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Question everything that is not environmentally sustainable
“The only constant in life is change” - Heraclitus
Everyone working at banerect™ is on a mandate for change. To not only change and improve our workplace efficiencies but also to question everything that is not environmentally sustainable. Therefore we have developed an ecoerect™ Dye Sublimation range of products. What is Dye Sublimation?
Fabric Yarn
A major change has been moving from solvent (oil) based printing to water based Dye Sublimation. The fabrics used are all recyclable high grade ‘Iris’ & ‘Lustra’ materials rigorously tested for both image quality and robustness over many years. Their ‘dna’ is via virgin and recycled polyester.
Transfer Sheets
These are the paper based membranes or donor material that facilitates the dye to fabric process. All transfer sheets are biodegradable.
Dyes
The printing ‘inks’ are actually dyes, and water-soluble with no harmful Volatile Organic Content (VOC). Sublimation printing on fabric uses the least amount of dye of all processes. There is no wastage, plus it doesn’t require any further washing and cleaning like traditional dyeing processes, meaning no contaminated waste-water.
PVC versus Fabric Printing
There is a worldwide trend toward eliminating PVC (polyvinyl chloride) in digital printing – both the printed substrate and the laminate. This is because hydrogen chloride is produced both during the manufacture of these materials and during the incineration of their wastes. A simple Google search of ‘PVC’ will explain more.
What is Dye Sublimation?
Dye Sub printers are similar to inkjet printers in that they spray ink onto a sheet of paper, but the ink is actually dye-sublimation dye held in a liquid solvent, like water. The dye is applied to a donor material, a special type of paper.
The image on the paper is a reverse image of the final design, so that when it is dry it can be placed onto the fabric and heated, transferring the completed image onto the material via the dye-sublimation process. In this case, the dye turns into a gas and permeates the actual fibres of the material, then solidifying.
The vaporised colors permeate the fabric, creating a gentle gradation at the edges of each pixel, instead of the conspicuous border between dye and paper produced by inkjets, therefore you get a higher resolution image. And because the color infuses the fabric, it is also less vulnerable to fading and distortion over time.
Benefits of Dye Sublimation printing
- Tremendous resolution – incredibly vibrant colours.
- Absolutely no ‘curl’ on the edges, even in direct sunlight.
- Fabric can be folded up, it doesn’t need to be rolled.
- If the fabric gets dirty, simply wash it – you won’t lose the colour.
- Less weight than traditional laminated substrates.
- Less graphic panel damage over time means less replacements.
- Cost effective compared to other printing methods.
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