DPES 2023 Guangzhou Textile Printing Exhibition – the first textile printing exhibition in the opening year, showing the participation of nearly a hundred mainstream digital textile printing equipment manufacturers in China and the cutting-edge application of digital inkjet technology in the field of textile printing, digital direct injection, digital heat Sublimation, white ink heat press and supporting consumables are a one-stop platform for learning, communication and business in the global textile printing industry.
Kyocera Dye Sublimation Printer For Fabric Printing: -Atexco -Homer Etc.
Atexco
Homer
In short, in solvent printers, mainly Konica 512i/ 1024i, Starfire 1024 25PL, and Seiko 1024 HG.
In Eco solvent printers, all printers are equipped with Epson i3200, and some factories are promoting EPSON i3200 S1HD, and 8 colors or 6 colors eco solvent printer.
In UV field, mainly Ricoh G5/6, Konica 1024i/1024A, Epson T3200 U3/i3200 U1 and Kyocela.
In the sublimation printers, mainly Epson i3200 (8-16 heads), Epson S3200 and Kyocera.
In the DTF pigment printers, mainly Epson i3200/ 4720 (2- 4 heads), Like Fader, Xenons, Audly, Jade etc.
On February 23-25, 2023, we participated in the DPES exhibition held in Guangzhou Pazhou Poly World Trade Expo Hall.
At the exhibition, SUPERINKS met with a number of customers who have already made deals and also received many customers from Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Mexico and other countries. Our ink has also received praise and support from customers.
SUPERINKS is not just an ink supplier, we can help customers make more correct choices, reduce the cost of mistakes, and create more value for customers.
Starting from April 2023, EPSON release new printheads that support solvent inks: the new I3200(8)-S1HD and S800-S1, two printheads that are used in industrial Compatible with various inks applied. In addition to UV-curable, eco-solvent, and water-based inks, they also support solvent, oil-based and other types of inks for digital printing applications in production printing.
The I3200(8)-S1HD can handle up to eight colors of ink and provide resolutions up to 1200 dpi, enabling high-resolution images to be rendered in a variety of situations for more realistic images.
The S800-S1 is equipped with only one chip. Its compact design helps increase productivity in space-constrained printing environments.
New printheads parameters and market availability
EPSON I3200(8)-S1HD e a S800-S1 parameters form Epson website.
Features of EPSON new printheads
【EPSON I3200(8)-S1HD】Solvent Compatible = Suitable for various printing requirements such as displays and solar cells by using suitable solvents with high solubility. Easy to install up to 8-color printing, high-quality printing = Up to 8 different ink colors can be used, not only CMYK color inks can be ejected, but also different types of liquids can be ejected, which can flexibly respond to industrial printing applications. In addition, while realizing high-definition image quality of 1200dpi, it is not only suitable for multi-path printing, but also suitable for single-path high-speed printing.
【EPSON S800-S1】Small design＝For ink suitability, it has the same performance as “I3200(8)-S1HD”, however, it is also possible to print on substrates close to the 3D surface in a limited space by using only one chip design.
SUPERINKS will attend the DPES 2023 Digital Textile Printing Technology Expo exhibition from Feb 23-25, 2023 Guangzhou, China.
You can check this DPES 2023 exhibition URL for more information: https://www.chinasignexpo.com/Itex/en/. Address: Poly World Trade Center Expo, Pazhou, No.1000, Xingangdonglu, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China Exhibition Tel: +86 20 8908 9736
Poly World Trade Center Expo
Welcome to visit the SUPERINKS booth at Hall 2, B49.
Welcome to visit the DPES 2023. SUPERINKS booth at Hall 2, B44.
SUPERINKS will attend the exhibition APPPEXPO 2023 June 18-21, Shanghai, China.
You can check this exhibition URL for more information: http://www.apppexpo.com/lang/en. Address: National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) No.333 Songze Avenue, Qingpu District, Shanghai, China. Exhibition Tel: 86-21-34080380
We all know that for years, APPPEXPO has always been held in March. In the year 2021, it changed to Sep because of COVID-19. In the year 2022, it will not be held because of COVID-19. Now in the year 2023, it will be held in June.
Why not March?
In Dec. 2022, when APPPEXPO decides the exhibition time, they think probably in March 2023, the Chinese Covid policy about foreigner visits to China not open yet (the Chinese stopped Covid isolation in Dec. 2022), and probably the peak of Chinese people’s infection with the covid has not passed yet. So they changed the time from March to June in the middle of Dec. 2022.
SUPERINKS will attend the exhibition APPPEXPO 2023 June 18-21, 2023 Shanghai, China. SUPERINKS booth at Hall 5.2, B1200.
Welcome to visit the SUPERINKS booth at Hall 5.2, B1200.
DTG ink, also named direct to garment ink, which is a kind of water-based pigment ink for the digital textile printers, and direct print on finished T-shirts. As long as the finished T-shirts printing area is small, the DTG printers are usually small size, A3 or A4 flatbed, with Epson i3200-a1 or 4720 or DX5 heads.
Mostly, DTG inks are works on cotton textiles. When it prints on light/white/blank cloth, the printer only use KCMY, etc. colors. If it prints on dark/black color cloth, we have to print a layer of white first, and then print color picture, the printer will includes a white color.
With the development of technology, the DTG ink will prints on other textile types, like polyester, or polyester and cotton mix fabric. And it will goes to a rolling machine, for industrial-scale printing, pre-coating the fabric by an industrial-scale factory.
This DTG ink is suitable for which print heads?
Epson i3200-a1,
Epson 4720,
Epson DX5,
etc.
Which colors does this DTG ink have?
Black
Cyan
Magenta
Yellow
There is pre-coating liquid in 1:10, and in 1:20, or other customized proportions. And the clean liquid is available.
This DTG ink’s main features are:
Color resistance can reach 4.5 levels,
With our own pre-coating, the printed garment can offer a very bright color and soft and smooth texture, as good as reactive printing.
Very fluent printing,
high concentrate, delivers vivid colors and a wide color gamut.
Applicable materials for DTG ink.
Pure cotton,
Fabric with more than 70% cotton,
Linen.
DTG printing working processes are:
1). Pre-coating the cotton garment,
2). Dry the garment,
3). Put the garment on the flatbed of the printer, fix it, and print,
4). Dry the printed garment,
5). We get a printed garment.
How is the Chinese market’s DTG printers situation?
DTG printer with 2 flatbed
More than 10 years ago, there was Epson water-based print head DTG printers, the suppliers modified for Epson desktop printers like R1390, T50, T60 4880 9880 etc. They just do small modifications, and suppliers’ technology is weak, the printing is not stable, and the printers’ performance experience is very bad.
In the second stage, in about the year 2010, while Chinese printer companies on the ability to make good quality printers. There are totally new made DTG printers, with stable quality. But the color resistance of DTG ink is weak, at about 3-4 levels. To strengthen the color resistance, they add complicated pre-coating and after the coating processes. While the non-programmed manual operation coating process, the quality of color resistance is still not stable.
In the third stage, after the year 2020, after the DTF boomed up. There is one raw material, which works both on DTF ink and DTG ink and brings better adhesion for DTG ink. In light / white / blank cotton garments, DTG ink delivers a softer texture than DTF. Then DTG works on high-level products, DTF goes on lower.
Available package:
1 KG bottle,
5 KG bottle,
20 KG drum.
DTG ink is a kind of direct-to-garment ink, a professional good method to print designs on finished T-shirts. And next, it’s going to print on roll textile on an industrial scale.
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors if need makes an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Transport and storage conditions for digital printing ink:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, and IATA.
To do DTG printing, you need other related products except for DTG inks as:
DTG printer,
Pre-coating machine (by spray or by scratch), if don’t have this machine, you can do by hand,
Cotton garment.
What kind of ink does DTG use?
DTG ink is a kind of water-based pigment ink, environmentally friendly and harmless to the body.
How much does DTG ink cost?
In the year 2022, DTG ink suppliers in the Chinese market, for wholesale quantity more than 1000 KGS, DTG color inks (CMYK LC LM, etc.) price about ￥180-250 / KG, white ink in ￥250-￥400 / KG. The price ranges according to time and technology updates.
Does DTG use sublimation ink?
DTG ink is not sublimation ink.
Mostly, sublimation ink is water-based dye heat transfer sublimation ink, it prints on a kind of coated heat transfer paper, and then transfers to polyester textiles. And there is a kind of direct print on coated polyester sublimation ink too.
DTG ink works on cotton, and direct print on the cotton garment, with no need for transfer.
How long do DTG prints last?
In the garment market, we use color resistance levels to measure it. DTG prints’ color resistance level is usually between 4-5 levels. Compare to 5-level sublimation, DTG’s color resistance level is lower.
For sublimation printing, as our information from the market, Epson i3200-a1, 2-3-4-6 heads sublimation printers are old model to market, and 8 heads ones are hot selling in the year 2021. Then how about more heads?
Report time: Aug 22, 2022 Author: Mrs. Kyna Zhou
ITCPE 2022 (17th) Guangzhou International Textile Clothing and Printing Industry Expo Time: Aug 18-20, 2022 Address: Poly World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Guangzhou, China.
Which printer brands are promoting more than 10 heads i3200-a1 sublimation printers?
Oric / Grando / Keundo, 15 / 16 heads,
Fedar, 12 / 15 head,
Xkeda, 12 / 15 heads,
Gongzheng / Gongsheng, 12 heads,
Coltex / Xenons, 15 / 16 / 30 heads,
Refretonic, 15 heads,
Grando-GD-2215TX
FEDAR-FD61915E
Xkeda-S1915-i
GZ-CS1916T
Coltex-S8000
Refretonic-TX2815A
All the above brands showed 8 heads printers as a basic printer.
Exhibition Highlights 2： Epson S3200 sublimation printers for fabric printing.
Which printer brands are promoting S3200 sublimation printers?
Flora 8 heads S3200, has sold more than 200 sets in the year 2021, 16 heads new release,
Coltex / Xenons, 30 heads.
YuanYin, 4-8 Epson S3200,
Flora-TX2000EP: 4-8 heads S3200 printer.
Flora-X3: 16 heads S3200 printer.
Exhibition Highlights 3: 1.2M width DTF printer for garment printing.
Xroland
Sangong
SanGongShuMa
Exhibition Highlights 4： DTG (Direct to Garment) for roll textile printer.
Which brand printers?
NKT, 16-32 heads Kyocera or Epson S3200,
Coltex, 8 heads i3200-a1,
Bihong.
NKT, 16-32 heads Kyocera or Epson S3200
Coltex, 8 heads i3200-a1
Bihong
Infinity Kyocera 8 heads reactive printer.
Exhibition Highlights 5: DTG for garment T-shirt flatbed printer for garment printing.
DTG to garment T-shirt, not only small A4 printer with 1 or 2 or 3 flatbeds, but also big ones combine with silk screen elliptical machine. There is supplier said, he research out a kind of paste, it is more environmentally friendly, better color fastness, will not penetrate the other side of the ink.
Digital DTG printer brands as:
Flora, 8-12 Ricoh G5 or 8-10 Starfire 1024 heads,
Huijie, 2 flatbeds,
M100.
Huijie, 2 flatbeds
M100 Exhibition booth
“Printpretty” said they can print on wet textile (Which we said Kornit can, but other Chinese printers can’t). It uses Starfire 1024 heads. We need to see whether it will be or not.
Check out the video of using DTF ink to give you a preliminary understanding of it.
DTF ink working process video.
DTF ink working process:
1. Prepare a printing film. Make sure the printing side up.
There is a layer of coating on the surface of the film. The function of the coating is to absorb ink and hold the ink, making the picture sharp. Meanwhile, the coating is a kind of flexible layer, when you stretch it, it will not break.
Step 1 – Preparing the Printing Film
2. Printing colourful pictures, and then printing white colour to cover the picture.
Because of the working step 1‘s film, in the working step 2, you can get a sharp picture. meanwhile, the white colour ink will be covered the surface of the colourful picture. White colour is very important in this technology. It will be the background of the picture on the black/dark T-shirts, to make the colours shinny. White ink also is flexible to bear stretch. And the “wet/not dry” white ink has the function of loading “hot melt powder” in the next step.
Step 2 – Film Printing DTF Ink
3. Spray hot melt adhesive powder on the wet white ink surface.
Hot melt powder is the biggest new part of this technology. Previously, we use hot melt powder in the silk screen’s white. The function of hot melt powder is “glue”, sticking the layer of the picture to the textile. When you heat this kind of powder, it will turn to liquid, and turn sticky. But in a normal environment temperature, it is a solid powder.
Step 3 – Sprinkle with Hot Melt Powder
4. Bake the hot melt adhesive to a melted state, at about 80-150 °C, 3-25 Min.
So, after step 4, you get a beautiful picture, with a layer of white background, and then a layer of “glue” background. And more importantly, the “glue” is not sticky at a normal environment temperature. You can roll it up to send to customers, to store there.
Step 4 – Melt and Dry the Hot Melt Powder
5. Heat press at about 150-170 °C, 8-15 seconds.
In step 5, you can cut down the film, without caring about the shape of the picture edge, put it on the surface of cotton textile, press and heat. And then you can peel down the layer of film (without coating), and leave the picture on the textile.
Step 5 – Heat Press the Patterned Film
6. Peel down the substrate.
Step 6 – Peel off the film after cooling
7. You will get a finished product.
Step 7 – Get the Finished Product
(Two). Compare with DTG, DTF technology has two big improvements:
The picture on the surface of the textile is very shiny and bright. Even on black textile.
It is designed for cotton textile, but not only works on. Theoretically, it can work on all kinds of textiles, such as cotton T-shirts, jeans, sweaters… You can try more and more different material textiles.
DTF ink is for cotton T-shirts, with flexible pictures, can do big-scale industrial use.
Our DTF process has reached the maturity stage after many tests
(Three). If you have more questions, you can message us.
DTF UV printing is for hard substrates, like gift pictures.
DTF UV Printing Product Show
(One). What is DTF UV ink?
There are 2 methods For DTF UV ink printing.
Old method: AB film printing. The process is as follows:
Take out A film, which with glue on the surface, and usually it is A4 or A3 size, can not in a roll.
Peel down the surface of A film, expose the glue surface, and then layout the glue surface on the flatbed printer, firm the four corners to the printer flatbed.
Print white colour, and then CMYK colourful pictures.
Cover B film and laminate.
Use cutter equipment (or cut with scissors by hand) along the edge of the picture.
Take out a picture from A film, stick the product surface, and peel down B film.
New method: improved method, print glue direct from the print head.
Take out A film which with a layer of coating to absorb ink, without glue on.
Print glue, and then white, and then CMYK for pictures, and then glossy. So, one printer with at least 4 heads.
Roll up the printed film. Send to the customer, anytime he wants to use it, peel one picture from the film, and stick it on the surface of a product.
This glue direct printing DTF UV can do industrial printing, and the printer is very cheap. We can have good wishes for this. But the glue printing by head is still a big challenge and difficult to improve. DTF UV printing only works on hard product surfaces. It is for small logo printing. Does not require any plate making, can do small quantity printing. Very fast printing, customer send job, wait half hour, then he can take the finished product away. This kind of printing job with very high-profit margin.
(Two). What’s the main difference if using DTF UV printing
The printer should have at least 4 heads, one for glue, one for white, one for CMYK, and one for varnish.
The film is used for DTF UV printing.
The glue is special, should have good adhesion, and be friendly enough to printer head. Usually, glue is not friendly enough for the print head.
CMYK and varnish are normal UV ink.
(Three). If you have more questions, you can message us.
(One). What is a DTF ink? Is it a normal pigment ink?
Product introduction of DTF ink
DTF (direct to film) printing ink is a kind of special pigment ink. If you use normal pigment ink on DTF printing, it will not work well. This kind of DTF ink has very good adhesion with cotton textile, and it has special components to make good flexibility. DTF ink has very wide compatibility with different textile types. It has a very big market in the clothes market.
The use process of DTF ink
(Two). What is needed for a DTF printing? What do you need for DTF printing?
A water-based printer with good function in printing on film.
A shake powder and baker equipment,
DTF ink,
PET film,
Hot melt powder.
Tools and materials needed for DTF printing
(Three). How to evaluate a DTF ink?
The fluency of white ink. We can print 10 square meters, in 100% ink droplets, to get less than 5 pin breaks.
The fluency of CMYK and other colours. We can print 10 square meters, in 100% ink droplets, to get less than 5 pin breaks.
When the printer is holding from working, how long can it do, to keep the ink printing out the all nozzle hole without cleaning? Need more than 0.5 hours.
How is white ink coverage in 60%, 70%, 80%, 90%, 100%. White ink is good with strong covering power, and not good with weak covering power.
Will white ink appears a little blue or yellow? It should be pure white.
How flexible is white ink on stretch? The more flexible the ink, the better.7.
Is the white grainy? It’s not good to have a grainy feel, but it’s good to be flat.
White wrinkled, peeling is not good, fine and smooth is very good.
The compatibility of white ink and film: It is good when white ink can adapt to more kinds of films; it is not good if it can only adapt to a few kinds of PET films.
Surface effect of hot melt powder after hot melting
The compatibility of CMYK colours ink and film.
If white ink flow ink or water on the film, which is not good white ink, or not good compatible on white and other colours.
Printing environment temperature and humidity range. The larger, the better. Normal operating temperature: 20-30℃, Operating humidity:40-60%.
What is the colour of the pictures? Is it bright? Are the colours a wide gamut? Are the colours true colours?
Can the colour block of each colour be pure and clean and true? If there is any ripple. Mean ink is not compatible with the film. Or printer waveform does not match the ink.
If the printed picture gets oiled surface after several days? It means ink with more oil, or the inside of the ink layer is not totally dried. Can adjust the baker equipment to avoid this.
What is the colourfastness to dry rub, wet rub and high-temperature washing? Normally, 4-5 grade is good for clothes standard.
DTF inkprint the test effect picture
DTF ink Printing effect display
(Four). If you want to know how to evaluate PET film, hot melt powder, shake and baker machine, and printers for DTF printing, you can message us.
DTF textile pigment ink works on textile, especially on a cotton T-shirt, which is upgraded from silkscreen and DTG ink. Bright, high wash resistance, soft.
DTF pigment ink can perfectly print on cotton T-shirts, especially black ones.
And in theory, DTF printer ink can be used on almost all fabrics, cotton, polyester, canvas, denim ETC.
By dtf textile pigment ink printing, the hand feels of the printed T-shirt is soft, with good stretchability and resilience.
There is a shortage of silkscreen printing: need to make the plate, labor cost high, speed slow, not precision, cost per color, not colorful, pollute.
The traditional screen printing process
DTF textile pigment ink printing compares DTG (Direct to garment)
DTG (Direct to garment) ink is digital printing, no need to make the plate, less labor, less time cost, very precision, and more colors do not increase the cost. But the shortage is: not bright enough, wash resistance is weak.
What’s the difference between DTF ink and DTG ink?
DTG pigment ink printing for T-shirts is an old technology but had not had a big market share for years. DTF technology almost solved all problems that DTG has. It solved not bright enough color, not good wash resistance.
Though the hand feel of DTF is a little bit more, it will go better if choose the best ink and hot melt powder, and it can be improved step by step.
T-shirt printing is a huge market, especially pure cotton, especially black pure cotton T-shirts (Before, no technology solved well how to print a soft and bright pure cotton black T-shirt).
DTG printing
DTF textile pigment ink(Direct to film)
DTF (Direct to film) ink is improved from DTG ink, it has all advantages of DTG ink, and improved its shortage. DTF ink is very bright and has high wash resistance and high scratch resistance. Only you need to choose a good quality hot melt powder and make film and powder and ink perfect matches.
SUPERINKS works out a whole solution for DTF ink and offers to match hot melt powder and PET film.
What is DTF ink? What ink is used for direct film?
DTF printer ink (direct to film) is a kind of special pigment ink designed for cotton fabrics and can expand to many different substrates.
It has been a new technology since March 2020 and spread promptly. It perfectly replaced a big part of DTG T-shirt printing.
DTF’s working principle is: print on a film with coating on its surface, the coating carried ink well. Firstly print the colorful picture with CMYK and other colors, and then print a layer of white ink. Then it is shipped to a machine, which can spread “hot melt powder” on the wet surface of the printed picture, and then bake it to dry. Then you can roll it up to send to another workshop, or you can cut one piece of the picture, and then heat and press the picture, it will transfer from film to a fabric.
The following video shows what is DTF printer ink:
No, DTF ink is not same as DTG ink. Though both inks are pigment inks, they are different types of pigment ink. DTF’s processes are different from DTG, and the working principles are different too. The final effect is different either: DTF printing T-shirt is more bright, better color resistance. DTG printing T-shirt has a softer hand feeling.
Expire time: 6 months after production for white ink, 12 months after production for other colors ink;
Mix well before using;
Avoid mixing with other inks at any time;
Use only with adequate ventilation conditions;
Use only by professionals.
Use the corresponding professional cleaning flush from us.
Applications:
Print on canvas for outdoor banners for roadside advertising, shop sign, shop promotion, etc.
Printing condition:
Printing temperature: 20-30 ℃, print head temperature: 35-45 ℃. If beyond the temperature range, please use a heater or air conditioner.
Humidity: 40-60 %.
Package:
5 KG pack,
1 KG pack,
A customized package is available.
Instructions for use of digital printing inks:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors. If need to make an ICC profile, contact us, and we will help.
Transport and storage conditions:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into the ink.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA.
Flora, Handtop, Docan, JHF, EFI, Teckwin, Liyu, etc.
Features:
Low Odor Formulation,
Long term exterior performance with proven resistance to the effects of UV degradation and color fade,
High impact, high-intensity colors with extended color gamut,
Consistent color density values,
Good adhesion on a wide variety of substrates,
Flexible inks are formulated for better extension stretchability, suitable for use on PVC, PET, backlit film, Banner flex, TPU mobile case, PU leather, and other soft materials,
Hard ink work on glass, metal, wood, Acrylic, glass, etc.
The colors for the UV inkjet:
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Gloss, White,
Clean liquid.
Option lamps for the UV led ink:
Mercury lamp,
LED light lamp.
User Manual:
Storage temperature: 15-30℃；
Expire time: 6 months after produce of white ink,12 months after produce of other colors;
Shake to mix well before using;
Avoid mixing with other inks and other chemicals at any time;
Use only with adequate ventilation conditions;
Use only by professionals;
Use the corresponding professional cleaning flush from us.
The printing condition needed:
Temperature: 20-30℃. If beyond the temperature range, please use a heater or air conditioner.
FY-Union, Phaeton, Galaxy, Challenger, Infinity, Ico-tec, etc.
The sol ink’s Outdoor life:
We have two options for customers:
Outdoor durability 8-10 months,
Outdoor durability 24 months.
The Starfire print head ink’s colors:
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
light cyan, light magenta,
Clean liquid.
The sol ink’s odor level:
Low odor
Sol Ink Main features:
Fluent, extended print head lifetime;
Always stable quality;
One ink is compatible with different heads;
Bright color;
Wide gamut, excellent picture of gradual change;
Longer outdoor life;
Less smell, more eco-friendly;
Better raw material;
Perfect match high-speed printing.
SUPERINKS sol ink applications:
Print on canvas for outdoor banners for roadside advertising, shop sign, shop promotion, etc.
SUPERINKS sol ink’s printing condition:
Temperature: 20-30℃. If beyond the temperature range, please use a heater or air conditioning;
Humidity: 40-60%;
If you want to speed up the dry speed, please use the printer’s heater or external heater.
Available package:
5L bottle;
If need customized packaging, we can discuss it.
Storage instructions:
Store temperature: 15-30℃;
Expire time: 12 months ( if stored on 18-25 ℃, maybe more than this time);
After the seal film is opened, please make sure to keep the bottle covered, to avoid dust and humidity to change the ink components.
Manual for the sol ink:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening;
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper;
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
What is the outdoor durability of this Solvent ink?
We have two options for customers:
Outdoor durability 8-10 months,
Outdoor durability 24 months.
Sol ink is compatible with various types of printers.
Features of this Solvent ink:
Environmentally friendly products, non-toxic and odorless;
Saturated color, wide color gamut, high restoration;
Environmentally friendly solvent, extend the life of the print head;
Nanometer fineness, microcapsule wrapping technology, super smooth, extend the life of the print head;
Good compatibility, suitable for various brands of printers; strong adaptability, suitable for both north and south in spring, summer, autumn, and winter;
No ink flying, no ink bleeding, sharp picture;
Super long shelf life can be 12 months in a bottle, and 24 months in a vacuum bag.
Instruction Manual:
Use temperature 20-30℃, humidity: 40-60%;
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening;
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper;
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Application for the solvent printer ink:
Self-adhesive vinyl, PP adhesive, PVC flex banner, Backlit PET Film, photo paper, one-way vision, canvas, etc.
Available package:
5L bottle,
If need customized packaging, we can discuss it.
Transport and storage conditions for ink:
Avoid direct light, storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into the ink;
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA;
Temperature: 20-30℃ If beyond the temperature range, please use a heater or air conditioner.
Humidity: 40-60%.
SUPERINKS eco solvent ink’s package:
5L bottle,
If need customized packaging, we can discuss it.
Storage instructions:
Store temperature: 15-30℃;
Expire time: 12 months ( if stored at 18-25 ℃, maybe more than this time);
After the seal film is opened, please make sure to keep the bottle covered to avoid dust and humidity to change the ink composition.
Manual:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening;
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper;
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, and we will help.
What is the outdoor durability of this odorless eco solvent ink?
There are two outdoor durability options for customers.
Outdoor durability 8-10 months,
Outdoor durability 24 months.
Features of the odorless eco solvent ink:
Environmentally friendly products, non-toxic and odorless;
Saturated color, wide color gamut, high restoration;
Environmentally friendly solvent, extend the life of the print head;
Nanometer fineness, microcapsule wrapping technology, super smooth, extend the life of the print head;
Good compatibility, suitable for various brands printers; strong adaptability, suitable for both north and south in spring, summer, autumn, and winter;
No ink flying, no ink bleeding, sharp picture;
Super long shelf life can be 12 months in a bottle, and 24 months in a vacuum bag.
Manual:
Use temperature 20-30℃, humidity: 40-60%;
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening;
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper;
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Application:
Self-adhesive vinyl, PP adhesive, PVC flex banner, Backlit PET Film, photo paper, one-way vision, canvas, etc.
Available package the eco solvent ink:
5L bottle,
If need customized packaging, we can discuss it.
Transport and storage conditions for this ink:
Avoid direct light, storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition;
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA;
Always stable and fluent, provide one year warranty or 30,000 square meters of print volume for the new Epson TFP head.
What colors SUPERINKS can offer for this eco sol ink?
Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow,
Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Light Black,
Red, Orange, (similar color as Epson sure color)
Clean liquid.
Eco solvent ink, smooth ink, effectively protect the print head
Manuals of eco sol ink:
Use temperature 20-30℃, humidity: 40-60%;
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening;
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper;
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if needed to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Eco solvent ink epson wholesale
Application for this available Roland eco sol ink:
Self-adhesive vinyl, PP adhesive, PVC flex banner, Backlit PET Film, photo paper, one-way vision, canvas etc.
Available package for this available Roland eco sol ink:
Drum/Bottle pack in 5L,
Bag pack in 2L,
Drum/Bottle pack in 1L,
Bag pack in 1L,
Bag in the cartridge in 440ML,
A customized package is available.
Eco solvent ink can be custom bottled to meet customer needs.
Transport and storage conditions for the eco sol ink:
Avoid direct light, storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition;
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA;
The outdoor durability life of this eco solvent ink:
From the market response, it is 8-10 months time.
Smooth eco solvent ink, effectively protect the print head.
Feature:
Environmentally friendly products, non-toxic and odorless;
Saturated color, wide color gamut, high restoration;
Environmentally friendly solvent, extend the life of the print head;
Nanometer fineness, microcapsule wrapping technology, super smooth, extend the life of the print head;
Good compatibility, suitable for various brands printers; strong adaptability, suitable for both north and south in spring, summer, autumn, and winter;
No ink flying, no ink bleeding, sharp picture;
Super long shelf life can be 12 months in a bottle, 24 months in a vacuum bag.
Manuals :
Use temperature 20-30℃, humidity: 40-60%,
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA.
Good resistance to dry/wet rubbing, high light fastness,
If the sealed bag packing, the expiry date can be 24 months，
Competitive prices.
This SUPERINKS disperse ink has the following colors:
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black,
Light Cyan, Light Magenta,
Gray,
Red,
Blue,
clean liquid.
The color fastness of those colors are:
Color fastness test table of disperse ink printing on various materials
The main features of disperse dye ink digital textile printing:
High density, very bright color,
No ink flying, No ink bleeding, sharp pictures,
The quality and color of different batches are unchanged，
Has good color fade resistance,
No harm to the body,
These dispersed dye inks produce vibrant colors, reproduce a wide gamut of colors, and have water resistance, light-fastness, and rub-fastness because of dyestuff molecule bonding with the fibers.
Applicable materials:
Polyester,
Fabric with more than 80% chemical fiber.
What is the difference between sublimation ink and disperse ink?
Actually, from the ink technology, it is the same ink. But the working process of using is different. Sublimation ink mainly uses two methods, one is printing on heat transfer paper, then heat transfer to polyester, normally for clothes. Another is direct printing on sized polyester, normally for AD flags. Both without water wash, mean with less pollution. Disperse ink, usually working as the following process. Sizing, dry, printing, steam, wash, dry.
This SUPERINKS disperse dye ink working process:
sizing,
dry,
printing,
steam,
wash,
dry.
SUPERINKS’ available package for disperse ink fabric printing:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
What’s the difference between DTF ink, DTG ink, and disperse ink?
All those 3 inks are mainly for cotton fabric. Each ink has a different process. Disperse ink can get the best color, and best resistance, but need a more complex process. More used for high-quality level printing. DTG pigment ink printing for T-shirts is an old technology but has not had a big market share for years. DTF technology almost solved all problems that DTG has. It solved not a bright color, not good wash resistance. Though the hand feel of DTF is a little bit more, it can improve step by step.
T-shirt printing is a huge market, especially pure cotton, especially black pure cotton T-shirts (Before, no technology solved well how to print a soft and bright pure cotton black T-shirt).
Transport and storage conditions:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA.
MSDS available.
Which types of fabrics are suitable for which inks?
The main features of reactive ink digital textile printing:
High density, very bright color,
No ink flying, No ink bleeding, sharp pictures,
The quality and color of different batches are unchanged，
Has good color fade resistance,
No harm to the body.
These reactive dye inks produce vibrant colors, reproduce a wide gamut of colors, and have water resistance, light-fastness, and rub-fastness because of dyestuff molecule bonding with the fibers.
Applicable materials of reactive inks digital textile printing :
Cotton,
Hemp,
Silk,
Rayon,
Some kinds of polyester,
Some kind of wool.
This SUPERINKS reactive ink working process:
sizing,
dry,
printing,
steam,
wash,
dry.
The color fastness of reactive inkjet printing ink:
Reactive dye ink color fastness test table
SUPERINKS’ available package for reactive ink fabric printing:
Drum/Bottle pack in 25 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 20 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 5 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 1 KG,
A customized package is available.
Instructions for use of digital reactive dye inks:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
What’s the difference between DTF ink and DTG ink, reactive ink?
All those 3 inks are mainly for cotton fabric. Each ink has a different process. Reactive ink can get the best color, and best resistance, but need a more complex process. More used for high-quality level printing. DTG pigment ink printing for T-shirts is an old technology but has not had a big market share for years. DTF technology almost solved all problems that DTG has. It solved not a bright color, not good wash resistance. Though the hand feel of DTF is a little bit more, it can improve step by step.
T-shirt printing is a huge market, especially pure cotton, especially black pure cotton T-shirts (Before, no technology solved well how to print a soft and bright pure cotton black T-shirt).
Transport and storage conditions:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA.
MSDS available.
Digital printing materials, which fabric is best for digital printing?
Is all sublimation ink the same? Is Epson compatible with sublimation ink?
You need special ink for sublimation. Not all sublimation ink is the same, there is a different density for different types of sublimation ink, and in different models, different suppliers’ ink has different color tones and different stability. You can not use any kind of sublimation ink, you have to use match ink. Tell the supplier what printer and head you use, what process of printing you do, what kind of fabric you do, and what application, and then you can get a matching ink. Epson is compatible with sublimation ink. Also Roland and Mimaki.
HP stitch s500 is sublimation ink printing too, but its head uses heat bubble technology, which different system from Japanese printers and Chinese printers.
What is the difference between sublimation ink and regular ink?
Can you switch from regular ink to sublimation ink?
Sublimation ink is a kind of water-based safe ink that only shows its beautiful color after heat, before heat the color of the ink is dark and old. This kind of ink will have a chemical reaction while heating from paper to fabric, after the chemical reaction, the color gets bright and firmly fixed on the fabric without hand feel. Normal ink doesn’t meet that chemical reaction.
You can switch a printer from regular ink to sublimation ink, as long as totally cleans the regular ink, and the printer and printhead match the sublimation ink needs.
Sublimation ink is a kind of special inkjet ink, it is different from office use desktop water-based dye ink.
The features:
The black ink is ultra-high concentration without a color cast, CMY colors are bright and saturated.
No ink flying, no ink bleeding, sharpness, and no mutual penetration.
Stable formula, particles smaller than 0.3 μm, very smooth, friendly to the print head.
Smoke-free formula, high transfer rate, environmental protection, and economy.
Long shelf life, 12 months in bottle, and longer in the bag.
Good resistance to dry and wet rubbing and good light resistance.
According to the SGS report, the ink does not contain harmful materials and is environmentally friendly and harmless.
Applicable materials:
Textile as: polyester cloth, nylon cloth;
Hard media such as: glass, crystal, ceramic, metal, wood, etc.
Application of Sublimation Ink
The printing condition:
Temperature: 20-30℃. If beyond the temperature range, please use a heater or air conditioner.
Humidity: 40-60%.
What kind of package we can offer?
Drum/Bottle pack in 25 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 20 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 5 KG,
Bag pack in 2 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 1 KG,
Bag pack in 1 KG,
Bag in the cartridge in 440g,
A customized package is available.
What is the process of sublimation? How do I start printing in sublimation? How does dye sublimation work step by step?
Installed rolled up heat transfer paper on the printer,
Printing on the heat transfer paper,
Put the printed paper on the surface of blank polyester cloth,
heat while pressing them,
Take away the waste paper, and leave printed cloth.
Precautions:
It is only suitable for fabrics with more than 80% chemical fiber.
Pay attention to the shelf life of the ink before use. The expired ink is likely to precipitate and block the print head.
Dye sublimation ink is colored by heating, and the color before heating is not bright.
The temperature, pressure, and duration of the use process, as well as the fabric, will affect the vividness and colorfastness of the color.
The ink colors of different manufacturers will be different. If the color requirements are strict, an ICC curve is required.
Instructions or manuals:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors, if need to make an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Transport and storage conditions:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, and IATA.
MSDS available.
What fabrics can use digital print on? How many types of digital printing are there on fabric?
This sublimation ink for Epson has features as follows:
SUPERINKS sublimation ink’s black ink is ultra-high concentration without a color cast, CMY, and other colors bright and saturated.
No ink flying, no ink bleeding, sharpness, and no mutual penetration.
Stable formula, particles smaller than 0.3 μm, very smooth, friendly to the print head.
Smoke-free formula, high transfer rate, environmental protection, and economy.
Long shelf life, 12 months in bottle, and longer in the bag.
Good resistance to dry and wet rubbing and good light resistance.
According to the SGS report, the ink does not contain harmful materials and is environmentally friendly and harmless.
Sublimation ink SGS report
Applicable materials:
Textile as: polyester cloth, nylon cloth;
Hard media such as: glass, crystal, ceramic, metal, wood, etc.
Application:
Fabric printing (clothing, shoes, hats, curtains, ties, bags, umbrellas, clothing accessories, webbing), making personalized cups, cutlery, kettles, pen cases, personalized photo albums, etc.
Sublimation ink application
This sublimation ink printing condition:
Temperature: 20-30℃. If beyond the temperature range, please use a heater or air conditioner.
Humidity: 40-60%.
This sublimation ink package:
Drum/Bottle pack in 25 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 20 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 5 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 1 KG,
A customized package is available
Sublimation ink
SUPERINKS sublimation ink working process:
Method 1: Printing on heat transfer paper. Heat press to transfer the pattern from paper to polyester cloth.
Method 2: Sizing the polyester cloth. Dry the cloth. Direct printing on the cloth.
Precautions for the use of sublimation ink:
It is only suitable for fabrics with more than 80% chemical fiber.
Pay attention to the shelf life of the ink before use. The expired ink is likely to precipitate and block the print head.
Dye sublimation ink is colored by heating, and the color before heating is not bright.
The temperature, pressure, and duration of the use process, as well as the fabric, will affect the vividness and colorfastness of the color.
The ink colors of different manufacturers will be different. If the color requirements are strict, an ICC curve is required.
Instructions for use of digital printing inks:
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors if need makes an ICC profile, contact us, we will help.
Transport and storage conditions:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, IATA.
MSDS available.
ink sublimation transport lisence
Composition classification of fabrics and suitable digital printing solutions：
DTF inks have a variety of colors for customers to choose from.
SUPERINKS DTF ink’s main features:
White ink has strong hiding power and high whiteness.
Super-high concentration, brilliant, and saturated colors.
White ink and color ink have good compatibility and do not permeate each other.
White and color ink has a high color density and does not appear to uncover white dots.
It is clear when printing small words, the powder shakes cleanly, and the fastness is good.
High resistance to dry/wet rubbing, high fastness to light.
Nanometer fineness, super smooth, and stable output.
Applicable materials:
Cotton, linen, polyester cloth, nylon cloth, etc.
We already found that we can not use this DTF ink to do the waterproof cloth printing.
There is more possible textile material waiting for us to be discovered.
DTF ink product introduction
SUPERINKS DTF heat transfer pigment ink working process:
Prepare a printing film. Make sure the printing side up.
Printing colorful pictures, and then printing white color to cover the picture.
Spray hot melt adhesive powder on the wet white ink surface.
Bake the hot melt adhesive to a melted state, at about 80-150 C, 3-25 Min.
Heat press at about 150-170℃, 8-15 seconds.
Peel down the substrate.
You will get a finished product.
DTF ink process: 6 steps to quickly produce finished clothes
Physical and chemical indicators of DTF pigment ink:
viscosity: 4-6 mPa.s
surface tension: 26-38 mN/m
flashpoint: Above 100℃
What’s the difference between DTF ink and DTG ink?
DTG ink printing for T-shirts is an old technology but had not had a big market share for years. DTF technology almost solved all problems that DTG has. It solved not bright enough color, not good wash resistance. Though the hand feel of DTF is a little bit more, it can be improved step by step. T-shirt printing is a huge market, especially pure cotton, especially black pure cotton T-shirts (Before, no technology solved well how to print a soft and bright pure cotton black T-shirt).
We have DTG ink too, you can inquiry us if you are interested.
Available package:
Drum/Bottle pack in 25 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 20 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 5 KG,
Drum/Bottle pack in 1 KG,
A customized package is available.
DTF ink has a wide range of adaptability and is the best choice for printing clothes.
Shake the ink well before putting it on the machine; It will be best if you can use it up within 1 week after opening.
Before using our products for the first time, please empty the ink cartridges, ink circuits, and dampers. If possible, please clean the ink circuit system and replace it with a new damper.
It’s very important to make an ICC profile to get brilliant colors if need makes an ICC profile, contact us, and we will help.
Transport and storage conditions:
Avoid direct light, and storage temperature at 15-30℃; after opening the seal of the package, please avoid dust and other sundries going into ink composition.
The goods are identified as Non-dangerous goods in accordance with IMO, RID/ADR, IMDG, ICAO, and IATA.
MSDS available.
Composition classification of fabrics and suitable digital printing solutions：
Plant fiber: cotton, linen, etc. Suitable for: DTF ink printing, DTG ink printing, and reactive ink printing.
As we all know, Epson heads as a popular head brand in the inkjet digital printing area, with its unique micro piezo printing technology, leading the area. The microprinting technology with the advantage of high printing solution, good durability, environmental, efficient-cost, etc, with this advantage, Epson can design heads with high-quality printing and high production printing. Now, let’s talk about some Epson popular heads.
EPSON F1440 (DX5)
This is a classic good print head, with a price of USD 860-1000 per piece, head life is about 2-3 years. And this is a head with a long history, which release in about the year 2000 also.
EPSON F1440 (DX5) is the most popular head in the Epson brand, it can perfectly use ink types such as water-based dye ink, sublimation ink, eco-solvent ink, and UV ink. And the market support system for the heads is perfect and mature. Almost all printer brands have their printer model with Epson DX5 heads.
Market mainstream EPSON print head comparison table
EPSON F1080 (XP600)
It is an economical head designed as a water-based head, head life is about 6-18 months, with a price of USD 150- 250 per piece. Printer brands like it because they plan to make a simple printer and sell it in big quantities.
XP600 which was released in about the year 2018, is a head with 6 channels, the color saturation of xp600 will be worse than DX5 and i3200. But with its very cheap price and moderate stability, it is widely accepted by the market. It is mostly used on small level eco-solvent ink printers, roll UV printers with 1.6-1.8 width, and flatbed UV printers with 6040 or 9060 sizes.
EPSON I3200 (4720)
Epson i3200 is designed as a water-based head, which was released in about the year 2018 also, the price ranges from USD 240- 300. Same as XP600, printer brands like it while they plan to make a simple printer and sell in big quantity.
I3200 head uses thin-film piezoelectric (TFP) technology, head life may be similar to the DX5 head. The advantage of i3200 is: that with more nozzles 3200, higher resolution 600 DPI, and jet frequency, which are all higher than DX5 and xp600, then it acts better in color saturation, printing speed, and printing precision, and the price is cheap. It is popular in sublimation ink textile printing.
EPSON FA06090 (Said as TFP head)
Epson TFP head release in about the year 2016, use thin-film piezoelectric (TFP) technology, the price at USD 1800-2000. This head is only used on Epson brand wide-format printers, such as Epson SureColor S 30680 /40680 /60680 /80680, etc.
Epson TFP head with Epson company’s high standard output, it acts brilliant at printing precision, color expression, color saturation, it’s much better than above listed heads. The customer with the high standard requirements will choose this head.
