The use of print and cut heatflex for the personalization of fabrics has now become one of the most established techniques in the world of digital printers. For this reason Shock Line, which has always been committed to technological innovation, to market developments and, last but not least, to eco friendly solutions, has added new products to its range of print and cut heatflex materials to meet the needs of all digital printers.
The concept of “big numbers”, long satisfied by screen printing techniques, has been replaced by the need for small, high quality productions achievable with printing technologies with low plant costs. But what are the features and the pros that convince more and more digital printers to choose solvent or eco-solvent print and cut heatflex films for plotters to create their customizations?
Let’s find out in this article.
Several factors must be considered when printing on high quality fabric: the number of colors, the printing technique, the image and the type of fabric. The clothing personalization market for work, sports, fashion or promotional items, needs a printing solution that allows to obtain high
quality results to increase profit margins and also very versatile in order to make customizations on as many media as possible.
Here are 4 good reasons why print and cut heatflex for the personalization of fabrics has gained a fundamental role in digital printing.
1- BIGGER PROFITS
You probably already have a print and cut plotter in your company with solvent or eco-solvent inks and so you can surely make more profits without investing in new equipment.
As a matter of fact your plotter allows you not only to better manage every type of job that occurs thanks to the wide range of heatflex films on the market, but also to stand out from the “crowd”, a fundamental element to face todays huge “on the web” competition.
Your plotter, as a matter of fact, allows you not only to handle every type of job that occurs thanks to the wide range of heatflex films on the market, but also to stand out from the “crowd”, a fundamental element to face todays big “on the web” market and competitors.
Let’s suppose you are using the printing plotter to customize caps with logos. Customizing caps with heatflex labels ensures high quality and durability. At the same time, heatflex labels
represent the cheapest solution for small to medium quantities, since there are no installation costs and no limits in the choice of colors.
But that’s not all!
The example above highlights small formats, for which the very low cost of the raw material and processing allow profits that are impossible with other techniques such as screen printing, which has installation costs that effectively limit the number of colors, or embroidery, which has high quality but also higher costs.
Furthermore, this technology allows you to aim to niche markets that are often little known, where being the first in the race is much easier, thanks to its versatility.
2 – VERSATILITY
Are you really sure you are exploiting the full potential of your print and cut plotter?
The customization of T-shirts, work apparel, sportswear and any other type of fabric represents an important part of the work for a digital printer.
The strength of the print and cut technology is precisely that of being able to customize a very wide variety of fabrics, from cotton, satin, denim, Lycra to nylon, by simply changing the heatflex film.
Furthermore, thanks to the versatility of the print and cut technology it is possible to make many other applications, for example, on natural leather, wood or even on internal and external walls, floors, coverings, furnishing elements or applications with decals.
Extending your customer base without investing in new equipment is really very simple: just change the print media and it’s done!
3 – QUALITY
Distinguishing yourself for the variety of products offered is important, but doing it for quality is essential.
Let’s start from a premise: it is essential to use the correct heatflex film according to the fabric that should be customized, especially when it comes to special ones such as nylon for instance. It is therefore advisable to contact your trusted supplier to understand which is the right product to use.
Shock Line has now an even wider a range of print and cut heatflex films for solvent/ecosolvent-based plotters, among the most innovative and requested on the market. Our goal is to allow you to modernize or improve what you already do and to increase profits, without investing in
new equipment.
Softness, high temperature washing resistance, user friendly are just some of the pros that distinguish our heatflex media.
4 – RANGE OF SHOCK LINE SOLVENT HEATFLEX FILMS FOR EVERY REQUEST
As mentioned above, Shock Line has widened its range of solvent print and cut heatflex films for fabrics to meet all your customization needs. Following is the entire range of innovative Shock Line solvent heatflex films highlighting the main pros of each to facilitate the choice of the right product based on the media you want to customize and the final results you want to achieve.
- Flex Super (code PSSUPER) is a polyurethane printable heatflex film ideal for customizing light-colored smooth and combed fabrics. It guarantees excellent graphic quality. The final effect is soft and elastic.
- Flex Clear (code PSCLEARFLEX) is a polyurethane print and cut heatflex film, ideal for customizing light-colored fabrics. It is extremely easy to use and weed. It is also suitable for complicated designs. The final effect is soft.
- Flex Printcut (code PSPRINTCUTNEW) is a polyurethane print and cut heatflex film for the personalization of dark fabrics. Ideal for workwear. It ensures a perfect cut even with very complicated designs and writings. The final effect is soft and elastic.
- Flex Easyprintcut (code PSEASYPRINT) is a polyurethane print and cut heatflex film for the personalization of dark fabrics. It is extremely easy to use and ensures a perfect cut even with very complicated drawings and writings. It is user friendly and easy to weed and can also be applied without application tape in the case of simple designs.
- Flex PVC (code PSTVIN2150SAT) is a 140 micron print and cut vinyl heatflex for the personalization of dark fabrics. It ensures a perfect cut even with very complicated designs and writings and is very easy to weed. It can also be applied without application tape in the case of simple designs. It can be cut directly on the color. It can also be cut immediately after printing.
- Flex Nylon (code PSNYLON) is a 60 micron print and cut polyurethane heatflex for the personalization of nylon and dark fabrics. It is easy to use and is very soft. Great for very small cuts. The final effect is opaque and light.
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