Impressions - September 2020 - 18

DIRECT-TO-GARMENT

Despite DTG decoration's newness, many
online garment resellers use the technique.
Inventory includes blank goods and orders
are filled on demand; many times, they're
printed and shipped in the same day.

Whats Next?
In a word, speed is next on the horizon when
it comes to DTG printing. A process that
took 10 minutes or more in its infancy now
takes less than a minute. The average print
time for a 10" x 12" image on a colored shirt
today still is around two minutes, and a white
shirt takes less than a minute on even the
least-expensive printers.
The practice of purchasing pretreated garments will only increase with more availability
from garment manufacturers. Will pretreating your own garments completely go away?
Probably not, since our customers sometimes
dictate which garments they want you to decorate. Unique styles and colors (Texas Orange,
Carolina Blue, etc.) will require digital decorators to at least pretreat garments outside of
the standard offerings from manufacturers.
While a learning curve exists in becoming
Most decorators who operate one
or two DTG printers commonly
cure the ink with a traditional
heat press.

New Digital
Decorating Products
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Impressions Product Guide to Digital Equipment,
which will be emailed Oct. 20.

and 48" x 36" sizes
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4. World Emblem Custom Heat Transfers
PVC-free and eco-friendly  Custom designs
come precut on a carrier sheet for fast positioning
and application, according to the company

1. Stahls CAD-CUT UltraWeed Heat-Transfer Vinyl
Offers frustration-free cutting, rapid weeding and
low-temperature heat application, according to
the company  Can be used to created multilayer,
multicolor designs  Available in 1-, 5-, 10-, 25- and
50-yard rolls  Thirty-four colors are available,
including four new fashion colors: kelly, pale
yellow, pumpkin and Vegas gold

setup fully immerses up to 144 shirts in pretreatment

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 Allows for bulk processing and evenly applies

2. Epson SureColor F3070 Industrial DTG Printer
Automatic gament-thickness adjustment  Dual
2.6-inch PrecisionCore print head  Bulk ink
system enables it to meet the needs of highproduction print shops, according to the company
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3. Epilog Laser Fusion Pro Laser Series
IRIS camera system allows users to see real-time
images of the laser bed  High engraving speed
(165 IPS) and 5G acceleration  Easy-to-use touch-

P.18

screen display at the laser  Available in 32" x 20"

 Suitable for most fabric types, except those with

water-proof coating  Order minimum is 25 pieces
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5. FIREBIRD Industrial Processing (FIP)
Changes how the DTG industry can apply
pretreatment to blank garments  Washer-extractor

pretreatment onto the whole garment
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6. Geo Knight & Co. DK32AP Large-Format
Shuttle Heat Press
Maxi-press design and loading method with a 26" x
32" printing area  Fully automatic and air operated
 Complements the 24-inch side Epson printer
 Twin-hand automatic press-and-release operation
 Digital temperature, time and preset controls

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