The sticky belt printer is used for direct to textile printing, and the textile here means the cotton or natural animal and plant fiber fabrics. Sublimation printer is mainly used for digital printing of polyester. They all belong to digital printing, but are much different.
The ink is different
Sublimation printer use the sublimation ink, it has four colors: C,M,Y,K. It
don’t have white ink, so can only print on light substrates. For sticky belt printer, it use textile ink, and it also have C, M,Y,K four colors, but the difference is that the sticky belt printer can print white ink (Of course, the cost of white ink printing is high).
The fabric is different
As we mentioned before, sublimation printer mainly for polyester, while sticky belt printer print on cotton or natural animal and plant fiber fabrics.
The printing method is different
For sublimation printer, it should print on the sublimation paper first, then transfer the images from paper to fabric with a heat press machine. For sticky belt printer, it can print on the fabric directly, and then fix the colors through high temperature.
The supporting equipment is different
For sublimation printer, the essential supporting equipment is the heat press machine. For sticky belt printer, the supporting equipment is the tunnel furnace.
Actually speaking, it is not necessary to make a comparison for these 2 printers. Each of them has their unique advantages in different files. We listed the differences just want to help you make a decision if you don’t know which one is suitable for you.
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