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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Screen Printed Canvas Tote Bags

Screen Printed Canvas Tote Bags

The summer season is almost upon us, and you know what that means, beach time. As you make your way to your favorite spot with all your items in toe, you look around and see a lot of people with tote bags to carry all of their accessories they need. You start thinking to yourself, hmmm that’s a good idea, and I should get one. Well, I’m glad you thought of that because I have the perfect answer to your problem. You can get a tote bag anywhere, but this is by far the better option and a more fun option. Getting screen printed canvas tote bags.

Screen Printed Canvas Tote Bags

What are screen printed canvas tote bags you ask? I’m glad you inquired. Screen printed canvas tote bags are exactly as it sounds. Tote bags that are of canvas material which we can screen print on. Any design that you have in mind or seen elsewhere we can print. We will make your tote bag the best accessory on the whole beach. The colors will be vibrant and bright with our inks and our process that we use. You can even get a tote bag to match your bathing suit, if you really wanted to.

Before you run off, there are a few other small things you should know about getting a screen printed tote bag. You can have your design be multiple colors but that is more costly since the price is determined by how many colors. Also there is a limit as to how big the design actually is based on how the tote bag is made.  AMBRO Manufacturing is a specialty fabric printer and will work with you to get your custom tote bags just right.

Now that you know a little bit about screen printed tote bags you can get started and be ready for the many beach trips this summer. You can give us a call or email us at (908) 806 8337.

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