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In addition to the direct screen printing process, we of course also offer the printing process of transfer printing in the heart of Munich. Transfers are a high-quality way to finish difficult-to-print textiles and is often used for polyester, mixed fabrics or difficult to finish areas. Within transfer printing, a distinction is made between different types of printing. Among them are flex print, flock print, plastisol transfer print, digital transfer print, screen print transfer or sublimation print. Tailored to your project, we select the appropriate process to get the maximum quality in combination with price out.

THIS IS HOW TRANSFER PRINTING WORKS IN DETAIL

In transfer printing, ink or foil is transferred from the substrate, usually a transfer paper, to the textile by means of a heat press. Transfers are created with different techniques, here one distinguishes mainly between digital print transfer or screen printing transfer and a flex transfer. In the former case, a color layer is printed digitally or by screen printing on transfer foil in mirror image and provided with an adhesive layer, which is fused under the influence of heat to bond with the color. The adhesive is matched to the textiles to be finished in order to achieve optimum adhesion. In comparison, a special foil is cut by means of a plotter contour and lifted from the transfer paper.

Advantage in the completion of a transfer printing textile, it is also to print in an area that is otherwise not printable by direct printing process. Thus, for example, can also be refined on a T-shirt over a side seam.

OVERVIEW OF THE TRANSFER PRINTS

In this overview, we compare the main types of printing within transfer printing.

FLEX AND FLOCK PRINTING

The flex print is another possibility to finish your textile already in small quantities. In addition, flex printing is used especially for difficult to print polyester textiles such as rain jackets or coach jackets. This type of printing has beautiful colours and perfect coverage where it is difficult to achieve vibrant colours with screen printing. As an alternative to screen printing, flex printing uses heat to press special foils onto the textile. There are various foils and special effect foils that would not be possible with direct printing. Please note that only vectorized shapes can be plotted. Beside the flex foil a transfer print can be ironed on. This is initially printed and provided with an adhesive layer. Then it is pressed directly onto the textile under heat as with flex printing.

SCREEN PRINTING TRANSFER

We create next to the regular screen printing also screen printing transfer prints. These are characterized by clean lines and beautiful color reproduction. In transfer printing, the motif to be printed is exposed mirror-inverted on the screen and printed on a foil, which is provided with an adhesive layer and fuses under heat. The resulting plastisol transfers are heat pressed onto the corresponding textile using a transfer press. In the case of screen printing transfers, even finer lines and edges are achieved than in direct screen printing, because here, as on a paper, printing is done on a film and the textile structure does not affect the printing result. Further use of the print can be found in neck imprints of size and washing information. Color fastness according to Pantone is another advantage of screen printing.

DIGITAL TRANSFER PRINTING

A distinction is made between screen printing transfer and digital transfer printing. In digital transfer, the color is applied by digital printing and the number of colors does not matter. Since there are no limits to the printing colors, it is often used for the conversion of photos or motifs with many printing colors. Even with difficult to print materials of any textiles, the digital printing transfer is a good solution to get a nice print result.

DIGITAL PLASTISOL TRANSFER

A combination of the two types of printing is the digital plastisol transfer. Here, both strengths of the two processes are combined to achieve a perfect transfer result. In detail, we pre-print digitally and then print a white carrier layer with screen printing, which is then fused with the adhesive. This way we use the color variety of digital printing on the one hand and the positive characteristics of screen printing, opacity, elasticity and wash resistance on the other hand. Therefore, we provide digital plastisol transfers on textiles that are difficult to print directly.

Screen printing transfer is very suitable for placements of prints on the hood and other places close to the seams.

Heat pressed plastisol transfer over side seam and screen printed front and back Stanley Stella T shirt.

We have finished this polyester tank top with a two color screen print plastisol transfer. Beautiful results even with a perforated textile.

This multicolor plastisol transfer was also screen printed and has a nice luminosity and clean edges on a cotton shirt.

Special reflective black flex foil refined on Fairtrade Hoodies. Depending on the incidence of light, the film reflects in the complete color spectrum.

When the finished textile is viewed from the centre, the flex foil appears matt black.

Fairtrade T Shirts from Stanley Stella were finished with this special rainbow hologram effect foil using flex printing.

Golden glitter foils specially reflects in the light and shines metallic.

Flex print perfectly applied over the seam of a hoody.

Two color flex transfer on basketball shorts.

In the neck attached flex transfer tone on tone.

Flex print heat pressed onto a backpack

Digital plastisol transfer completed and ready to transfer

Finished transfer print textile on a fairtrade fabric

Heat transferred digital plastisol transfer when peeling off the carrier foil

Digital plastisol transfer with wide color spectrum finished on cotton hoodies.

Multicolor digital plastisol transfer with screen print combination printed on a Continental Clothing hoodie.