Introduction to several printing processes for umbrellas: As people compete for individuality, umbrellas are used as personal belongings in all seasons. The individual patterns on umbrellas can well show their individuality. Generally, their individuality can be guessed through the umbrella they hold in their hands.

    Commonly used umbrella printing meathods include silk screen printing, offset printing, digital printing, and heat transfer printing. Of course, each printing method has its own merits.

Silk screen umbrella:

    Silk screen printing is to stretch silk fabric, synthetic fiber fabric or metal mesh on the screen frame, and use manual carving of paint film or photochemical plate making to make the screen printing plate.

    Modern screen printing technology uses photosensitive materials to produce screen printing plates through photographic plate making. During printing, the ink is transferred to the substrate through the mesh of the graphic part through the squeezing of the scraper, forming the same graphic and text as the original.

    Screen printing equipment is simple, easy to operate, easy to print and plate making, low in cost, and has strong adaptability. Silk screen printing is relatively cheap, but there are some restrictions on color. If there are many colors and gradient color effects, it may not be possible.

     The price is relatively cheap, but there are some limitations in color. If there are many colors and a gradient color effect, it can be achieved, but the effect is poor when viewed close up, and the three-dimensional effect will be better only when viewed from a distance.

Digital printing:

    The advantage is that there are no restrictions on colors, high color reproduction, and can be printed in small batches. However, the disadvantage is that the cost is much higher than that of silk printing. This printing method can be chosen for small batches.

    Therefore, our normal and simple advertising umbrellas are all screen printed. If the pattern is more complex and the quantity is small, we will choose digital printing. If the pattern is complex and the quantity is large, we will choose heat transfer printing, etc…

    Silk-screen umbrellas are relatively cheap, but there are some restrictions on colors. If there are many colors and gradient color effects, it may not be possible. Offset printing has some advantages over silk printing in terms of color, but there is a layer of gum on the surface of the fabric. If it is folded They will stick together when they are opened, and when they are opened again, the colors may be staggered, and the opening cost of offset printing is also higher. The advantage of digital thermal transfer printing is that there are no restrictions on colors, high color reproduction, and can be printed in small batches, but the disadvantage is that the cost is much higher than that of silk screen printing.

    The most advanced printing technology at present is digital thermal transfer printing, a new method of printing patterns on goods made of various materials. It is especially suitable for producing small quantities of various personalized and customized goods, as well as printing patterns containing full-color images or photos. . The principle is to use a printer to print a digital pattern on special transfer paper with special transfer ink, and then use a special transfer machine to accurately transfer the pattern to the surface of the product under high temperature and high pressure to complete the product printing.

    The advantage of thermal transfer printing is that there are no restrictions on colors, high color reproduction, and can be printed in small batches, but the cost is higher than silk printing.

    Many customers think that the cost of thermal transfer umbrellas is high, but next, I will give you a calculation. I think you may change your previous ideas.

    If an umbrella factory receives an order for 100 umbrellas, the pattern is so complex that it must be printed by digital heat transfer. At this time, there are only two options: open printing and digital printing. When opening a plate, if the colors are too complex, you will have to print in four colors. One color will cost at least 1,600 yuan to open the plate, and four colors will cost 6,400 yuan (it depends on the size of the plate). The printing fee is not included. Let’s look at digital printing again. 100 pieces cost 10 yuan per square meter. If it is a 21-inch umbrella, depending on its printing area, it will cost about 10 yuan per square meter. However, if you use open-plate sublimation printing, the printing fee All are daunting.

So many friends say that digital printing is expensive. I can only say that it is expensive compared to the several kilometers of fabric you print on. But if you really have several thousand kilometers, we will recommend that you choose other more economical printing methods. So the most suitable one is the best one    .