HEAT  TRANSFER  PR INTI NG

Advantages

1/   Easier  handling of  units

2/   Easier  training of  operators

3/   Better  registration and  clarity

4/   Fewer  Seconds  (2% vs.  10%)

5/   inventory  in paper

6/   Pollution  - free

Disadvantages

1.  Slow

2  Limited  to  synthetic  fibkrs ,mainly  polyester

PRESENT USES OF HEAT TRANSFER  PR I NTS

Knitted Apparel

Woven Apparel

Drapery Fabric

Upholstery Fabric

Automobile  Interiors

Carpet Tiles

RECENT INNOVATIONS  IN HEAT  TRANSFER PRINTlNG

Deep Penetrating dyes for pile fabrics

Cationic Dyes  for printing acrylics

Processes for  Printing Polyester/Cotton  Blends

1.  Coating Cotton Fiber with  Polyester  Resin.

2.  Resin Fixing Dyes  on Cotton.

Wet Heat Transfer  Printing