7 Reasons Why Direct-to-Film Printing is a Great Addition to Your Business

Recently, you may have encountered a discussion about direct transfer (DTF) printing vs. DTG printing and wondered about the advantages of DTF technology. While DTG printing produces high-quality full-size prints with vibrant colors and a very soft hand, DTF printing definitely has some advantages that make it the perfect complement to your apparel printing business.

Direct film printing involves printing the design onto a special film, applying and fusing a powder adhesive onto the printed film, and then pressing the design onto the garment or merchandise. You will need transfer film and hot melt powder, as well as software to create your prints - no other special equipment is required! Below, we discuss seven advantages of this new technology.

While direct-to-garment printing works best on 100% cotton, DTF is suitable for many different garment materials: cotton, nylon, treated leather, polyester, 50/50 blends, and light and dark fabrics. The transfer can even be applied to different types of surfaces like luggage, shoes, and even glass, wood, and metal! You can expand your inventory by using DTF printers to apply your designs to a variety of items.

If you already own a DTG printer, you're probably very familiar with the preprocessing process (not to mention drying times). The hot melt capability applied to the DTF bonds the print directly to the material, which means no pre-processing is required!

DTF printing requires less white ink - about 40% white, while DTG printing requires 200% white. White ink tends to be the most expensive because it's used more, so reducing the amount of white ink used for printing can save a lot of money.

There is no denying that DTG prints have a soft, almost non-touch feel as the ink is applied directly to the garment. While DTF printing doesn't have the soft feel that DTG boasts, the transfer is more durable. Transfer directly to film washes well and is flexible - meaning they won't crack or peel, perfect for heavily used items.

Printing onto film transfers means you can place your designs on hard-to-reach or awkward surfaces. If the area can be heated, you can apply a DTF design to it! Because only heat is required to adhere to the design, you can even sell your prints directly to your clients and allow them to ease the design onto any surface or item of their choice, with no special equipment required!

Since you can eliminate the steps of pre-treating and drying your garments, you can significantly reduce production time. That's good news for one-off or low-volume orders that have traditionally been unprofitable.

While it may not be feasible to print a large number of your most popular designs on every size or color garment, with DTF printing you can print popular designs ahead of time and use very little space for storage. Then you can always have your bestsellers ready to work on any outfit as needed!

The above introduces several advantages of DTF printers. If you want to buy DTF printers, please contact us.

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