Tag Archives: Water Based & Discharge Screen Printing

15Feb/17
Water Based Printing

Water Based Printing

Water Based Printing

Since the time that screen printing has been around, the tools and techniques have changed drastically in the past years. You can now get a lot of different styles of printing and some cool effects on garments. There is one place where any type of print can happen and that is at AMBRO Manufacturing.  Today I want to talk about Water Based Printing.

Water Based Printing

Most screen printing companies only do one or maybe two different styles of printing. We however can do so much more. Other than our standard printing that we offer, we can also offer you water based printing. There are not many printers that deal with water based printing and that is where we are different from the rest. The difference with plastisol ink and water based ink is a softer feel on the shirt. With our water based printing you can hardly feel ink on the shirt. It’s like the shirt never got a print on it but yet there is.

Water based ink works on all colors of shirts. We can get any color that you want by mixing a special formula. Some colors tend to feel softer than others, especially if we have to put two layers of ink on the shirt. Water based ink is much thinner than plastisol ink, which is the result of a softer print on the shirt. You can have an all over print or just a simple print on the front or back, the choices are endless.

You can give us a call any time at (908) 806 8337 or you can email us, and we will get back to you with any questions you have about our water based printing. We are located in Flemington, New Jersey and can ship out goods anywhere in the country. We are your one stop shop for all apparel printing purposes. We are about making your shirts be something that you have never seen before.

Water Based Printing

Water Based Printing

31Jan/17
Discharge Printing T Shirts

Discharge Printing T Shirts

Discharge Printing T Shirts

If you want a company that knows what they are doing when it comes to discharge printing t shirts, well then you will want to work with AMBRO Manufacturing. We know what we are talking about when it comes to discharge printing t shirts. Some people may also know it as extract printing.

Discharge Printing T Shirts

Discharge printing is typically done on darker colored t shirts like Black or Grey. You also want to know that it works best when printing on a garment that is cotton. This is a water based ink but at the same time it is different from water based inks because this ink actually pulls the dye from the shirt, showing the shirts natural color. Once the color is pulled from the shirt (this is like your under base) you can print over top with whatever colors you would like. Another excellent thing about discharge printing t shirts is that you can get some bright and vibrant colors. You are also able to PMS color match. But when PMS color matching you also have to keep in mind the brand and the color of the shirts that you will be printing on because the color could come out looking a bit different than what you were expecting. But one thing we can say here at AMBRO Manufacturing is that if you choose a PMS color we do our very best to match it as close as possible, even if that requires us to print a few samples of the color first.

Discharge printing is something you are going to want to get your hands on not only because of how amazing it looks but also how amazing it feels. Call us today at (908) 806-8337 and we can help you get moving forward with your order so you can get your hands on those discharge printing t shirts and feel them, you can also send us an email as well.

Discharge Printing T Shirts

Discharge Printing T Shirts

13Jun/16
Discharge Screen Printing

Discharge Screen Printing

Discharge Screen Printing

Given the proper amount of time, any industry is subject to an evolution.  The technology and marketplace around the industry start to change and grow as consumer needs change.  In the screen printing world, one of these developments was discharge screen printing.  To understand discharge screen printing, it’s important to first understand how it compares to traditional screen printing.

Discharge Screen Printing

Traditional screen printing previously used all plastisol inks.  These inks were great because they do not dry up so, if kept clean, they can be reused over and over again which is cost effective.  Plastisol inks, however, require strong cleaners to remove them from the screens which isn’t always the most environmentally-friendly.  Plastisol also leaves a “hand” to the print which means that you can feel the print on the shirt.  For some, a print with a hand is preferable while for others, they prefer printed garments without a hand.  Water based screen printing is a more recent development in printing technology that counteracts some of the disadvantages of plastisol screen printing.  With discharge screen printing, you are starting out with a water-based ink.

Water based screen printing gets its name from the way that it reacts with the garment to be printed.  The ink is formulated to remove the existing color from the fabric, “discharge”, and then deposit a new, desired pigment into the garment.  It is a rather fascinating process to watch because the discharge ink reacts to the heat during the drying process.  The ink is printed on clear and when it passes through the dryer, it comes out as a fully rendered color print.  If discharge screen printing sounds like a service you are interested in, we’d love to help you create your own custom garments here at AMBRO Manufacturing.  You can contact us by email or by calling us at (908) 806-8337.

Discharge Screen Printing

Discharge Screen Printing