Contract Discharge Printing

Contract Discharge Printing

Are you a fan of screen printing, but you wish there was a way to get a softer hand to your prints?  Well, luckily for you, there is such a way to get those ‘barely there’ graphics onto your custom garments!  You can jump into contract discharge printing and feel the difference immediately.  Contract discharge printing uses water based inks instead of the typical plastisol inks, which leaves a different, softer feeling on the garment that many people love.

Before I get too far ahead of myself, let me explain how the inks work differently.  With plastisol inks, there is virtually no solvent and adequate heat is required to cure and set the ink.  Water based inks contain solvents, often times including water, which must be evaporated to set the print.  Since water based inks are susceptible to drying out, they cannot be reused like plastisol inks and are more expensive.  The benefit, however, is that the dye can penetrate deeper into the fabric and deposit the color while producing that softer touch that is so desirable.  Plastisol inks only remain on the surface and become rigid after curing.

Contract discharge printing is just an extension of water based ink screen printing where a discharge agent has been added to the ink.  Discharge printing works by removing the preexisting color from the garment via the discharge agent.  If you tint the ink containing the discharge agent, you can simultaneously take out the old color and input your own new color!  So, in the battle of plastisol inks versus water based and discharge inks, there is not clear winner.  It all depends on your customization needs and aspirations.  If you work with us at AMBRO Manufacturing, you won’t have to choose because we can offer you both!  You can contact us to place and order, or to find out more about our company, by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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Scented T-Shirts

Scented T-Shirts

What’s that aroma?  I’ll tell you what that aroma is: it’s coming from your brand new custom scented T-shirts! Oh, what’s that? You’re telling me that you don’t have any custom scented T-shirts?  No problem!  At AMBRO Manufacturing we’ve got what you need to create scented T-shirts.  Don’t worry if you’ve never heard of scented T-shirts before because the process isn’t much different from regular screen printing.  And if you’ve never had anything screen printed before, we can help you with that too here at AMBRO Manufacturing.

So what’s the deal with scented T-shirts? How does it work?  What can you expect from them?  Well the best way to convey the science behind the print is with bubble wrap.  When we print the scented ink onto the garment, it’s like we are applying a layer of microscopic bubble wrap to the surface where each bubble is filled with fragrance.  During the time that you wear the garment, movements will cause these bubbles to pop which will release the scent.  So as you make your way through the day, fragrance will continuously be released.  What this also means though, is that after several washes, the scent begins to dissipate, but at least your custom designed artwork will still be going strong!

As I hinted to earlier, the scent comes from the ink, so the more ink you print, the stronger the scented T-shirts’ fragrance will be.  Scented prints aren’t the only thing we can do at our company though.  We have many other screen printing, sublimation, and embroidery services to select from.  We can also do mixed media prints utilizing two or more services at once.  If you are interested in placing an order for scented T-shirts, or if you’d like to find out more about us, you can contact us by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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