Heat Press / D.T.G.

A Heat Press is used to permanently apply a heat transfer to a surface . Common transfer types are Heat Transfer Vinyl cut with a Vinyl Cutter, Printable Heat Transfer Vinyl, Inkjet Transfer Paper, Laser Transfer Paper, Plastisol Transfers, and Sublimation. Using a Heat Press to apply a heat transfer is a way to ensure accurate time, temperature, and pressure, which are all essential to the transfer process.

Direct to garment printing (DTG) is a process of printing on textiles using specialized aqueous ink jet technology. DTG printers typically have a platen designed to hold the garment in a fixed position, and the printer inks are jetted or sprayed onto the textile by the print head. DTG typically requires that the garment be pre-treated with a PTM or Pre-treatment machine allowing for the following: Stronger bond between garment fibers and the pigmented inks Lays down loose fibers to provide for a smoother substrate Chemically reacts with the inks to promote drying and curing Since this is a digital process the print is sharper and has a higher resolution, or DPI, than traditional printing methods such as screen printing. However, unlike screen printing, there is no long setup or clean-up process, and DTG has the ability to print just one single shirt for minimal cost.

When Heat Pressing shines

When you want to customize each item screen printing isn’t ideal because of all the prep work making the screens, but heat pressing there is almost no prep work.

When D.T.G. Shines

When you want lots of colors but not lots of shirts.