Digital Printing Frequently Asked Questions
Short answers to the questions buyers ask most often about Digital Printing.
What does it mean?
inkjet deposition onto fabric. Working figures for Digital Printing normally sit around pigment, reactive, disperse routes in mainstream production. Note roll-to-roll printers on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
What value should be specified?
Start from pigment, reactive, disperse routes and adjust for the end use of the garment. Record elastane content alongside Digital Printing, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside pigment, reactive, disperse routes usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
How is it tested?
roll-to-roll printers. Keeping reference values for Digital Printing lets suppliers quote without extra sampling rounds. Ask for conditioning details together with roll-to-roll printers, since both affect the reading.
Why does it change between lots?
Process variables such as finishing temperature and elastane batch cause the normal spread of results. Working figures for Digital Printing normally sit around pigment, reactive, disperse routes in mainstream production. Note roll-to-roll printers on the tech pack so nobody tests against an older revision.
Can results be compared across suppliers?
Only when the same standard revision and conditioning are used; otherwise measurements are not equivalent. Record elastane content alongside Digital Printing, because blends shift the measured value. A result outside pigment, reactive, disperse routes usually points to process drift rather than to the fibre itself.
