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What Are Heat Transfers?

Find out what DTF Heat Transfers are, and what you can do with them.

Innovative

Our Heat Transfers are the perfect, innovative option for your Printing Business! They bring together most of the advantages from all the other print processes, but without suffering many of the disadvantages too. It really is a Win-Win situation!

Ease of use

One of the key advantages of Heat Transfers is that garments do not require any pre-treatment in order to accept the transfer. In contrast, when printing direct to any textile (eg DTG or sublimation), your options are limited.

Additionally, DTF Heat Transfers really do give you much more flexibility, as you can press onto a variety of fabrics including cotton, polyester, blends, nylon, silk, leather and more.

More environmentally friendly

DTF Heat Transfers are currently the most environmentally friendly method for decorating all types of fabrics with prints, for several reasons:

  • Water Conservation

    Other processes require a considerable amount of water usage. With traditional screen-printing, water is required for rinsing screens and cleaning equipment, leading to substantial water usage and possible contamination. In contrast, DTF printing does not require such wastage, making it a more sustainable option.

  • Chemical Reduction

    During screen-printing, chemicals are often used to etch screens and remove ink. This can generate hazardous waste which is harmful to the environment. DTG relies on pre-treatments of the fabric before printing. However, DTF Heat Transfers do not rely on any such processes or treatments.

  • Waste Reduction

    Unlike screen-printing, which requires significant setup with screens being made for each colour, DTF has no such physical setup requirements. Not only does this mean less wastage of setup materials, but because there are no significant setup requirements, DTF is as effective for both long and short production runs. The added benefit of this is that you don't not need to commit to large production runs in order to be cost effective, thus further reducing wastage with garments.