The main types of ink for digital textile printing are thus divided according to the type of fiber:
There are five types of inks used for digital textile printing and we can summarize them as follows:
Ink chemistry | Ink type | Fibre | Market application | Pre and post-treatment |
Acid | Aqueous | Protein and nylon | Apparel / Fashion | Pre-treatment – steaming fixation – washing |
Disperse | Dispersion | Polyester and synthetic fibres | Apparel / Fashion / Automotive / Home textile | Pre-treatment – steaming or heat fixation – washing |
Pigment | Dispersion | Cellulosic and synthetic fibres | Home textile / DTG / Low quality Apparel | Pre-treatment – fixation |
Reactive | Aqueous | Mainly cellulosic and protein | Apparel / Fashion | Pre-treatment – steaming fixation – washing |
Sublimation | Dispersion | Polyester | Signage / Sportswear | Fixation with heat transfer |
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