Contract Discharge Printers

Contract Discharge Printers

Are you searching for contract discharge printers that have the capabilities that you need for your custom garments?  Are you an aspiring custom clothing designer that’s looking for the next big thing for your prints?  You might be asking, “How can contract discharge printers affect my printing?”.  Well to figure that out let’s discuss what discharge printing is and what its impacts are.  So if you’re curious about custom discharge printing, stick around and let us at AMBRO Manufacturing tell you all about it.

Contract Discharge Printers

Discharge screen printing is when you use a water based ink with a special discharge agent mixed in to print your custom designs onto garments.  Most standard screen printing is done with plastisol inks which are great for keeping costs low since you can reuse them and they won’t dry up when exposed to air, but there are some drawbacks.  One drawback is that plastisol inks dry stiff and for some, that can be an undesirable ‘hand’ to the print.  Water based inks leave behind a much softer hand, but they are susceptible to drying out so you need to mix just the amount you need and move quickly!  Discharge printing is really just a water based ink that has a discharge agent in it which can remove the garment’s existing color so that you can deposit the desired one in its place.

In discharge printing you will get the softest hand possible because the ink penetrates deeply and doesn’t leave a firm coat on the surface of the garment.  After one or two washes it will feel like the print has always been a part of the garment!  If you are in need of quality contract discharge printers and you want to get started right away, you needn’t look any further than to us here at AMBRO Manufacturing.  You can easily contact us to place an order or to find out more, by email or by giving us a call at (908) 806-8337.

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Water Based Discharge Printing

Water Based Discharge Printing

Would you like your custom printed clothing to have the softest feel?  Most custom screen printing is done with plastisol inks and though they do the job, sometimes it can be a bit ‘tough’.  Plastisol inks don’t contain a solvent, so in order for them to set, you need to put them through a drying process.  The heat causes the ink to stiffen up while it dries and for some all over designs and multi-color designs, that can be irritating.  So what do you do if you want screen printing, but also want it to be lightweight and soft to the touch?  You get water based discharge printing!

Water Based Discharge Printing

Water based discharge printing is a form of screen printing that uses a different type of ink altogether to get the job done.  Water based inks, as denoted in the name, typically use water as a solvent.  In order to set these types of prints, the solvent must evaporate instead of cure like with plastisol inks.  What that means for your prints is that they are much more flexible and not tough at all.  The inks are less viscous which means that you can print over seams more easily, which makes water based inks perfect for all over and wrap around printing.

Now you may be thinking, where does the ‘discharge’ factor into the printing?  Well, with an added discharge agent to the water based ink, you have water based discharge printing!  The discharge agent is responsible for removing the pre-existing color in a garment and which is replaced by the color of your choice.  If you would be interested in trying out custom water based discharge printing, you can come to AMBRO Manufacturing where we can provide our garment decoration services to you.  If you would like to place an order, or if you would like to learn more about our company and customization services, you can contact us by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

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