Description of ordinary thermal transfer film

Description of ordinary thermal transfer film

1. Ordinary thermal transfer film

The concept of ordinary thermal transfer film is to distinguish thermal transfer films that require special process treatment, such as aluminum-plated thermal transfer film and laser thermal transfer film, from thermal transfer films that do not have any special effects.

2. Market price of ordinary thermal transfer film

Regarding the positioning of the price of ordinary thermal transfer film, it can be said that it is varied and uneven. Various ordinary thermal transfer films with different prices and qualities are flooding the entire thermal transfer market.

The thermal transfer process has developed to this day and has become a well-known industry. The cost structure of ordinary thermal transfer film has almost become transparent.

At present, the price on the market is mostly 3.1-4.5 yuan/㎡. Although it is not ruled out that there are ordinary thermal transfer films that are lower or higher than this price, the price of more common ordinary thermal transfer films is still concentrated in the range of 3.1-4.5 yuan/㎡, which is inseparable from the production process of thermal transfer film.

Below, the cost structure of different matching thermal transfer film prices is analyzed from two aspects.

1. The first component of the price of ordinary thermal transfer film is raw materials

Different customers have different quality requirements for thermal transfer films. For example, some customers' thermal transfer products are ultimately exported to Europe and the United States. In this case, they require various test reports for all raw materials involved in the entire process of the product (including injection molding, alloy parts, thermal transfer printing film, etc.) to ensure that their products meet the standards for export to Europe and the United States.

For some customers, the scope of sales of their thermal transfer products is the domestic market. In this case, their requirements for their products may be relatively low, and naturally there will be no additional requirements for thermal transfer printing films. This situation has prompted thermal transfer film manufacturers to have greater flexibility in selecting raw materials. From PET film, release agent, protective layer, ink, glue to diluent, the price of raw materials that can meet export standards and those that cannot meet export standards is very different.

2. Production process of ordinary thermal transfer film:

1. First, apply blank PET film (apply release agent) according to the process of the thermal transfer printed film to be made;

2. Print the flower film pattern (printing process);

3. Apply the corresponding glue to the printed thermal transfer film (glue coating process);

4. Re-inspect the thermal transfer film coated with glue to ensure quality (re-inspection process);

5. Slit the thermal transfer film (slitting process);

6. Package the slit thermal transfer film (packaging process).

In this way, the entire production process of ordinary thermal transfer film is completed. There are many processes in the whole process, and labor costs account for a large proportion of its price.