Digital printing is a valuable part of sports apparel manufacturing because it provides a highly efficient method of producing sportswear for individual athletes, teams, and clubs. Digital printing uses modern technology to create designs directly from computer files, dramatically reducing print costs and delivery times. Many clothing companies use digital printing to imprint high-resolution pictures on the fabric. The resulting garment is lightweight and comfortable, but it is also durable and made to withstand strenuous activity.

Sublimation printing produces vibrant colors with a permanent finish. This method best suits fabrics made of polyester or polyester blends and requires special inks. Sports apparel manufacturers must ensure that the logos, graphics, and designs created for sports brands meet their high quality and durability standards, regardless of the method used. They can achieve the most effective results every time by selecting the suitable printing method.

Glow-in-the-dark printing follows the same steps as normal printing. The only difference is that glow-in-the-dark ink is used. For glow-in-the-dark printing, special neon inks are used. These inks are typically used to highlight images.
This kind of glowing image gives better results on fabrics with darker textures. This printing technique is used for funky and cool images that convey a sense of style. If you want to create a themed clothing line, the shirt glows best at night when there is no light.

T-shirts, sports apparel, uniforms, and other items can be printed using Direct to Film Printing (DTF). Sports apparel is a perfect application for this method since it is a quick, easy way to print high-quality prints that won’t fade or peel, and can last for years. In the process, the image is placed on a film which is then exposed to a special light source. The film is then developed and adhered directly to the fabric.
It is faster and easier than other printing methods, so it is the fastest and most responsive to time-sensitive print jobs. This method also increases the consistency of print quality, enhancing printed materials’ visibility and durability. Direct-to-film printing also provides prints with outstanding durability and better resistance to fading.

Synthetic fibers such as cotton, rayon, and polyester are the primary basis for the flock. After applying an adhesive liquid to the designated geographical area, the flock is applied to it.Flock screen printing has an embossed and smooth texture. To get different colors, the first flock-colored dye is used for the base, then it’s layered on top of the adhesive coating given a screen. The result is a delicate velvety softness.

Plastisol print is suitable for color more distinctive solid color pattern, a set of colors need to do a set of screen, by workers hand (large quantities will use machines) using special dyes back and forth printing -4 times, to ensure that the print will not easily come off. More suitable for mass production, the more the price is cheaper. rubber printing strong coverage, bright colors, suitable for most of the material (cotton, linen, polyester, nylon, leather, artificial leather and other blended fabrics, etc.), and can be printed on dark fabrics, according to the Pantone color number can be accurate on the color tone color, wide range of applications, is the most common and the most practical printing process.

Thick plate printing using a special screen, through multiple repetitions of printing to increase the thickness of printing to form a three-dimensional effect, but the pattern details can not be well realized, the thinnest part can not be less than 2mm, and the edges may be relatively rough.
Now many garments need to do when the thick plate will choose the hot stamping process, the use of laser cutting silicone or other materials made of the required pattern, high-temperature hot pressing on the fabric will be more smooth and delicate finished product, better than the traditional thick plate effect, while the corresponding price will be higher.

The production method of foam printing is to brush a layer of foam pulp, and then drying to realize the pattern of blistering, presenting a sense of relief three-dimensional effect. In addition, there is a velvet foam printing, the finished product can achieve foam + flocking double pattern effect, very novel and unique.

Using special Pull printing paste to remove the color from the fabric , so as to present the color of the fabric itself, which can achieve hand-free printing and keep the touch and texture of the fabric itself. The color is not pure white, but generally beige, suitable for some retro style clothing.

The realization of the water show printing process is a special material through the screen printing to the textile, when the textile is dry Zhi, in its surface can not be seen in the flower pattern, when the textile water, there will be a flower pattern presents, when the fabric on the water evaporation in the dry, the flower pattern will disappear again, this process can be repeated cycle. This kind of printing is usually used in water-related sports stock products, water display, dry and disappear, very interesting. At present, this process is mostly used in underwear, home wear products.

The production method of crackle printing is the use of special crackle paste through screen printing onto the fabric, after drying to produce a natural irregular crackle effect of this paste heat contraction and will harden crackle, after drying will form this crackle effect crackle printing to imitate the natural mottled effect, suitable for vintage sense of presentation of the pattern, combined with the washing of the old style of clothing effect is even better.

Very common and commonly used a printing process water paste printing printing ink will penetrate into the fabric during the printing process, soft to the touch, can be achieved without the feel of the printing to maintain the fabric’s own touch and texture, breathability is very good. And gum paste printing, water paste printing is suitable for color block border clear and distinct pattern can be accurately color by Pantone color number. The cost of raw materials is relatively low compared to the rubber printing, the best results in cotton fabrics. It should be noted that this process is not enough to cover the fabric, can only print dark colors on light-colored fabrics.

Reflective printing is to add a special reflective material glass beads within the ink, printed to the surface of the fabric, glass beads in the fabric will be refracted light a reflection a refraction so that the incident light and back to the direction of the light source.
Now more commonly used is the reflective engraving film process, can achieve the same effect effect points reflective silver and reflective colorful two kinds of effect, daily look is silver-gray in the strong light irradiation, respectively, is the effect of silver or colorful.

Silicone printing using a special liquid silicone can be firmly adhered to the surface of the textile through the silk screen printing to the surface of the fabric.
In addition there is a silicone engraving film process, the use of engraving engraving equipment, in the silicone transfer film engraved with the required graphic text, remove the excess transfer film, leaving the required print, and then press the ironing machine, the silicone printing accurate hot press to the fabric. This way development cost is relatively low, suitable for small single development.

Three-dimensional steel printing using a pair of pattern molds with a certain depth, in a certain temperature rolling fabric, so that the fabric produces a relief effect of the concave-convex pattern. With this process, the garment maintains a solid color while visually presenting a three-dimensional relief effect. If combined with the leavening and washing process, it can make a very unique and delicate vintage effect. Due to the need to make molds, factory sampling sometimes need to charge the mold fee, and secondly, the back of the pattern is usually brushed with silicone and compound lining to set the shape, which affects the sense of touch and air permeability.

Transfer printing ink is a transfer printing ink most commonly used in the textile industry, through the gravure printing machine will ink printing to the original paper, and then in the heat transfer printing machine (belt machine high temperature and high pressure on the paper pattern transfer to polyester materials on the textile) ink printing wash fastness is better, with high color reproduction and pattern clarity. The price is more expensive than gum paste printing.

The principle of gold stamping and silver stamping process is the same, just the appearance: one has a gold luster, one has a silver luster. Usually the pattern is pre-made to the screen plate and then let the color on the hot stamping / silver paper in accordance with the shape of the plate transferred to the fabric process is called hot stamping hot stamping silver