EMBROIDERY
What is embroidery?
Embroidery is very popular method of branding promotional clothing. Emroidery device superceded laborious work of people's hand.
Receivers of promotional clothing appreciate this method because of its aestethic look and low price in case of large volume.
What is embroidery all about?
Branding occurs by using special device connected with computer. It is used for transfering graphic file by USB port. Embroidery software makes possible to connect memory stick and make over graphic file for embroidery purposes.
On which products, embroidery is used?
Embroidery is used for branding towels, polos, bags, beanies, fleeces and other heavy weight promotional products.
Embroidery Advantages:
- Aesthetic look
- High Endurance
Emroidery Disadvantages:
Technical restraints in case of very small elements Technical restraints in case of very small elements
SCREEN PRINTING
What is screen printing?
Screen printing is very old method of branding. First screen printing is dated thousand years ago in Far East. Together with technical development it evolved, Nowadays, it is the most popular method of branding promotional clothing.
What is screen printing all about?
Preparing of screen is about lighting of matrix attached to, so called, carousel. Carousel can brand only 10 colours at once. Nextly, paint is pushed through mechanically by using tool to taking paint excess.
On which products, screen printing can be used?
Screen printing is widely used for branding promotional clothing, both materials, cotton and polyester. Hence, screen printing is good for t-shirts, sweatshirts, trousers and more. Albeit, fleece is to thick for using this method. Plastic, metal and many other materials can be branded by screen printing.
Screen printing advantages:
- Perfect in case of large, flat areas
- Possibility of tonal transition
- High endurance
- Washing possible even in 50 degrees
Screen printing disadvantages:
- Lack of tonal transition
- Fleece branding impossible
- Low volume branding unprofitable
THERMAL TRANSFER
What is thermal transfer?
Thermal Transfer is alternative for screen printing. It's precise and durable. It's commonly used for branding cotton and polyester garment. Logotype transfer occurs in accurate thermal condition.
What is Thermal Transfer all about?
Logotype is implemented into promotional clothing by means of special equipment dedicated to thermal transfer. Process occur in high temperature, approximately 150 C degrees and it last few seconds.
On which products thermal transfer is used?
Promotional garment made from cotton or polyester are fine for this method. Hence, sweatshirts, sporty clothing, workwear and other promotional appareal made from metal, glass, porcelaine, wood can be branded by using thermal transfer.
Thermal Transfer advantages:
Thermal Transfer disadvantages:
- Pigment migration possible on jackets (test required)
- Fleece to thick for branding
SUBLIMATION
What is sublimation all about?
Sublimation is effective and durable branding method. Name derives from chemical process. By means of sublimation, it's possible to brand all polymer materials and gadgets with polymer layer. Sublimation is very popular in branding sport t-shirts and transfering high quality images into t-shirts, mugs etc.
What is sublimation all about?
Branding with sublimation method is similar to chemical process named sublimation. Proper pressure and temperature have influence on sublimation ink that change it's condition, from constant to gas. Sublimation ink dye clothing and penetrate the clothing structure.
On which products sublimation can be used?
Sublimation is used for branding sport clothing with minimum 85% polyester in it. Other proportions, for example 65% polyester, 35% cotton, is possible, however it might be detrimental for branding quality. Sublimation is great for light coloured clothing, sublimation ink can not penetrate clothing structure in case of dark coloured promotional clothing.
Sublimation advantages:
Sublimation disadvantages:
- Lack of white sublimation ink
- Colour slightly changes in case of other colours than white
- Type of material strict limitation