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Standard lighting conditions for wide format printers and their many markets
DTF printing has truly stormed the industry, revolutionizing the world of transfers. This shake-up, spearheaded by a surge of innovation from China, has sent Western manufacturers scrambling to keep up. In short, DTF is changing the game-not just in t-shirt transfers but in so many other applications as well.…
Read MoreDTF Printing: Did I trigger a time machine somewhere?
DTF printing has truly stormed the industry, revolutionizing the world of transfers. This shake-up, spearheaded by a surge of innovation from China, has sent Western manufacturers scrambling to keep up. In short, DTF is changing the game-not just in t-shirt transfers but in so many other applications as well.…
Read MoreWill AI Play A Role In Color Management In The Near Future?
As a color expert who’s been in the printing business for over 40 years, I often ponder this possibility. Could my job be taken over by AI? Probably not before I retire, but at the pace it’s advancing, maybe sooner than we think! While I don’t have the ability to predict the future, I can…
Read MoreColorBase Announces Participation in Mimaki Digital Textile Microfactory Event
Capelle aan den IJssel, The Netherlands – 21 October, 2024 ColorBase is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming Mimaki Digital Textile Microfactory event, taking place on October 30th, 2024, at the Mimaki facility in Los Angeles. This event, organized by Mimaki USA, will focus on the latest advancements in digital textile printing, with…
Read MoreDTF Printing – Understanding the basics of direct-to-film printing for textiles
Direct-to-film (DTF) printing is a process that involves printing a design onto film using pigment inks and then transferring the design onto a fabric using a heat press. It requires an inkjet digital printer with pigment-based inks, which include CMYK colors and typically a white ink that serves as the base for the design, especially…
Read MoreA New/Better Spot Color Matching System
There is so much talk these days about spot colors, namely the PANTONE libraries. This “matching system” has been the defacto used by many industries, specifically printing. Recently PANTONE made the decision to remove the libraries from Adobe Creative Cloud applications and charge loyal customers a fee to access them. This has left many scrambling…
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