Discharge Printing Method

Discharge Printing Method

Have you heard of the discharge printing method for decorating garments before?  If you haven’t, I imagine it must sound like quite an odd way to print!  The reason behind where the discharge printing method gets its name from is the discharge agent that is present in the ink.  You see, the only difference between water based ink printing and discharge printing is that the discharge agent is added to the water based ink!  Now all this talk about discharge printing, but what does that really mean?

The discharge printing method is meant to remove the existing color from the fabric, thus discharging it, so that you can replace it with your desired color.  Why would you want to print this way?  There’s a bunch of reasons why some garment designers prefer to use the discharge printing method!  One of the top reasons is how soft the prints turn out.  Water based inks leave behind amazingly soft prints unlike the industry standard plastisol inks because they contain a liquid solvent, typically water.  Since discharge and water based inks are so fluid, you can print over seams in a garment which makes them great at all over printing!

So for flowy and lightweight clothing, don’t weigh them down with heavy plastisol prints, use the discharge printing method instead and watch how your customers ‘ooh and aah’ over how soft and flexible your custom prints are!  It’s easy to get started if you come to us at AMBRO Manufacturing.  We are a contract screen printing, sublimation and embroidery company with everything you need for top quality printing.  We offer discharge printing alongside many other garment decoration methods that you can select from as well.  If you would like to place an order, or if you would like to find out more about us and our services, you can contact us by email or by calling at (908) 806-8337.

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Contract Screen Printing

Contract Screen Printing

Contract Screen Printing is a service that is provided by contract screen printing companies that involves an agreement between two parties for screen printing services.  Typically a company or person will bring blank garments to a contract screen printer and provide them with art to be printed on the garments.

There are several different methods of screen printing that are available today, water based inks, discharge printing, plastisol printing and a few other variations are all options.  Depending on what the artwork looks like, what garment is being used and what the customer is trying to accomplish with the project, your Contract Screen Printing partner can recommend the best method to use.

Contract Screen Printing

When selecting the right Contract Screen Printing Company, there are a few factors that you will want to consider in your selection process.  First, you'll want to make sure that you are dealing with a reputable company, and a company that can provide you with referral information so that you can check with their customers on the quality of their work.

Of course pricing is important, and the ability for the Contract Screen Printing company to provide printing services that you will need as you grow your company.  Not all screen printers are the same.  There is standard screen printing, wide format, jumbo screen printing, oversized screen printing.  There are also ancillary services that go along with screen printing like Sublimation Printing, Embroidery, Digital Vinyl, Applique and other services.

It isn't always necessary to be with a "one stop shop" but it definitely makes things easier for you, especially when your business starts growing.  The busier you get, the more you will appreciate a screen printing partner that has a lot under one roof.

If you are interested in working with a high quality Contract Screen Printing partner, we are interested in speaking with you.  Please consider emailing us or giving us a call (908) 806-8337.

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