In this presentation, we look at DTG and Screen Printing. We follow the history of both techniques, the pro's and con's of each, and finally how both techniques are coming together to provide new printing processes in the future.

1. DIRECT TO GARMENT PRINTING
& SCREEN PRINTING
www.garmentprinting.co.uk

5. 1700 early 1960 XX c. - XXI c.
SCREENPRINTINGTIMELINE
HOW HAS SP DEVELOPED
19601907
Introduce into Europe
from Asia
Michael
Vasilantone Andy Warhol
Ink
Development
XX c. - XXI c.
Foil / Flock
Samuel
Simon
2verydifferenttechniques
Onehasbeenaroundforcenturies,theotherforjustover10years
www.garmentprinting.co.uk

6. DTGONTOWHITECLOTHING
CREATE
DESIGNON
COMPUTER PRINT
DESIGN
IT’S AS EASY AS
THE
PROCESS

7. THE
PROCESS
DTGONTOCOLOURCLOTHING
For dark garments and white polyester garments
it is more complex and labour intensive:
• AMULTIPLESTEPPROCESS
• PREPAREARTWORKWITHHIGHER
LEVELOFEXPERTISENEEDED
• PRETREATTHEGARMENT
• PRESS/DRYTHEGARMENT
• LOADTHEGARMENT
• MACHINEPRINTSALAYEROFWHITE
• MACHINEPRINTSTHECOLOUR
• DRYTHEGARMENT

8. PRICEvsSPEEDCOMPARISON
PRINT
SPEEDS
CANBE
MISLEADING
SUBJECTTO
ARTWORK
SIZE
RESOLUTION
PRE-TREATMENTPROCESS
DON’TBASE
DECISIONON
SPEEDALONE
White-60perhour
Black-20perhour
POLYPRINT
12.000
White-50perhour
Black-15perhour
RESOLUTEDTG
14.000
White-60perhour
Black-20perhour
ANAJET
16.000
White-80perhour
Black-30perhour
EPSON
17.500
White-40perhour
Black-25perhourKORNIT
69.000
BROTHER
20.000 White-50perhour
Black-30perhour
White-800perhour
Black-400perhour
AEOON
150.000
White-300perhour
Black-170perhour
KORNIT
385.000
AEOON
270.000
White-800perhour
Black-N/A
(Prices estimated & require confirmation)

9. PROS CONS
E-COMMERCE
NOSET-UPCHARGES
FULLCOLOURPRINTING
PERFECTFORSINGLE/LOWUNITS
LOWINVESTMENTSFORMEDIUM/
ENTRYLEVEMACHINES
WHITECOTTON-VERYQUICK&EASY
SPEEDOFPRINT
PRE-TREATMENT&POSSIBLESTAINS
PRINTABLEMATERIALLIMITATIONS
NOPANTONEMATCHES
POORECONOMYOFSCALE
HIGHINVESTMENTFORINDUSTRIAL
MACHINES
COLOURSMORELABORIOUS
DTG
www.garmentprinting.co.uk

10. DTG =
DEVELOPMENT
OF ON DEMAND
PRINTING

11. HOWITBENEFITSWHODOESITBENEFIT?
STARTUPBRANDS
ESTABLISHEDBRANDS
BLOGGERS AFTERSOMEEXTRACASH
BANDSMERCHANDISE
CHARITIES
SPORTINGEVENTS
UNIS&STUDENTS
ANYONE&EVERYONE
NODEADSTOCK
ONLYPAYFORWHATISNEEDED
NONEEDTOBOOKSTORAGESPACE
NOUPFRONTCOSTS
TIMESAVING
FULFILMENTHANDLING
CUSTOMERSERVICEHANDLING
REMOVESSTRESSOFDELIVERY
www.garmentprinting.co.uk
BENEFITSOFONDEMAND

12. Process

14. PROS CONS
SPEEDOFPRINT
SPECIALISTINKS
WIDERRANGEOFMATERIALS
PANTONECOLOUR
DISCHARGESOFTFINISH
GREATECONOMIESOFSCALE
SETUPCHARGES
HIGHINITIALINVESTMENT
HIGHLEVELOFEXPERTISE
LARGERWORKAREA
www.garmentprinting.co.uk
SCREENPRINTING

15. fusion of DTG & Screen-printing
Add images

18. Live demonstrations:
Hall 5 / K112

20. Combos

21. Can the cost difference in ink prices be off-set with factory and staff costs?
What is the future?
Printing is continually evolving. What is the future?