range of options in this market, that’s a challenging question. There’s dye sublimation, laser transfer, print and cut appliqués made with a digital printer and vinyl cutter, direct-to-garment printing, and good old fashioned screen printing. These […]
Have you noticed that the world around you seems to be getting more colorful? Well, not the physical world actually. The printed parts: posters, flyers, t-shirts and the like. Those parts of our world are definitely looking brighter. That’s because of the expanded gamut trend. The trend in digital printing is toward the use of […]
The OKI PRO 8432WT and 711WT laser toner printers produce soft, vivid full-color T-shirt transfers on light, dark, and colored garments. The white toner in the printers acts as the under-base or primer to support the CMY process color just as white ink does in a direct-to-garment printer. But how does the printer know where […]
Sublimation is a versatile and appealing garment decoration method. It’s also a great way to decorate hard surface items ranging from cell phone covers to ceramic tiles, mugs and hundreds of other polymer-coated items. And it’s the king of softness in T-shirt transfers. But it does have a few limitations. The main drawback with sublimation […]
One of the advantages of laser transfer garment decoration is the lower cost of toner vs. ink. But there are variables that affect the cost of laser transfers just as there are with inkjet printers. Some transfer papers cost more than others. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could choose your transfer paper based on […]
The big news in the laser transfer world is another innovation from Forever, the makers of TransferRIP software. TransferRIP works hand in hand with Forever Laser Dark laser transfer media. Forever Laser Dark is the industry’s most popular and most consistent two-step self-weeding paper for decorating dark garments. Forever Laser Dark comes in three convenient […]