Sublimation Printing
large format printing
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including but not limited to
Aluminum- Backlit Posters
- Banner Stands
- Car Magnets
- Displays
- Event Tents
- Fabric Banners
- Flags
- Indoor/outdoor banners
- Large Posters
- Sidewalk Signs
- Signs
- Table Covers
- Window Graphics/adhesives
Sublimation is the process of printing a specialized sublimation inks, onto sublimation transfer paper, using a sublimation printer. This is an alternative to traditional inkjet transfers in that sublimation ink becomes part of the substrate you print on.
What do I mean when I say that the sublimation ink becomes part of the substrate? When the ink from your special sublimation transfer paper is heat pressed onto your substrate (t-shirt, mug, mousepad, keychain) and reaches a certain high temperature, the ink is transformed into a gas. This occurs because the heat not only releases the gas from the sublimation ink, but it also opens up the pores of the polyester, polymer, or polymer coated item you're heat pressing onto. Once you press the transfer paper onto your item and then release your pressure, the temperature is allowed to cool, at which point the sublimation ink turns back into solid form and the pores permanently close and encapsulate the ink within the polymer coating of your substrate.
One huge advantage to this process, if done correctly, is that the image you transfer onto your item won't fade or disappear over time- so long as your substrate isn't damaged. Not only that, you can look forward to an extremely smooth finish that's quite soft to the touch given that the ink becomes one with the substrate.
Another major advantage is low minimum order quantities being that separating colors onto screens such as in screen printing is a step that is not necessary, cutting down costs and time.
* Three day production is not available on all items
