Sublimation Print – Dye Sublimation

Dye sublimation print is used for branding products that have a special coating on them, or fabrics suitable for the sublimation process. A transfer is produced by printing sublimation ink onto transfer paper and then heat pressing it onto the product.

Advantages

• Sublimation ink is a dye so there is no ink build-up. The finished print is embedded in the product
• Ideal for producing vivid full colour images as well as closely matched spot colour branding
• Can print variable data including individual names
• Edge-to-edge branding can be achieved on some products
• Only one set up charge is required regardless of the number of print colours

Limitations

• Can only be used on suitable products with white surfaces
• Some colours cannot be reproduced including white, metallic, and neon/fluorescent colours
• Fine detail/text may experience minor colour bleed across adjacent design elements

Artwork Requirements

• Artwork can be supplied in either vector or bitmap format
• Supplied bitmaps must be higher than 300DPI resolution at the actual print size
• A 3mm bleed must be added to the artwork if it bleeds off the product