How to Check the Quality of Sublimation Ink?

There are various of sublimation ink in the market. For famous brand ink like Epson ink , Kiian ink or Mimaki ink, you don’t need to worry about the quality, because thousands of customers have helped you test it. Today we will discuss how to check the quality of some not well-know sublimation ink.

1. Fluency

Fluency is the fundamental to ensure the quality of ink. If the fluency is not good, you can’t print an unbroken image. Of course the sublimation printing task can’t be finished successfully.

2. Color fastness

Color fastness, including washing fastness, dry cleaning fastness, soaping fastness, etc. Good sublimation should be with good color fastness, so the products after transfer printing are not easy to fade. Usually high-quality sublimation ink for digital printing, the color fastness can reach 3-4.

3. Color saturation

Color saturation is a good quality for sublimation ink. Sublimation ink with high color saturation will help the color of your prints become more bright.

4. The stability

Good sublimation ink should suitable for long time storage. The stability means the quality of sublimation ink won’t change even you don’t use them in a long period.(Of course, you should use it in it’s expiration date)

5. Environmental protection features

Digital printing products because it will touch the skin, many will be exported to other countries, so customers usually have a high demand for environmental protection features, so the ink used in digital printing must be water-based ink.