Category Archives: Wholesale Sublimation Printing

11Sep/14
Sublimate

Sublimate

Sublimate

When you Sublimate a T-Shirt what is happening is that you are using specialized dyes and heat applications to create a 360 degree look and feel for the T-Shirt.  Sublimate technology involves industrial heat and pressure, dye sublimation inks, wide format industrial printers and experience in the art of dye sublimation.

Sublimate

One of the questions that we get asked on a regular basis is “Do you sublimate?” and the answer is “yes we do!” but what most people don’t realize is that the art of sublimation comes in two very different and distinct processes.

The first type of sublimation is done in a cut and sew scenario.  In this type of process, rolls of fabric are cut into the panels that will be used for the production work.  These panels are sent to sublimate, and when returned, are sewn together into the finished garment.  Using this method, there is 100% coverage of sublimation decoration and the finished product has no gaps near seams where sublimation did not occur.  This method is preferred and used by most large manufacturing companies.

The second type of sublimation is done in a post cut and sew scenario.  In this type of process, the garments are already sewn into it’s finished product, for example a T-Shirt.  This T-Shirt is ironed flat with an industrial iron and then sent to sublimate.  This process works well, but there are some defects that can’t be avoided.  In particular, blank areas on T-Shirts where sublimation does not occur, can typically be found near the seams, in the arm pit areas and by the neck.

When comparing the price of cut and sew sublimation to post sewn sublimation, the differences are vast.  So small defects that are hardly noticeable, are often accepted by the customer.

If you want to sublimate, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Sublimate

Sublimate

08Sep/14
All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing is the process that custom garment printers use to create the vivid, all over prints that you see on urban shirts in retail locations and on street corners.  The process of All Over Sublimation Printing relies on polyester fabrics, dye sublimation inks and industrial heat and pressure.  The results of All Over Sublimation Printing are nothing short of stunning.  Vivid colors, photo realistic printing, crisp edges and very high resolution details are all to be expected when using custom dye sublimation printing.

All Over Sublimation Printing

As a provider of custom garment decoration services that include : All Over Sublimation Printing, Over Sized Screen Printing, Jumbo Screen Printing, Embroidery, DTG “Direct To Garment” Printing and Cut and Sew, AMBRO Manufacturing is a highly qualified and experienced All Over Sublimation Printing specialist.

Custom Dye Sublimation Printing should not be confused with oversized or jumbo screen printing.  Screen printing uses inks that lay on top of the fabrics being decorated.  All Over Sublimation Printing fuses dyes into the fabric directly.  When running your hand over the top of the item being decorated you can not feel the design.

Polyester fabrics are used to create the Custom Dye Sublimation Printing effect.  High poly blends that include at least 70% polyester can also be used, and polyester family members like Nylon, Rayon, Satin, Spandex and others can also be used to achieve a high quality All Over Sublimation Printing result.

Sublimation printing is done either in a cut and sew environment or in a post sewn, existing T-Shirt environment.  Each process has pluses and minuses that you should discuss with a sublimation expert like AMBRO Manufacturing.

If you are interested in All Over Sublimation Printing, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Sublimation Printing

All Over Sublimation Printing

25Aug/14
Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts are simply amazing!  With vivid and eye popping colors, you simply can’t deny that Dye Sublimation Shirts are worth every penny of attention grabbing amazingness!

Dye Sublimation Shirts

As a contract decorator located in New Jersey, AMBRO Manufacturing has more than 30 years of garment, textile and fabric decorating experience, including creating Dye Sublimation Shirts.

Each shirt is 100% polyester, in a variety of options from moisture management, tech wick feel to a cotton softness that you won’t believe is actually polyester.  These shirts start out white and end up in any color and design that you want.

Using special artwork, 30 years of experience, specialty inks, industrial heat and pressure and creative coolness, AMBRO Manufacturing can help convert your artwork into a walking billboard worn on your person.

Dye Sublimation Shirts are a great way to launch your brand or bolster an existing brand.  The professional finish of each shirt will amaze you and your customers.  Using Dye Sublimation it is possible to cover nearly the entire shirt front and back with design.  There are a few areas under the arm pits and potentially near seams that may not receive they dye, but they are hardly noticed.

When compared to the cost of custom cut and sew applications, custom dye sublimation on existing T-Shirts is the best option for most companies and fashion entrepreneurs.

If you are considering a Dye Sublimation Shirts project, you may want to consider speaking with the sublimation experts at AMBRO Manufacturing before beginning your project.  Early design considerations can save you money and frustrations down the line during production.  While the flexibility of using custom dye sublimation printing is endless, there are some practical considerations that you will need to figure out in advance, well before beginning your project.

If you are interested in Dye Sublimation Shirts, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Dye Sublimation Shirts

Dye Sublimation Shirts

22Aug/14
All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

There is often confusion on the type of printing used to accomplish the look of All Over Print Shirts.  There are essentially 3 methods of achieving an all over print shirts look, and two of the three methods can be accomplished on existing garments.

All Over Print Shirts

Method #1

The most popular method today for producing All Over Print Shirts is the use of custom Dye Sublimation Printing.  This process involves the use of an already sewn T-Shirt that is completely white and made out of 100% polyester, high poly blends like 80/20 or 70/30 or made with polyester family members like: Spandex, Nylon, Satin, Rayon etc …

Sublimation T Shirt Printing will enable a designer to create a T-Shirt design that can be printed on the neck, sleeves, waist, front and back of a T-Shirt.  Using specialized dye sublimation inks and industrial heat and pressure, designs are fused into the fabic of the T-Shirt.  The result is eye popping colors, crisp edges, photo realism and a no-feel design.  Since the inks are dyed into the fabric, there is no feel to the design, it as if the shirt were manufactured that way during the fabric creation stage.

Method #2

Using special screen printing equipment that is designed to print all over the face of a T-Shirt, specialty garment, textile and clothing companies like AMBRO Manufacturing can provide All Over Print Shirts services using screen printing.  Most people think that sublimation or patterned fabrics are the only way to achieve and all over print shirts look, this isn’t true.  Jumbo Screen Printing or Over Sized Screen Printing can produce an amazing effect and accomplish printing on post sewn T-Shirts.  This print can extend on the sleeves, neck, T-Shirt Wrap Around Printing and down to the waist.  Front and back printing can be accomplished as well.

Method #3

The final method of accomplishing an All Over Print Shirts look is to use custom patterned fabrics.  This can only be accomplished in a true cut and sew project and requires that the shirts be manufactured to your specifications.

If you are interested in an All Over Print Shirts project, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

All Over Print Shirts

All Over Print Shirts

15Aug/14
Sublimation Printing

Sublimation Printing

Sublimation Printing

The process of Sublimation Printing creates simply amazing results that will wow even the most discerning critic.  Using vivid and vibrant ink sets, polyester fabrics and creative artwork, Sublimation Printing companies can create stunning and eye catching designs that can cover an entire garment from sleeve to sleeve and neck to waist.

Sublimation Printing

As a garment, textile and fabric decorator with 30 years of experience and know how, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in Sublimation Printing.

Using specialized sublimation ink sets, AMBRO Manufacturing creates vivid works of art that can be printed on virtually any garment.

Sublimation Printing is a decoration method that was once limited to cut and sew operations, where individual panels are cut, sublimated and then sewn together.  However, with advances in sublimation technologies, today, Sublimation Printing can occur with success on post sewn garments, meaning, Sublimation Printing can occur successfully on T-Shirts that are already sewn into T-Shirts.

Sublimation Printing is a fantastic method of decoration to achieve photographic realism, crisp and clear lines, vivid colors and 360 degree coverage.  There are however a few limitations that should be considered when working with sublimation as a process.

The first rule of working with Sublimation is that the fabrics used must be 100% polyester, or a polyester family member like Rayon, Spandex, Nylon etc … Or the fabric must have a high polyester content like 80/20 or 70/30.  Going with a fabric that is less than 70% polyester will result in muted colors, fuzzy details and an overall unsatisfied customer.  The more cotton that is introduced into a fabric, the less brilliant and crisp the sublimation printing results will be.

Before starting any Dye Sublimation project, the best approach is to consult with your Sublimation Printing Company to gain expert advance on how to proceed.

If you are interested in talking with a high quality, reasonably priced Sublimation Printing Company please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

 

Sublimation Printing

Sublimation Printing

14Aug/14
Cut and Sew

Cut and Sew

Cut and Sew

The process of Cut and Sew manufacturing was once an American main stay business, but today, the vast majority of Cut and Sew manufacturing is done off shore.  Why?  Well … that’s a long story, but let’s just say that it’s because most people are accustom to paying between $7-$12 for a T-Shirt, or $15.95 – $22.00 for a pair of shorts, and with American wages being what they are, and the cost of doing business what it is, those figures just can’t be matched in the United States for cut and sew.

However, there are several niche Cut and Sew manufacturing operations like AMBRO Manufacturing, that still keep the business alive and profitable in the United States.

Cut and Sew

There are a few important factors that you might consider when looking to do Cut and Sew manufacturing in the United States.  Here are some to think about …

1.  Most American Cut and Sew companies are not going to be able to do a project for you if your requirements are less than 500 pieces.  Unlike home sewing, industrial machines are set up to perform specific tasks quickly.  They are set to work with specific fabrics using specific threads and they can only do one thing.  So if the companies that you are considering are making canvas bags and you want cotton T-Shirts, they are not going to want to re-tool their machines to make you 36 T-Shirts.  So think of the volume that you need when researching companies.

2.  The price point compared to over seas sewing is going to be at least 5x higher.  One must understand that the U.S. promotes safe working environments, fair wages, health care benefits and many other nice to have worker friendly things that cost money.  Unlike in Pakistan or China where for the cost of a cup of American Coffee, workers will spend day and night sewing your goods.  So if you want a custom T-Shirt made for $5.00, the U.S. is not the place to be, consider $20.00 to $25.00 your cost for a T-Shirt in the U.S.

3.  The quality and consistency of items made overseas vs. the U.S. will be vastly different, as will the turn around time of the products that you require.  You can bank on 8 weeks minimum for over seas work and import duties, taxes, tarrifs etc … to deal with.

Finding domestic Cut and Sew manufacturing is a challenge, but not impossible.  You you are interested in Cut and Sew in the United States, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Cut and Sew

Cut and Sew

11Aug/14
Wholesale Sublimation Printing

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

As a contract garment, textile and fabric decorator with over three decades of experience, AMBRO Manufacturing specializes in Wholesale Sublimation Printing.

The process of dye sublimation printing is not a complex one, but a process that requires specialized equipment, knowledge and experience.  Using specialty inks, transfer substrates, industrial heat and custom fabrics, Wholesale Sublimation Printing can produce amazing results that will impress any client.

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

When beginning a sublimation project, there are a few important factors to consider before starting your work.  Clearly you will want to identify a high quality and reasonably proceed Wholesale Sublimation Printing company that you can communicate with easily, and that is capable of doing your work.

After selecting the right partner, identifying the proper garment to dye sublimate on and preparing the proper artwork for the project is the next important step.

Custom Dye Sublimation is more of an art than a production process.  While it’s possible to create multiple versions of the same design, there will always be small nuances in each.

In addition, post sew custom dye sublimation will often leave “artifacts” behind, like blank areas where sublimation could not occur due to folds in the garment.  Qualified custom dye sublimation experts like AMBRO Manufacturing do everything possible to keep the number of artifacts low, but it’s impossible for any printer to produce custom dye sublimation gear without some level of folding and artifacts.  Typically these issues occur under the arm pits or on the bottom side areas and if the artwork is created properly, they tend to blend in and not cause an issue.

When comparing the costs and turn around times required for cut and sew projects, where these nuances are a non issue, post sewn custom dye sublimation is often an acceptable alternative, even with these factors.

If you are interested in talking with a high quality, reasonably priced Wholesale Sublimation Printing company, please consider giving us a call (908) 806-8337 or email us.

Wholesale Sublimation Printing

Wholesale Sublimation Printing