Heat
transfer with Wide format printers.
Printing
on textiles is becoming more popular now that people realize
you can do this with a normal inkjet printer. For example,
the Hewlett-Packard
DesignJet printers will print nicely on silk, cotton,
or canvas. For this kind of simple textile printing you need
textiles that are pre-coated to receive the inkjet ink. It
also helps if the textiles are paper backed.
If
you are doing commercial proofing of textile designs, or mass
production of textiles with inkjet printers, then you need
printers which can handle textile inks. The ColorSpan
textile printer can handle textiles up to 72" wide.
A
commercial grade printer for textiles is the RasterGraphics
PiezoPrint 5000tx. Since it uses Xaar printheads its resolution
is rather low, 309 dpi.
To
save you searching the search engines, here is one article
to check in a trade magazine, in Digital Graphics, Vol, 3,
No. 9, Sept. 1999.
For
additional information and for help making your decision,
ask for the "FLAAR report on inkjet printing of textiles"
(specify whether for home-hobby, for business, or whether
you need dye sublimation heat-transfer textile printers).
Since
there are differences between the various classes of textile
printers, you might wish also to ask for for the FLAAR
report on "Piezo vs Thermal printheads, fact vs fiction,
pros and cons of each kind of inkjet printhead."
If
this will be your first printer, then we have a special
report that holds your hand and leads you through all
the basic questions that will assist a first-time buyer
of a large format printer. Purchase
the FLAAR report on "RIP + Help." This explains
what RIP software is, why this is useful, and includes
tips, warnings, information, and help for a wide range
of matters for a newbie. Here you will really appreciate
that FLAAR is based at a university; Professor Hellmuth
has plenty of experience writing in a manner that explains
what you need, and why.
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