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The Difference Between Ink and Dye in Digital or Dye Sub Printing

Dyes and Inks

This is how ink works in digital inkjet printing as compared with how dye works in dye sublimation printing.

In an ongoing process to educate my readers, first let me say this is a good question, though I’m going to spend a bit of time on the terminology of dye sub printing.

Ink Versus Dye

The first term is the term ink. Now, to the eye, ink and dye appear pretty much the same. They are both liquid, and both are printed using an inkjet printer. In our industry, the printers are usually wide format,

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Is Dye Sublimate Printing the Same Process as Laser Printing?

Wide Format Printer

Can dye sublimation and laser printing be both used to print cloth or fabric banners?

Question: I was told by a vendor that dye sublimate printing is the same as laser printing.  Is this true?

If by laser printing, they were referring to inkjet printing, the answer would be partially yes, but it’s a bit more complicated than that.

Inkjet printers, such as those manufactured by Mutoh, Roland, Mimaki, Canon, or Epson, among many others, are generally known to print such items as vinyl (PVC) banners, vinyl stickers, and even fabric that has been treated to accept ink.

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Differences Between Dye Sublimation Printing vs. Digital Ink Jet Printing

Inkjet Printer Vs Dye Sublimation

Dye sublimation printing of fabric banners and displays as compared to the items, or substrates, printed using an inkjet digital printer.

Question: This is probably a pretty basic question, but I was wondering what a dye sublimation printer is characteristically used for?

Actually, this is a good question, and while I’ve written a lot on this topic, I enjoy continuing to do so because it keeps me sharp and learning more about dye sub printing and new developments in this arena of printing, which has some similarities to inkjet printing, and some significant differences.

Inkjet Printers

An inkjet printer in our business is typically at least 30 inches wide,

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Dye Sublimation Printing on Fabric: Advantages & Disadvantages

Wide Format Dye Sublimation Printers

In this posting, you will know the advantages and disadvantages of dye sublimation printing on fabric banners and garments, as well its comparison to an inkjet printer when it comes to printing.

Some clients have asked what the advantages or disadvantages are to a dye sublimation printer or printing, so I am addressing this topic today.

Dye Sublimation Printing

Dye sublimation printing is, by definition, the sublimating of dye in fabric. The way it works is like this. First, a transfer paper is printed on a digital printer that is set up with CMYO dye cartridges rather than your typical CMYK inks.

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How Dye Sublimation of Garments, Banners, and Signs Works

wide format printers

Learn what happens in dye sublimation printing on polyester fabric. Also, see how the process differs from heat transfer printing.

Question: Can you please describe how dye sublimation printing works? What kind of printer is used? Is it the same as heat transfer printing?

Wow! All very good and related questions to the dye sub and heat transfer printing of fabric, one of my favorite ways to print fabric and other items, although this answer will deal mostly with polyester fabric.

First, there are two types of sublimation printers. One uses ribbon so transfer color to a transfer paper,

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Dye Sublimation Inkjet Printers and Printing Methods

Wide Format Dye Sublimation Printing

While we don’t sell printing machines, nor do we ever plan to, we have purchased a few. This article is about dye sublimation inkjet printers and how they work and how they changed the banner and poster business in the past decade, and why I think they are the bomb!

The first sublimation printers used in the sign industry were not inkjets, but those that used a ribbon technology that was more akin to a thermal transfer 4-color process print cloth/fabric. They were and are great little print devices for short run decals and small signs,

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