The mordern printing industry now has a set of technology for the different marterials.
This article is written to help you start with the different printing technology.
The sublimation printing
it’s a method of printing that transfers a design into a material or fabric using ink and heat.
A design is printed onto special paper. The inks that are used turn into gas when brought under heat, then combine with the marterials and permanently print onto the marterials. The effects are permanent and less prone to fading, as the ink is embedded in the marterials or substrate rather than simply laying on top like a normal print.
Silkscreen printing
Screen printing is a printing technique where a mesh is used to transfer ink (or dye) onto a substrate, 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, and a reverse stroke then causes the screen to touch the substrate momentarily along a line of contact. This causes the ink to wet the substrate and be pulled out of the mesh apertures as the screen springs back after the blade has passed. One colour is printed at a time, so several screens can be used to produce a multi-coloured image or design.
Digital Printing
Digital printing is a method of printing from a digital-based image directly to a variety of media.It usually refers to professional printing where small-run jobs from desktop publishing and other digital sources are printed using large-format and/or high-volume laser or inkjet printers.
Offset Printing
Offset printing is a printing technique that involves the transferring of an image from a metal plate to a rubber blanket or rollers before being printed on the receiving media, usually paper. In this method, the paper does not come in direct contact with the metal plates.