What is DTF?
DTF belongs to a kind of offset colour printing, the pattern design is clear and real, can exceed the actual effect of the photo, the actual effect of the colour can exceed the actual effect of the photo, the washing colour fastness is high, shrinkage and stretching resistance, commonly used in clothing and heat-resistant fabrics of all kinds of upper side. Scope of application: T-shirt, trousers, bags, leather, advertising shirts, cultural shirts, fashionable children’s clothing, fashionable women’s clothing and other clothing.
What is UV DTF?
UV DTF, also called transparent AB film or PET DTF film, is a self adhesive transparent polymer material. From the point of view of the production process, it consists of three layers, which are the thin protective film on the surface, the DTF film in the middle and the transparent white backing paper.
Differences between DTF and UVDTF applications
DTF is mainly used in fabrics, and part of the cotton or polyester, the most common T-shirt, jersey is the mainstream, as well as environmental protection bags, pillows, aprons, advertising shirts and cultural shirts can be, as well as linen, denim, mesh can be pressed.
And UVDTF is mainly applied to hard items, such as glass, metal, acrylic, wood panels, ceramics, plastics, cardboard shells and so on can be affixed, flat, curved, but also can be affixed, a typical representative of the tea box, wine bottles, cosmetics, signs and other applications.
Differences between DTF and UVDTF hardware and machines
DTF needs both printer and dithering machine to be used in combination, while UVDTF only needs a UVDTF printer, no dithering machine is needed.
Ink difference between DTF and UVDTF
DTF uses water-based ink, while UVDTF uses oil-based UV ink, so there are UV lamps on both sides of the UVDTF printer, which irradiate and fix the colour while printing.
Difference between DTF and UVDTF printing film
DTF printing film as long as a kind of can, but the printing film has a single-sided and double-sided, or cold tear and hot tear two kinds of difference, depending on the different needs of customers.
While UVDTF printing film has A film and B film two kinds of combination use, A film is printing film, with its own glue, glue layer is also an ink-absorbent layer, after printing, automatic laminating B film, B film is a transfer film, to B film to protect and reposting role, automatically completed by UVDTF, the middle of the process does not need to manually overlaying the film.