Direct To Garment Printing

Direct To Garment Printing

Direct to garment printing also known as Digital printing or DTG is a great way to print small orders with multiple colors and save some money. Direct to garment printing works by printing on a garment using a modified or specialized inkjet technology. The direct to garment printing machine is just like your basic inkjet desktop printer that you use to print on paper. The direct to garment printing machine is driven by RIP also known as Raster Image Processor. The RIP program allows you to print using much larger volumes of ink for your image being printed.

Direct To Garment Printing

In order to get the best quality print with direct to garment printing it is recommended for the items to be 100% cotton or a cotton blend. When doing direct to garment printing on dark colors the garments must be pretreated before printing them or the image will not show up clear at all. The direct to garment printing has a transport mechanism for the garments that uses specialty inks to apply to the garments directly and is absorbed by the cotton fibers in the garment.

With direct to garment printing you can have a minimum order of just one shirt and the direct to garment images look much better then vinyl which would be another way you could have a minimum of 1 item. But with the direct to garment you can have fun with the images. Maybe your mom’s 60th birthday is coming up and you want to have a shirt made for her with an image of you and her when you were younger, you can do all that with digital printing but you cannot do that with vinyl. You can also have words printed with direct to garment printing and they will look way cooler than vinyl would.

So look into getting some direct to garment printing done!  You can reach us by calling (908) 806-8337 or email.

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Direct To Garment Printing

Direct To Garment Printing

The term Direct To Garment Printing is used to describe a little brother of screen printing.  In the traditional screen printing process, silk screens are used to create designs for T-Shirts and ink is forced through the screens to create a design which is then cured with heat.

When Direct To Garment Printing is used, the process is exactly what it sounds like, printing directly on the garment without the need for screens.

Direct To Garment Printing

Direct To Garment Printing equipment ranges in price from $20K on the low end up to over $100K on the high end.  The difference in price usually relates to speed and quality.  Most entry level machines that the vast majority of screen printers have are slow, and take many processes to work right.

As an example, the garment has to be “pre-treated” with special chemicals so that the Direct To Garment Printing ink will adhere.  Then it has to be dried.  Then re-loaded into the printer and printed, then dried again.

Direct To Garment Printing is handy when you have a multiple color job that is small in size.  The customer saves on screen setups and it’s a lot less work.  However, once you get into volume, Direct To Garment Printing becomes more expensive that traditional screen printing.

AMBRO Manufacturing is an experience garment, textile and clothing decorator with over 30 years of industry experience.  Our capabilities include Direct To Garment Printing, Sublimation Printing, Screen Printing, Embroidery and Jumbo Screen Printing and Cut and Sew. 

Working with one of our experience fashion consultants, we can assist you in determining which method of garment decorating both suits your needs and your budget.

If you are interested in Direct To Garment Printing, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.