The newest and most exciting way to imprint garments is Direct to Garment Digital printing or DTG. DTG digital garment printing involves the use of a highly modified inkjet printer with specially formulated garment inks which are heat set with a heat press or tunnel dryer. Unlike screen-printing, DTG output does not require separations, films and screens. Once your artwork is ready on the computer it is output directly onto the garment. Azonprinter is the manufacturer of two valuable solutions for the textile industry; Azon TexPro, single platen model and the new Azon TwinTex , an easy exchangeable dual-platen platform technology printer. Both printers have introduced a lot of innovations and advantages to the market such as being the only inkjet printers in the world that have the possibility to fixate color for only one minute and that way shortening the time of achieving excellent printing results.
The newest and most exciting way to imprint garments is Direct to Garment Digital printing or DTG. DTG digital garment printing involves the use of a highly modified inkjet printer with specially formulated garment inks which are heat set with a heat press or tunnel dryer. Unlike screen-printing, DTG output does not require separations, films and screens. Once your artwork is ready on the computer it is output directly onto the garment. Azonprinter is the manufacturer of two valuable solutions for the textile industry; Azon TexPro, single platen model and the new Azon TwinTex , an easy exchangeable dual-platen platform technology printer. Both printers have introduced a lot of innovations and advantages to the market such as being the only inkjet printers in the world that have the possibility to fixate color for only one minute and that way shortening the time of achieving excellent printing results.
Why is Direct to Garment Digital Printing very profitable? Because of the lack of steps required for DTG, short run orders can be quickly and economically produced in a seemingly infinite number of colors. The cost of output onto a white or light colored garment is typically under 20 cents for an 8½ x 11 image and output onto a dark garment for the same size image is generally around $2.00. Production times on a DTG digital garment print are similar to those for a sublimation or thermal transfer, and generally a bit slower than those for traditional screen-printing (once the press is set up and printing). With DTG digital garment printing there is virtually no hand on light and white garments and minimal feel on dark garments.
A typical 6-8’ table provides sufficient room for your DTG digital garment printer and a heat press completes the package. DTG digital garment printing does not compete with simple one and two color screen print jobs when quantities exceed 3 or 4 dozen, but, it does fit in nicely for larger runs of more complex artwork (full color graphics). Azonprinter has developed a solution for digital printing of large quantities; Azon TwinTex. With Azon TwinTex you receive greater flexibility and greater profit opportunities than ever before. Now, with our easy exchangeable dual platen platform system you can print a wider range of garments from t-shirts, jeans, jackets, hoodies, towels, pillows, hats and caps with greater output in quantity and opportunities. Azon TwinTex is a new valuable solution for the textile industry, providing more personalized items in half the amount of time than before. Printing just got doubled!
The biggest challenge most new DTG digital garment printers face is marketing their product. As the process is only a few years old, many end consumers are not familiar with the process, however, once they realize that they can design their garments from a full colored palette (as opposed to a limited palette offered by most screen-printers) they will quickly transition to DTG output for a lot of their imprinted apparel needs.
With the advent of white ink for DTG printers a whole new marketplace for short run and custom dark shirts has developed that is virtually impossible to address with any other form of garment imprinting methods. DTG Digital Direct to Garment printing is the wave of the future for garment imprinting and Azonprinter will support you 24/7 to make the out of your textile business! Contact us at sales@azonprinter.com.
We received a lot of interest from the Hungarian visitors as well as some very interested potential customers from Romania, Slovakia and Israel. We are very pleased with the outcome of the Print Expo Budapest fair and we look forward to working on new opportunities that were created during the successful three days at the Print Expo Budapest, Hungary.