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Ok, before we get started I would like to clarify a few things first. This is not the end-all, be-all of Garment Printing, so please don’t run down to your local Screenprinter and start bashing his means of income. Like he is rubbing to sticks together and you just discovered matches.

Although this is huge leap forward in the way we apply graphics to garments. There are still some things you can do with screenprinting that you cannot do with Digital Shirt Printing or (DTG) and vice versa.

With all that being said lets get down to some key differences between the two. One of the first questions any consumer typically asks is how much is it going to cost me. That is a great place to start the comparison. If you are looking to just get a couple of things printed, say under 10-12 pieces. Then the most economical route is definitely DTG.

If you are looking to do more than that, then screenprinting would be the way to go.

I know, I know what about quality though. Well that just depends on exactly what you are looking to do. If you are looking to reproduce a photograph, then (DTG) is exactly what you want. Direct to Garment Printing can reproduce a photo with crisp, clean detail with no limitations on the number of colors. The one thing I really like about this process is that it is always soft to the touch no matter how many colors there are. Continue reading »

Inkjet printers are the most commonly used form of computer printer and are widely utilised in both domestic and commercial settings. Inkjets have effectively replaced earlier incarnations of computer printer, such as the dot-matrix and daisy-wheel printer, and these days they provide a credible alternative to the laser printer, in terms of quality, but almost always at a lower cost.

History

The concept of spraying jets of ink onto paper to form an image goes back more than 100 years. However, the modern inkjet printer was first developed in 1976 and became widely available for the home computer enthusiast by the late 1980s with Hewlett Packard’s Deskjet series of printers, followed by those developed by a number of other companies.

Up until the last ten years or so inkjet printers were generally surpassed in quality by laser printers. However, changes in inkjet technology in the last few years have led to a rise in the quality of these printers so that they now satisfy even the most discerning of business and home users. The ongoing challenge for inkjet developers was to create a printer where the flow of ink could be controlled, but without the print head becoming clogged with dried ink.

The big four companies producing most of these printers used in the home and in business today are Hewlett Packard, Lexmark, Canon and Epson. These, and a host of other companies, also produce the range of consumables used in inkjet printers, most notably inkjet cartridges. Continue reading »

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