Direct to garment printing, also known as DTG printing, digital garment printing and inkjet to garment printing, is a process of printing on textiles and garments using specialized inkjet technology. Rather than firstly printing the image onto transfer paper and then applying that image to the garment with a heat press, DTG printing applies the print directly onto the garment.
The beauty of this machine is that it for the first time allows full colour graphics to be printed onto garments with no setup costs, no transfer paper to wash off or fade and truly high detailed intricate designs that would give even the best screen printer a headache.
Until recently, DTG printers could only print effectively onto white garments. However, thanks to advances in technology and the latest white inks we are now able to offer DTG printing on any coloured garment, including very dark colours such as black and navy. Not only can DTG printing reproduce high quality images in more detail than screen printing, the setup costs are also considerably lower.
DTG Printing compared to other printing methods
Pros,
+ Ideal for small quantities
+ Great for multi-coloured prints, simpler designs might be better with Versacamm
+ Similar quality to screen printing
+ Modern DTG printers can print onto any colour of garment
Cons,
+Expensive inks increases per print cost
+Due to the time involved in printing the DTG printer is not ideal for large runs, for that we would use screen printing.
