Dye Sublimation Printer
Dye Sublimation Printer
Dye Sublimation Printer
phase.
In sublimation printing, unique sublimation dyes are
transferred to sheets of transfer paper via liquid gel ink
through a piezoelectric print head. The ink is deposited
on these high-release inkjet papers, which are used for the
next step of the sublimation printing process. After the
digital design is printed onto sublimation transfer sheets,
it is placed on a heat press along with the substrate to be
sublimated.[2]
In order to transfer the image from the paper to the substrate, it requires a heat press process that is a combination of time, temperature and pressure. The heat press applies this special combination, which can change depending on the substrate, to transfer the sublimation dyes at
the molecular level into the substrate. The most common
dyes used for sublimation activate at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. However, a range of 380 to 420 degrees Fahrenheit
is normally recommended for optimal color.[3]
The end result of the sublimation process is a nearly permanent, high resolution, full color print. Because the dyes
are infused into the substrate at the molecular level, rather
than applied at a topical level (such as with screen printing
and direct to garment printing), the prints will not crack,
fade or peel from the substrate under normal conditions.
2 Operation
The most common process lays one color at a time, the
dye being stored on a polyester ribbon that has each color
on a separate panel. Each colored panel is the size of the
medium that is being printed on; for example, a 6 by 4
dye sub printer would have four 6 by 4 panels.
4 APPLICATIONS
one lays the laminate over top. This layer protects the use', the cartridge nozzles can become clogged with dried
dyes from UV light and moisture.
ink). Dye-sublimation media packs, (which contain both
ribbon and paper), are rated for an exact number of prints
which yields a xed cost per print. This is in opposition
to inkjet printers where inks are purchased by volume.
For environments that print condential or secret documents, a dye-sublimation printer is a potential security
risk that must be handled carefully. Due to the mechanism of printing, a perfect color-separated negative image of the printed page is created on the supply roll color
panels, and the waste roll of dye panels can be unrolled
to see everything that has been printed with the printer.
For such environments, the waste roll should be shredded
or incinerated onsite rather than simply being discarded
in the trash. Also, for home users, the waste roll from a
photo printer can be similarly recovered from the garbage
and used to see everything that has been printed. Since
the supply roll is plastic, the lifespan of a used roll can
be years or decades long, permitting image recovery long
after disposal.
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Previously, the use of dye-sub printing was limited to industrial or high-end commercial printing. Dye-sub photo
printing has been used in medical imaging, graphic arts
proong, security, and broadcast related applications.
But nowadays, it is extremely popular in event photography and photo booths or kiosks that requires high speed,
on-demand printing.
REFERENCES
8 References
[1] Chemical technology in Printing and Imaging Systems,
ed. J A G Drake, 1993, pp 73-85
[2] The Sublimation Process:
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[4] http://ignite-images.co.uk/
site-instant-photo-printing-events/
There are two types of dye sublimation inks for piezo dye
sublimation printers available in the market. The most
popular one is aqueous dye sublimation ink for use in both
desktop and large format printers. The other is solvent
dye sublimation ink that can be used in XAAR, Spectra
and some Konica printhead wide format printers.
[5] NPRs Science Friday - Banner Creations. Banner Creations. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
See also
Barcode printer
Card printer
Computer printer
Daisy wheel printer
Dot matrix printer
Heat press
Inkjet printer
Label printer
Label printer applicator
Laser printer
Line matrix printer
Line printer
Thermal transfer printer
ID card printer
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