Dye Sublimation

Adrenaline Printing has the latest Dye sublimation printers using 6 a colour process C,M,Y,K,LM,LC.Sublimation involves a specialy modified ink jet printer with a pieazo head (normally epson) and special dye sublimation inks.  Your image or desing is printed with this modified printiner and inks onto special type paper (Dye Sublimation Paper) in a mirror image print. The printed Transfer paper is placed face down on the item to be sublimated and pressed under high pressure and temperature. The ink printed on the transfer paper of the image turns into gas and transfers into the item: Stubby Holder, Mouse Pad, Coffee Mug, Tile or polyester t shirt to give a picture perfect print. Once a produst has been sublimated it can never be washed and the print has no feel as the process changes the colour of the material permanently.

What is Dye Sublimation used for ?

Dye-sublimation printing process is primarily used to print on polyester or other synthetic fabrics. It is used for many applications such as Stubby Holders or Mouse Pads, T Shirts, and Coffe Mugs. These days it is alot in the printing of sporting apparel like rugby jumpers, swim wear etc. With alot of new marerials being used in the textile industry such as micro dry polyester material for sporting clothing Dye sublimation is on of the only printing methods that works well on these garments allowing it to breath and  not be sticky. 

Most material that are to be Dye Sublimated and are full wrap are done so in a flat state so they can be heat pressed and then put together such as Stubby Holders and Full wrap Dye Sublimation shirts. These are printed before they are sewn togehter this allows a full wrap print over the whole garment as the image shows below. 

Coffee Mugs are different as there are ridged and the coffee mug heat press has a soft surface allowing it to fit tightly and push against the coffee mug, there for we can still get an almost full wrap print on coffee mugs minus the handle area but can cover over 90% of the coffee mugs external surface. 

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