How It Works | Printing DTF Transfers | DTF-24H2

How It Works | Printing DTF Transfers | DTF-24H2

DTF Printing is the newest and hottest way to make custom t-shirt transfers.

Direct to Film Printers (DTF Printers) are t-shirt TRANSFER printers

DTF Printers use liquid inks instead of toners or screen print inks (all 3 are vastly different). They appeal to larger custom t-shirt and on-demand personalization businesses.

Commercial DTF Printers are Key.
All of the comparison numbers and convenience of mass-producing dtf transfers are in the high-volume machines.

Single sheet, aftermarket manufactured style dtf systems are far less efficient and have more steps.

There are a few reasons for that:

An Epson color printer converted to be a direct to film machine still prints 1 sheet at a time.

That’s inherently slower than printing on a 24” roll. A commercial printer is inherently faster.

And obviously, buying dtf film one sheet at a time is much more expensive per square inch.

That Epson based dtf printer requires an extra step.

ColDesi’s direct to film printer applies the adhesive powder to the film automatically. It’s built into the dryer part of the print process.
You can learn more about DTF printing large jobs in this video: https://youtu.be/BFdxgB0f9Rs

A converted printer requires you to print the transfer, then apply the powder manually. Kind of a “shake and bake” method where you pour the powder onto the film and spread it around to make sure you have good coverage.

Automatics application of the powder is consistent and even. Manual is not, so you may not get the same performance every time.
White toner printing is another popular way to make custom t-shirts. You can learn more about the similarities and differences in these two methods here: https://youtu.be/hRbztXD4b2k

These DTF transfers also adhere to tons of different materials. In this video you can see us heat pressing transfers onto cotton, polyester, white and black.

To learn more, visit https://coldesi.com/direct-to-film-transfer-printers-have-finally-arrived/.

Видео How It Works | Printing DTF Transfers | DTF-24H2 канала ColDesi Inc