Dyes For Digital Textile Printing

Dyes that are used for Digital Textile Printing are different from dyes that are used in Textile Printing. The dyes used in digital textile printing are for all commercial grade applications and are compatible with low cost ink jet ink systems as well. Some of the popular dyes commonly used for digital textile Inks are: Acid Dye Reactive Dye Disperse Dye The dyes offered for digital textile printing display following properties: A low to medium salt content A low to medium salt content Brilliant colors High light fastness Digital printing is method of directly printing from digital based image to variety of media. Here, the dye-sublimation printer used is computer printer that employs printing process which use heat to effectively transfer dye onto medium materials like. Plastic card Paper Fabric Technology - Digital Textile Printing This technology comprises steps concerning printing designs on fabric, directly from computer Here, you can print on fabric just like printing on paper once you are finished creating the designs This is next generation printing The only need of Digital Textile Printing is fabrics that are used need to be pre-treated to confirm regarding their ink holding capacity A wide variety of colors can also be obtained through pre-treatment process Features: Greater flexibility Easy application Used for versatile purposes Takes less time Has choice of more colors along with photo-realistic effects Dyes that are used in digital printing Inks for fabrics: Name of Digital Printing Inks Types of fibers used Acid inks - Silks & Nylons Disperse inks - Polyesters Dye based inks - Not used in fabrics, it is used for photography applications only Reactive inks - used in all cellulose based fibers like Cotton, Linen & Rayon