What Is Direct-To-Film Printing?

With the development of economy and the progress of society, it can be transferred to fabric with heat transfer machine, which can be used in industry and civilian use.

1.Versatility on materials : DTF can be applied on a wide range of materials including cotton, nylon, treated leather, polyester, 50/50 blends and more (light and dark fabrics).
2.Cost-effective: can save up to 50% white ink; supplies are also significantly more affordable.
3.Wash ability: has been proven through testing to be equal to if not better than traditional direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.

The primary characteristic of DTF is that it enables the freedom of using whatever fabric. The DTF printing machines are compatible with various materials and produce colorful and durable designs. 

Printing and dyeing of all fiber fabrics, including pure cotton, rayon, linen, modal, wool, silk and other protein fibers; polyester, nylon, acrylic and other chemical fibers and other blended products.
Specifically used in pure cotton fabrics, garments, T-shirts, cut pieces, decorative fabrics, wall coverings, curtains, fabric sofas, bedding.

DTF Printing is also referred to as Direct To Film Printing, and it works by printing transfers that are heat pressed to a variety of garments (and other substrates). When you have this machine, you can print on any kind of fabric, no matter dark or light. There can be more varieties in your product line. Save labor costs, and one employee can operate the machine.

He aha ke kumu o ka waihoʻoluʻu māmā o ke kiʻi i hoʻoili ʻia i ka T-shirt me ka inika hoʻoili wela: Aia kahi pilikia me ka maikaʻi o ka inika hoʻoili, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻāʻo i kahi inika hou.

TODOjet A3 DTF printer is a classical mode for almost all fabric printing needs. It’s small-sized, cost-effective, easy to operate and profitable. Cotton, nylon, polyester, silk, demin, canvas, blends etc are suitable for A3 DTF printer.

Digital printing (soft skin feel) ink-absorbing PET film, suitable for digital transfer printing. The pattern after ironing has the same texture as PU glue, and the hand feel is softer than the glue (30~50% softer than the pattern printed on the oil-based coating film). Key technology – ink-absorbing release coating (3-in-1 function) completes the three major requirements of ink absorption, release and static elimination in one process, which greatly improves the stability of product quality. Choosing us once will save you a lot of post-processing trouble.

PET transfer film technology is widely used recently, and the application covering clothing, shoes and hats, toys, bags, bedding, daily necessities, etc. In other hand,Printed PET film can be transferred on hard materials like wood board. Anyway,this new technology has gradually replaced the direct traditional printing, leading the trend of The Times.

The printing effect is lifelike, the colors are bright, and the photo-level accuracy can be achieved. The printing resolution of the machine is as high as 2880DPI.

Popular A3 size DTF printer in 2022, with double Epson print head XP600, supporting maximum 6 colors CMYK+W+Fluorescent green and orange. Our DTF printer can print on any fabrics directly, for example cotton, nylon, polyester, silk, denim, canvas, blends, which is suitable for different business demands.

Heat transfer film printer
60cm DTF printer with 2heads Epson i3200 head

1. This equipment is a new generation of digital revolution, pioneering and leading a new digital heat transfer process.
2. This equipment makes up for the shortcomings of the existing process. It only needs printing + pressing, and the printing can be done in two steps.

-The Best T-shirt Printer
-You do not need to pre-process the clothing.
-After printing on the PET film with a DTF printer, it can be directly transferred to the T-shirt by a heat press, which is faster and has better results than a DTG printer.
-It’s Very popular now.
-Based on the xp600 print head

DTF printer can transfer patterns onto T-shirts of any fabric. DTF is a revolutionary new printing technique that’s more affordable and accessible compared to DTG, screen printing, or laser white toner transfers.No need pretreatment like DTG printer,also no need making plate like screen printer. Our A3 DTF printer with two printhead support faster production like 1000+ T-.TODOjet is a professional UV printer and DTF printer factory in China, our team includes many experienced engineers in UV printer, DTG printer and DTF printer field, we can offer high quality machine and better after-sale service.

The white ink stirring function allows the white ink to circulate and stir, thereby effectively inhibiting ink precipitation and preventing failures; at the same time, it also realizes the stable output of white ink after the printer is started.

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Sublimation Printing: Originally, this involved printing patterns onto special transfer paper, followed by cutting using an edge finding plotter, manual hollowing out, and finally transferring the design onto fabric using a heat press machine. However, sublimation is known for its low efficiency and less-than-ideal tactile feel.

Printing process is the process of printing the pattern on the textile with dye or pigment.Prinints are fabric printing, wool printing and yarn printing.Sool printing is used to make mixed flowers; yarn printing is used to weave colorful fabric.Fabric printing has a long history.The common process includes direct printing, anti-dye printing and undyeing printing.There are other local printing, full-body printing, water-based pigment printing, jelly printing, hot-fixed ink printing, transfer printing, special coating printing, special process printing, etc.

The relationship between the temperature of the transfer and the time is a matter of operating skills. If the time is too short, the temperature is not enough, and the ink transfer is insufficient, it is also the main reason for the light color.

Application range:
Personalized pattern T-shirts, finished clothes, sweaters, clothing sets, luggage pieces, leather printing, jeans, team uniforms, work clothes, class uniforms, group clothing… TODOjet white ink heat transfer printer belongs to the more upgraded process of digital offset heat transfer processing , making T-shirt clothes printing more convenient and lower threshold.

1.Stable production performance can save costs
2.Simple process, high-definition effect
3.Personalized customization, no need for plate making

A3 Digital Printing T-Shirt White Ink Heat Transfer Printer Automatic All-In-One Machine

2. Components of DTF Technology

DTF technology requires a stable printer, special DTF ink, special DTF powder, and DTF transfer film. With DTF, you can transfer patterns to 100% cotton shirts without pre-treatment, saving a lot of money and time.

This AGP A3 DTF Printer is designed to offer high-quality printing with professional service.

Details

DTF-A3 Details

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Compare to DTG printer, DTF no limit about the non-cotton fabric,and no need pre-treatment, also this way can work out not the mass printing.But do you know the process of how to print on different fabric materials with DTF printer?

TODOjet hotsale A3 DTF printer with how melt powder heating machine, this direct to film printer can feed in 30cm width PET film, printing speed reach to 15m/hour.The fast speed and good performance attracted more customers to our booth during Guangzhou textile exhibition.

Impresora de cama plana de nivel fotográfico en color, impresora de material verdaderamente ilimitada, impresora DTF pequeña y rentable y soluciones de soporte generales. a cualquier tejido que pueda caber en una plancha de calor.Se sienten muy bien y tienen una buena capacidad de estiramiento. También se lavan increíblemente bien. Las camisetas son muy fáciles. ¡Admite más, más y más impresiones de superficies de material! ¡Más aplicaciones, más, más mercados industriales! ¡Obtenga más, más y más satisfacción del cliente!

The early heat transfers are not so much heat transfers as they are heat transfers. They are mainly popular slogans and characters. Later, they gradually developed into various vivid patterns.

1.Wide Format Capability:

Supports extra-wide digital transfer film (DTF) rolls up to 62cm.
Integrated roll feeder system for seamless operation with large format media.

2.Dual Printhead Technology:

Equipped with two i3200-A1 printheads.
One printhead dedicated to white ink, ensuring high opacity and vibrant prints.
The second printhead handles CMYK inks for full-color printing.

A3 DTF Printer is easy to operate, the required materials are economical and easy to obtain, and it can be widely printed on various substrates, such as knitted T-shirts, denim, plush, toys, shoes, backpacks, various nylon caps, etc.

Heat transfer is widely used in T-shirt printing. When choosing to customize, we should focus on the color of the pattern and the method of heat transfer, and decide the way to tear off the film. Now there are mostly two ways in the market: hot peeling and cold peeling. Next, we will analyze these two ways from the following aspects: composition of the ingredient, pressing temperature, pressing time, film tearing time, glossiness and so on.