Printing Methods
Digital
This full colour digital printing process
uses four ink colours, Cyan, Magenta,
Yellow and Black (Key). Printing digital
provides far greater branding
Opportunities, allowing for more
innovative designs and logo styles.
The process can be cheaper too as
only one set up is required with a
single ‘plate’ charge.
Transfer / Sublimination
Transfer printing is the process of
printing your designs onto a special,
transferable vinyl material. The printed
material is then transferred onto the
product using a commercial heat press.
It enables full-colour images to be
printed very quickly.
Screen Printing
Screen printing is a printing technique
whereby a mesh is used to transfer ink
onto the product, except in areas made
impermeable to the ink by a blocking
stencil. A blade or squeegee is moved
across the screen to fill the open mesh
apertures with ink. To print multiple
colours in this method a screen for
each colour must be made.
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Pad Print
Pad printing (also called tampography)
is a printing process that can transfer a
2-D image onto a 3-D object. This is
accomplished using an indirect offset
printing process that involves an image
being transferred from a silicone pad
to the product. Pad printing is used for
printing on otherwise difficult to print
on surfaces.
Laser Engraving
Laser engraving is a process where a
laser beam physically removes the
surface of the product to expose a
cavity that reveals an image at eye
level. The laser essentially vaporises
the material meaning that the process
can be fairly quick.
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