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PAD                    SCREEN                 ROTARY SCREEN           TRANSFER              PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES
                  PRINTING               PRINTING               PRINTING                PRINTING
            Pad printing is the most popular,   Screen printing is a traditional   Rotary screen printing is a special   Transfer printing is based on
            traditional ink-based labelling   ink-based labelling process, for flat   kind of screen printing for labelling   traditional screen printing, however,
            method. This technology uses a   or flattenable products, with high   bottles. The cylindrical screen   instead of being directly screen
            silicone pad to transfer ink onto   durability and colour accuracy. During  printing machine rotates the product   printed onto an item, the design is
            an item with fine details and high   the screen printing process  ink is   parallel with the gauze, resulting in   printed onto transfer paper, then
            accuracy, applicable to a wide range   directly pressed on the product's   continuous prints throughout the   applied with a heat press. Transfer
            of materials. Pad printing allows   surface through a gauze, then fixed   surface of the product.  printing is applicable to a wide
            labelling curved surfaces.  with heat treatment.                      range of products and holds several
                                                                                  advantages over screen printing.












                  DIGITAL                TEXTILE DIGITAL        SUBLIMATION             INKJET
                  TRANSFER               TRANSFER               PRINTING                OVERPRINTING
            Digital transfer printing is a modern,   Textile digital transfer printing is a   Sublimation printing is a full-colour,   Inkjet overprinting is used to imprint
            full-colour alternative to traditional   variation of digital transfer printing   digital labelling technique with photo   flat surfaces in full-colour with a
            transfer printing. The design is   optimised for creating long-lasting,   quality. Designs are printed with   special high-speed inkjet printer. As
            printed in photo quality onto transfer  durable prints on clothing and   special ink on a transfer paper, then   inkjet overprinting does not utilise
            paper with a special digital printer,   accessories. To maximise imprint   heat-pressed onto the product's   white inks, imprint colours may
            then applied to the product with   durability wash garments below 40   surface. Sublimation is only applicable  be effected by the base colour of
            a heat press. Our digital transfer   degrees Celsius.  to light coloured polyester and   the product. Inkjet overprinting is
            technology carries no limitation in            sublimation coated products.  applicable to porous materials, such
            size or shape of imprints.                                            as paper, natural bamboo and wood.












                  UV LED                 ROTARY UV LED          CERAMIC                 CERAMIC WHITE
                  PRINTING               PRINTING               PRINTING                PRINITING
            UV LED printing is a full-colour, digital  Rotary UV LED printing is a digital,   Ceramic printing is used to label   Ceramic white printing is a special full
            labelling process utilising UV-cured   full-colour labelling process to create   mugs,  glasses and certain metal   colour printing technology for white
            inks. Logos are directly printed on the  photo quality imprints directly on   items using special ceramic paints   ceramic products, which is based on
            product's surface in high-resolution,   the surface of cylindrical and conical   fired at high temperature. The label   ceramic printing.
            resulting in instant photo quality   items, allowing a large imprint   is applied to the product similarly
            imprints.               wrapping the item. Rotary UV LED   to transfer printing, then fired in a
                                    imprints are coated with transparent   furnace.
                                    varnish for an exquisite look and
                                    extra durability.


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