TRANSFER PRINTING

TRANSFER OF DESIGN FROM ONE SUBSTRATE TO ANOTHER

FIRST SUBSTRATE PAPER

SECOND SUBSTRATE FABRIC

CONVENTIONAL PRINTINGSEQUENCE

• PRINT> DRY > DYE FIXATION > WASH >DRY

EQUIPMENTS• PRINTING MACHINE

• HOT AIR DRYER/DRYING CYLINDER /STENTER

• DYE FIXATION: STEAMING/DRY HEAT

• STEAMER: ATMOSPHERIC, PRESSURE, HIGH TEMPERATURE

• DRY HEAT: STENTER

• WASHING: OPEN SOAPER, JIGGER, WINCH

HIGH CAPITAL INVESTMET

LARGE SPACE

TRANSFER PRINTING

DEVELOPED IN 1968 FOR PRINTING POLYESTER

SEQUENCE

PAPER PRINTING > DRYING > TRANSFER OF DESIGN FROM PAPER TO FABRIC

EQUIPMENTS• PAPER PRINTING MACHINE• TRANSFER PRINTING MACHINE

LOW CAPITAL INVESTMENT

SMALL SPACE REQUIREMENT

ADVANTAGES

• IDEAL FOR PRINTING GARMENTS• NO SECONDS DUE TO PRINTING FAULTS• NO WASHING AFTER TRANSFER• LOW CAPITAL INVESTMENT• LOW SPACE REQUIREMENT• NO SPECIAL SKILL REQUIRED• LOW ENERGY AND WATER CONSUMPTION• FREE FROM POLLUTION PROBLEM

TRANSFER PRINTING METHODS

• SUBLIMATION TRANSFER

• MELT TRANSFER

• FILM RELEASE TRANSFER

• WET OR MIGRATION TRANSFER

SUBLIMATION TRANSFER

DYE DISPERSE DYE

FIBRE POLYESTER

SELECTED DISPERSE DYES CAN BE USED FOR PRINTING NYLON AND ACRYLIC

METHOD NOT SUITABLE FOR PRINTING COTTON, WOOL AND SILK WITHOUT CHEMICAL MODIFICATION OF FIBRE

DISPERSE DYE

• SUBLIMATION TEMPERATURE 180-2000C

• GOOD AFFINITY TO FABRIC TO BE PRINTED

• NO AFFINITY TO PAPER

• GOOD FASTNESS PROPERTIES

• SIMILAR RATE OF VAPORIZATION WHEN

USED IN MIXTURE

PAPER• BLEACHED CRAFT PAPER• CLAY COATED• WEIGHT 45-70 gsm• pH NEUTRAL• NO METAL CONTAMINATION• GOOD INITIAL STRENGTH • GOOD STRENGTH RETENTION AFTER

HEAT TREATMENT

PAPER PRINTING METHODS

BATCH PRINTING• SCREEN PRINTING• LETTER PRESS PRINTING• LITHO OR OFFSET PRINTING

CONTINUOUS PRINTING• GRAVURE PRINTING• FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING• ROTARY SCREEN PRINTING

PRINTING INK

COMPOSITION

DISPERSE DYE (PURE, COMMERCIAL)

MEDIUM (WATER, SOLVENT)

THICKENER (WATER SOLUBLE, SOLVENT SOLUBLE)

THEMOPLASTIC ADHESIVE TO MAINTAIN FIRM CONTACT BETWEEN PAPER AND FABRIC DURING TRANSFER

BATCH TRANSFER PRINTING MACHINE

CONTINUOUS TRANSFER PRINTING MACHINE

MELT TRANSFER

FILM RELEASE TRANSFER