Sublimation printing is a very common mode of digital printing business these days. All you need an inkjet printer, sublimation papers, sublimation inks and a heat press machine. One of the digital printing methods is sublimation printing, it is used on a variety of hard surface products and polyester T-Shirts. There is a large selection of items that can be printed easily by sublimation. It is a very attractive and popular business these days.
Inkjet printers are mostly compatible with Epson, Sawgrass, Ricoh and some other older inks. If you’re new in sublimation printing then it will be better if you buy a complete package, which will save money than buying the components separately.
You can print so many things with sublimation. Anything light or while colored, made of polyester fabric. You can print on shot glasses, mugs as well if you use mug press machine. Printing on water bottles, ceramic mugs, metals, coasters, glass tiles, poker chips, ceramic tiles, magnetic sheets, mouse pads, car flags, polyester T-Shirts, fabric puzzles and so much more is also possible.
There are some advantages that come with sublimation in digital printing business:
- Sublimation is one of the very few ways where full colored images can be printed on hard surfaces.
- Compared with screen printing, it has a low learning curve.
- There are unlimited colors to choose from. So many colors can be produced with sublimation, it never costs extra if you want to add some other colors to your design.
- Same cost for printing one product or thousand products. So no need to order minimum and are perfect for promotional items for schools, charities, parties, sports team, small businesses and many more.
- Full customization and the advantage of digital sublimation is that no plates are needed, so it is best for customized designs, with changing elements like numbers and names.
- It is a quick and easier way of printing, it can be done on the same day or same hour itself to get the finished product. Also, it is made based on demand so, no scope of wastage or any risk.
- You get three-dimensional printing.
- Moreover, it is environment-friendly
With so many advantages of sublimation printing, it is really obvious it has become very popular and a very profitable in the domain of digital printing business.