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Screen Printing

Heat Transfer

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• Uses an actual screen as a stencil

• One screen needed per color

• Ink is applied to screen, which passes through to object underneath

Screen Printing

• Uses combination of heat & pressure

• Print design onto special paper using heat transfer ink

• Heat press machine used to transfer the design from the paper to the object

• Can print more than one color at once

Heat Transfer

Silk Screen vs Heat TransferWhich should you choose?

• Best for large batches– Preferable over 500 units

• Most cost effective for large orders

• Only one color can be printed at a time so the fewer the colors, the better

• Cost effective for smaller orders

• Can print multiple colors at once

Screen Print Heat Transfer

Screen Print vs Silk Screen?

they’re virtually the same thing!

Heat Transfer vs Dye Sublimation?

Dye-sub printing is a form of heat transfer!

Graphics are digitally printed, then heated to transfer the dye onto an item.

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