Sublimation printing with dye sublimation ink and sublimation paper is perfect for 1-up items and promotional items for small businesses, schools, charities, sports teams, parties, reunions, and many more!The advantage of digital sublimation printing is that no plates are required, so it is ideal for customizing designs with changing elements such as names, numbers, etc.Sublimation is quick and easy to produce, allowing for same day or same hour printing, as well as on demand printing that reduces risk and wastage.

1. Advantages and
disadvantages of
Sublimation Printing

2. Sublimation printing with dye sublimation ink and
sublimation paper is perfect for 1-up items and
promotional items for small businesses, schools,
charities, sports teams, parties, reunions, and many more!

3. The advantage of digital sublimation printing is that no
plates are required, so it is ideal for customizing designs
with changing elements such as names, numbers,
etc.Sublimation is quick and easy to produce, allowing for
same day or same hour printing, as well as on demand
printing that reduces risk and wastage.

4. The next we will talk about
the disadvantages of
sublimation printing.With
every printing method there
will be disadvantages and so
here are a few…Substrates
need to be polyester coated
or made of polyester
fabric.Substrates need to be
white or light colored. You
cannot print onto dark or
black colored items.Printers
tend to clog if not used for
extended periods of time.
With the introduction of
Ricoh printers, the clogging
risk has been significantly
reduced. However we still
recommend doing a nozzle
check once a week.

5. Dye Sublimation
inks are relatively
expensive compared
with OEM inks. This
will need to be
factored in when
pricing your
products.Color
Management issues.
With the installation
of the PowerDriver,
color management
problems have been
significantly
reduced. As with all
printers, color
management issues
will vary depending
on the
graphic/photograph.

6. With all the advantages of sublimation, it’s obvious why
sublimation has become a very popular method with
digital decorators! stable quality consistent could win
the belong to you a group of loyal customers.?