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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Ernst Dinkla on April 26, 2019, 05:03:19 am

Title: Dye Sub and thermal heads no longer a contradiction
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on April 26, 2019, 05:03:19 am

https://www8.hp.com/us/en/printers/stitch-textile-printers/overview.html

Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst

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Title: Re: Dye Sub and thermal heads no longer a contradiction
Post by: dgberg on April 26, 2019, 07:27:28 am

Thanks Ernst,

When I purchased my new Epson P8000 last year to convert it to a dye sublimation printer everybody said you cannot do that it will not work.
I chose it because it is an 8 color machine and almost all of Epsons dye sub machines are CMYK.
The chips had recently been hacked which opened up the option for refillables, a must.
Here it is a year later and that printer with dye sub ink is the best machine I have in my studio.
A half day getting a good profile and my metal prints are now as good as it gets.
Refillable carts with Ink Owl ink @ .15 ml just cannot be beat. That Piezo head handles that ink with no issues, none.
Epson printers have been converted to dye sub inks for years. Epson 4800, 4880, 7890 and 9890 to name a few.
I had the 4880 for 5 years and the output was superb.
J-Teck, Epson and Ink Owl inks are finally leading the way in dye sub ink sales finally pushing Sawgrass to the back of the line where they belong.(8 times more expensive!)

It is good news to see one of the competitors taking on the dye sub market. Looks like a fantastic addition to the digital textile market.
I believe they are CMYK printers but am anxious to read more about the inks they are using. All good stuff.

Title: Re: Dye Sub and thermal heads no longer a contradiction
Post by: Ernst Dinkla on April 27, 2019, 06:58:08 am

Dan, good to read that you were honored with an effective solution after all the effort. I have no intention to go dye sub but am intrigued by the technology that HP uses. There must be some spin off from the HP Latex printers that made it possible. Heavy inks compared to what we deal with normally.

Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst

http://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm
March 2017 update, 750+ inkjet media white spectral plots