A heat press is a machine that presses a design onto a material. The machine uses high temperatures and heavy pressure to embed the design onto the material permanently. In heat transfer printing, a design is printed in reverse on a special release paper using a plastisol-based ink.

 

The printed image is placed against the desired substrate (T-shirt, bag, etc) and subjected to high temperature and pressure for a short period of time. After the substrate has cooled, the release paper is peeled away and the image will have been transferred to the substrate.

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Pros of heat transfer:

• Cost effective for a small runs of printing. No minimum order.

• Can do individual names or number without a heavy setup costs.

• Can produce a design in full colour with good detail inexpensively.

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Cons of heat transfer:

• Not as permanent as screen printing. Will crack and fade with time.

• Rubbery feels to touch.

• Expensive on large quantities or garment.

Just like silk screen, we also have a various option of special heat press. In case you want it to be a "No Ordinary" printing. Option for a special heat press are including, Metallic, Reflector, Glow In The Dark (G.I.T.D), Silicone, and Flock.

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Metallic is a special option where we use metallic material rather than a PU White material. This is an ideal option if your design has either gold or silver colour on it. Because we cannot print a gold or silver colour on a PU White or a normal heat press option.

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Reflector is literally what it name is and it a hot selling option of special heat press at Corporate Hero. Our customer loves reflector as their option to make their personalized item sepcial.

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Glow In The Dark (G.I.T.D) for heat press is the same as the one from Silk Screen Printing but the difference is that it is not an ink but rather a special material that is made to glow in the dark.

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Silicone and Flock gives you the feeling of 3D printing on your personalized item.

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