What is a Heat Press?

A heat press is a machine engineered to imprint a design or graphic on a substrate, such as a t-shirt, with the application of heat and pressure for a set period of time. A heat press is used to permanently apply a heat transfer to a surface. Garments such as t-shirts that have been printed through heat transfer methods are of high quality and are long-lasting.

Advantages

  1. Can brand up to A3 (420 mm x 297 mm) on certain items
  2. Turn-around time is good
  3. Shows small words and fine detail better than embroidery
  4. Can have shading to a degree – there are some limitation

Limitations

  1. Some items can’t be screen printed
  2. Some products are limited to 1 colour only
  3. Rough surfaces will not print correctly
  4. Cannot brand on seams & zips

Preparing of ArtWork

Preparing the artwork in order for it to be used for sublimation:

  1. Vector format only
  2. Artwork is separated by solid colours, maximum of 6 colours available
  3. 8 colours are possible under certain conditions