Advantages Of Sublimation Printers |
Posted: February 24, 2018 |
Laser and jet printing has become a regular thing in our everyday life. But progress never stops, and they have created a sublimation printer that has significant advantages compared to other printing devi?es. Drawbacks of laser and jet printersIt is a well-known fact that color transfer on jet printers is not of the best quality, not to mention laser printers. The reason is the colorful droplets that create a complete image; they are printed on a sheet with a combination of droplets from several colors at a time. In fact, the dilemma is that the picture on its way out is raster (made up of multiple droplets) and pixels, in their turn, make a continuous tone. In jet printers, the ink itself is the drawback. It affects the structure of the image, durability of the print head and work output of the device itself. That is why for a long time the manufacturers were not able to find a solution to the problem of formation of the image and color dots. How do sublimation printers work?The most innovative method is sublimation printing that uses color ribbons rather than liquid ink or dry toners. Sublimation printer reminds a reel-to-reel recorder that passes a thin tape from a big loaded reel to an empty one; besides, when it passes through a print head, the ribbon becomes warm and leaves color where needed. Operation of sublimation printersThe ribbon of this printing device presents solid consumables of three colors that are used in printing (C, M, Y). Upon heating, ink evaporates from the ribbon surface and immediately transforms from solid substance into gas substance without passing through a liquid phase – such transformation is called sublimation. In the cartridge there is a diaphragm that eliminates secondary evaporation and calibrates temperature, and paper absorbs the ink afterwards. Advantages of using sublimation printingThus, the difference between using sublimation printing, rather than laser or jet printing, is in the fact that every dot becomes the only dot on paper, and it contains mixed particles of various ink colors. Brother, Canon, Epson are considered top manufacturers of sublimation devices today. These companies provide a wide choice of sublimation printers and a variety of models that can fit specific goals of each and every user. An overview of sublimation printersDetailed overview of the best models of sublimation printers can be found here. Canon SELPHY CP800 is a trending model among office equipment; it has great technical characteristics of printing, the price is quite affordable and it is significantly ergonomic. The only drawback of this device is its low speed of printing. Printing of 10x15 images takes about 76 seconds while jet printers can print it in 18-20 seconds. Brother QL-570 is sublimation printer designed for everyday tasks of small printing offices and small business companies (printing of stickers, labels for supermarkets and so on). This model is perfect. It costs much more but its owner will surely enjoy high-quality printing. Xerox ColorQube 8570N is an impeccable sublimation printing device. It provides highest quality of color photo printing and the highest price. Thanks to its sensitive panel, printing can be initiated without turning on a PC, and images are printed much faster. We must point out that printers of this category consume more ink than their little brothers, but if you are looking for best quality, purchasing a sublimation printer of this model would be your best investment for years.
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