Sublimation Printing on Polyester

If you know even a little bit about sublimation printing then you know just how spectacular it can be.  Since the process of dye sublimation allows you to print out the artwork just like an image on a piece of paper, you are limited in detail and colors like with screen printing.  Printing photographic images onto garments is no sweat for dye sublimation.  As with anything in life, it comes with its own advantages and disadvantages.  Currently, sublimation printing on polyester is the only option for high quality dye sub prints.

Sublimation Printing on Polyester

The reason why sublimation printing on polyester is required is due to the science behind this printing method.  It all begins with the artwork being printed out of a sublimation printer.  The printer contains special cartridges that hold heat sensitive dyes.  The transfer sheet the art is printed onto is then put on the blank garments and placed in a sublimation press.  In the press, the heat and pressure causes the dye on the sheet to be released as a gas and absorb into the material below.  You can technically sublimate non-polyester garments, but that doesn’t mean they will last.  Polyester fibers will take in the dye and hold it permanently whereas a 100% cotton garment will wash out after 1 or 2 washes.  Even if you were to try to sublimate onto a 50/50 blended tee, the print would only hold onto the polyester fibers and fade away on the cotton.

But enough about what doesn’t work because sublimation printing on polyester does work and it is stunning.  At AMBRO Manufacturing we can do your sublimation printing and more.  With nearly 30 years of experience in the business you can trust in our quality.  You can contact us to place an order for sublimation printing, or to find out more about us, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

Sublimation Printing on Polyester