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Printers For Garments, Promotional Products, Stickers & General Signage

How Do You Choose The Right Printer For Your Business?

There's quite a bit to learn about the different makes, models that are available today.   

Some are used only for printing garments and fabrics whereas others are used for self-adhesive stickers and signs.

Last-but-not-least, there are others that can be used for garments and for stickers and signs just by using a different printable film.

New models and new technologies have produced major improvements in productivity and reduced the cost of production and we all know that gives you the opportunity to improve service and increase profit. 

This information on this page will help you to choose the printer that best suits your business needs and your budget.

So read on so you can make an informed decision but if you need more help, please give us a call on 1800 137 670

Hare are the four most commonly used printers for garments :

  • DTF printers -  Heat transfers for garments / most fabric types and all colours
  • DTG/DTF hybrid printers - Direct printing onto cotton fabrics / also DTF heat transfers for most fabric types and all colours
  • Vinyl print & cut machines - Print onto white heat adhesive film and / most fabric types and all colours - also stickers & signage
  • Dye sublimation printers - Print onto transfer paper then heat press onto polyester fabric and/or dye sub blank products

DTF Printers & Print Systems - For Garments 

DTF printers have revolutionised the process of creating printed heat transfers for garments.   They are faster than vinyl print & cut machines and after the initial setup, most models require very little manual input to produce heat-press-ready logos.   

DTF logos also provide vibrant colour, high stretch and excellent wash-fastness.   They can also be heat pressed onto a wide range of fabric types.

Current prices for DTF print solutions range from $9,995 to more than $50,000 depending upon size, speed and country of manufacture.

Roland 50cm DTF Printer
(optional heat finisher) 

BN2-20A vinyl printer cutterMore on Roland DTF Printer

Audley 30cm & 60cm DTF Print Systems 

30cm DTF printerMore on Audley DTF Printers

Ink Giant 30cm & 60cm DTF Print Systems 

8 colour DTF printerMore on Ink GiantDTF Printers

Mimaki 80cm DTF Printer 
(optional heat finisher)

Mimaki TxF150-75 DTF printerMore on Mimaki DTF Printers

Dye Sublimation Printers For Polyester Garments & Dye Sublimation Compatible Items

Dye sublimation printers are used to produce dye sublimation prints that are transferred onto white polyester fabric or other items that are pre coated with a white or clear polymer film.     During the heat pressing procedure the colour (dye) from the image is transferred into the polyester fibres or polymer film coating creating a permanent image that has no detectible feel.

Dye sub printed images are extremely resistant to washing, cannot be detected by touch and in the case of fabric, it allows the fabric to breath making it ideal for sports and workwear.

Prices range from under $1,000 (desktop size) to more than $16,000 (wide format) depending upon size, speed and country of manufacture.

Sawgrass A4 & A3 Dye Sublimation Sheet Printers 

Sawgrass SG1000 dye sublimation printerSee Sawgrass Dye Sub Printers

Mimaki Roll-Feed Dye Sublimation Printers Up To 160cms

Mimaki TS300P-1800 dye sublimation printerSee Mimaki Dye Sub Printers

DTG / DTF Hybrid Printers - For Garments

The Brother GTX Pro is what we call a Hybrid printer. It can be used for Direct-To-Garment (DTG) printing on cotton T shirts and for Direct-To-Film (DTF) for creating heat transfer logos that can be used on most types of garments and fabric types.

Prices from $28,898.00 +

Brother GTX Pro Printer For Garments

Brother GTX Pro P garment printerSee Brother Garment Printers

Vinyl Print & Cut Machines - For Garments Stickers & Signage

Print & Cut machines provide greater flexibility because they can be used to produce heat transfers for garments and can also be used to produce stickers and signage.  However, the process required to produce heat press logos for garments is considerably slower then DTF and requires a much higher level of  labour for creation of cut lines, weeding and applying transfer film.

Prices start from: $9,815 +

Roland 50cm Printer / Cutter 

BN2-20A vinyl printer cutterSee Roland 50cm Print & Cut

Mimaki Wide-Format Printer / Cutter 

Mimaki vinyl printerSee Mimaki Print & Cut

Roland Wide-Format Printer / Cutter

Roland VG640 solvent printerSee Roland Print & Cut

UV Printers - For Direct To Product Printing (Hard Surface) & Logos For Both Garments & Stickers

UV and UV DTF printers provide three major benefits.

  • First - UV ink is dried during the printing process and is ready to use immediately after printing
  • Second - UV prints can be layered resulting in a raised effect like that use for Braille signage
  • Third - UV Prints can be finished with a clear coating (varnish) producing a high quality, high sheen finish

Prices start from $13,750 +

Mimaki Direct-To-Product, Flat-Bed
 UV Printer (optional rotary device)

Mimaki 6042 mk2See Mimaki UV Printers

Roland Direct-To-Product, Flat-Bed
 UV Printer (optional rotary device)

Roland LEF12i UV printerSee Roland UV Printers

Ink Giant UV DTF Sticker Printer
Roll-Feed With Heated Lamination

Ink Giant UV DTF printerSee Ink Giant UV DTF Printer
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