Digital Printing Ink for Textile - SPGPrints

Based on all know-how and experience from 30 years of ink development, our experts are continuously working on Digital Textile Printing inks with maximal colour efficiency, made with the best available dyes. 

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But that’s not all - sustainability is more important than ever. 

That’s why we prepare our inks for the future. When selecting ink components, we take all known substances on the Restricted Substance List (RSL) into account. This way, all guidelines from REACh, Oekotex and ZDHC are being met. 

The technology we use to make our Digital Printing Inks for Textile more sustainable, is called N▸RICH Technology.

Key features N▸RICH Technology:

• All known Restricted Substance Lists are taken into account when selecting the ink components
• Fit for purpose: providing the best colour solutions for each application need
• Enrich your production: a true added value to each digital printing solution

There is an appropriate ink solution for every demand. 

After all, the optimal mix of colour intensity and economics is defined by the application. It is quite a difference if you are printing fashion or home decor designs and whether you are printing for a brand or manage your own collection.

That is why we have created different performance levels. We named these levels after the most colourful animals in nature: butterflies. With the right combination of selected colours from our three performance levels Pasha, Morpho and Alcon, you can achieve the same quality on your fabrics today as you used to reach with only the top line inks. But the resulting price per meter is much more attractive!

As stated before, it is crucial that the digital textile printing ink you use matches your printer and the fabric perfectly. 

That’s why a supplier with a broad range of inks is crucial for success. 

If you have a printer with SPGPrints’ proprietary Archer Technology, special Archer inks (Reactive, Acid or Sublimation) will give you the best printing result. SPGPrints has developed inks for all the major printhead types, so no matter what printer you use, SPGPrints has matching inks that boost your printing process.

In short, for every situation, there is a Digital Printing Ink for Textile that perfectly fits the printer and fabric. Reach out to our experts for your perfect solution.

And now for the technical details of each ink-set……

Dye-Sub Ink-Set

Sublimation is a scientific term which describes the process by which a solid transforms into a gas without an intermediate liquid phase. This process allows colour to be fixed onto Polyester fabrics with a great degree of accuracy and impact, owing to a vivid colour gamut. Uncoated fabrics can be used with Dye-Sub Ink-sets.

Process:

In Dye-Sub printing the process is for the pattern to be printed using a standard inkjet printer onto a high release transfer paper. The next stage of the process is to place the paper next to the  textile to be transferred in a high temperature heat press.

When this happens, the ink sublimates and transfers from the paper to the textile producing vivid colours in near perfect resolution on the textile.

Pigment Ink-Set:

Pigment inks are inks where the colorant is a fine particle dissolved and suspended in a carrier fluid.  The process deposits the ink on the fabric which , when the fluid dries, allows the particles of the colour to physically bond to the fabric in much the same way as a gravy stain occurs.

In recent technical developments the range, performance and clarity of colours has expanded significantly, resulting in the general suitability of Pigment Ink-Sets for all types of fabrics and fibres.

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Process:

In Pigment printing the ink and carrier fluid are printed together directly onto the fabric using an inkjet printer. The fabric is dried as it is printed, and fixation takes place, at approximately 150°C  in a baker or thermo-fixation device.

Fabrics for Pigment printing have to be pre-coated before use.

Reactive Ink-Set:

Reactive Ink-Sets  are organic compounds whereby through a covalent bond the dyes become a chemical part of the fibre component of the fabric being printed through a reaction between the liquid of the dyestuff  and the fabric itself.

The chemical bond is very strong and produces vivid colours on Cottons, Linens and other cellulosic fabrics with excellent fastness properties.

Process:

The printing process for Reactive Ink-Sets however is complicated. First the fabric is directly printed in an inkjet printer, and the inks are dried during the printing process. Then the fabric is processed slowly through a High Temperature Steamer to fix the colours to the fabric.

Finally, the fabric is washed and dried to remove any surplus colour, so that no fading occurs during subsequent washing.

Fabrics for Reactive printing have to be pre-coated before use.

Acid Ink-Set:

Acid Ink-Sets are usually sodium salts of sulfonic acids,  whereby the dyestuff, benefitting from an  increased solubility in water in an acidic solution, creates an ionic bond with the fibres of the fabric being printed.

Generally this Ink-Set is only used to print Wool, Cashmere, Angora,  Nylon and Silk fabrics,  where its performance in terms of clarity, fastness and Intensity is exemplary.

Process:

The printing process for Acid Ink-Sets, as with Reactive Ink-Sets is complicated. Firstly the fabric is directly printed in an inkjet printer, and the inks are dried during the printing process. Then the fabric is processed very slowly through a High Temperature Steamer to fix the colours to the fabric.

Finally, the fabric is washed and dried to remove any surplus colour, so that no fading occurs during subsequent washing.

Fabrics for Acid printing have to be pre-coated before use.

Disperse Ink-Set

The Disperse Ink-Set is a low soluble dyestuff effectively dispersed in water by powerful dispersing agents, which allow the dyestuff to be adsorbed into the interstices of the fibre which expands under temperature to allow the dyestuff to be encased within the fibre at a molecular level.

This ink-set is widely used, it is applicable to Automotive and other Hard-Wearing fabrics comprising Polyester or Acetate Fibres where extremely high fastness properties are demanded.

Process:

The printing process for Disperse Ink-Sets, as with Reactive Ink-Sets, is complicated. Firstly the fabric is directly printed in an inkjet printer, and the inks are dried during the printing process. Then the fabric is processed very slowly through a High Temperature Steamer to fix the colours to the fabric.

Finally, the fabric is washed and dried to remove any surplus colour, so that no fading occurs during subsequent washing.

Fabrics for Disperse printing have to be pre-coated before use.

Contact us to discuss your requirements of Digital Textile Printing Ink Exporters(fr,ja,tr). Our experienced sales team can help you identify the options that best suit your needs.