Sublimating Mug Issues? Here’s Help!

troubleshooting_mug We recently received a technical support inquiry into troubleshooting bad results when sublimating mugs. Our customer was getting faded, blurry images and we obviously worked with them individually to get their mugs looking beautiful and vibrant. So, what do YOU do if you start getting less than desirable outcomes? Continue reading “Sublimating Mug Issues? Here’s Help!”

Sublimation Explanation

First off, what really is sublimation? Sublimation means that a solid is changed into a gas while skipping the liquid phase. Dye sublimation is the process in which heat is used to transfer ink to an item by way of a special ink and paper. Through this process the ink on the paper becomes a gas and then a permanent part of the substrate or fabric instead of being printed on top of the surface. Because of this process the image will not crack, fade, chip, peel, etc.

First off, what really is sublimation?
Sublimation means that a solid is changed into a gas while skipping the liquid phase. Dye sublimation is the process in which heat is used to transfer ink to an item by way of a special ink and paper.  Through this process the ink on the paper becomes a gas and then a permanent part of the substrate or fabric instead of being printed on top of the surface. Because of this process the image will not crack, fade, chip, peel, etc. Continue reading “Sublimation Explanation”

Choosing The Right Sublimation Printer

Much like everything else, printers are not all created equally, thus you should do some research using a scientific approach rather than just pouncing on the cheapest unit you can find.  Your first step is to identify which printers are capable of processing sublimation dye, so that you aren’t considering any non-supported printers.  Sawgrass produces three sublimation solutions and lists the supported printers for each one online: SubliJet IQ, SubliJet-R and ArTainium. Continue reading “Choosing The Right Sublimation Printer”