What is thermal transfer ink

What is thermal transfer ink

1 What is thermal transfer ink

Thermal transfer ink

Thermal transfer ink actually refers to the ink that can be transferred to other materials through contact heating after the pattern and text printed on a special carrier.

In a traditional, simple and narrow sense, thermal transfer ink refers to the ink on the thermal transfer base film, and the current printing method of thermal transfer film is mainly gravure printing, so the thermal transfer ink referred to here actually refers to gravure printing ink.

2 Thermal transfer ink printing
Briefly talk about the advantages of thermal transfer ink printing:

1. Better printing suitability, low ink odor, non-toxic;

2. Good adhesion, non-sticky, good toughness, good feel, wear-resistant and water-resistant, and some series can also be resistant to steaming and boiling.

3. Good weather resistance, can reach level 3 light fastness, no cracking, good elasticity;

4. The ink has good leveling during printing, is environmentally friendly, has low odor, and can meet export requirements;

5. The ink layer has high light fastness, and the color is brighter than ordinary ink, which can meet the requirements of pattern designers for the effect.

3 Thermal transfer ink brands
At present, although there are many domestic thermal transfer ink brands, the thermal transfer inks used in the industry are still mostly foreign brands, which is an embarrassing situation that practitioners have to face.

When will domestic products become self-reliant! ?