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Do you have the volume and are ready to bring Water Transfer Printing in-house? TWN provides a suite of automated equipment solutions that provide decorating efficiency at scale. Learn more about our equipment options and schedule a call with one of our consultants to discuss which equipment option will be the right fit for your unique application.
If the quantity of primer isn’t right, it will affect the base coat. The film is a PVA sheet, which is a clear, water-soluble, synthetic. Rotogravure/gravure is an intaglio printing technique in which a surface is cut into to form the desired image , and here it is a cylinder that is the surface. The cylinder rotates against another cylinder and prints designs onto the material in between. The material here is a PVA film, and designs of any complexity are printable. Our Stainless Steel hydrographic tanks integrate seamlessly with ourAutomated Spray SystemandProduction Arm.
Licensed Camouflage Kits
The base coat or top coat is a layer of paint that covers the entire surface to be printed. It is usually white so as to allow all the colors of the design to be visible. With basic knowledge of color theory, base coat colors can be played with. For example, tan base coats are commonly used for camouflage prints because white would appear glaring.
Water transfer printing, also called hydrographics or camo dipping, is the process that transfers an image or pattern to a 3D surface. Whether it's your metal, wood, plastic, stone, Bakelite, or ceramic products, hydro dipping puts you in charge. You can begin water transfer printing at home by buying pre-designed printed films and a can of activator separately, or together in a kit.
What you will need to provide:
Liquid Print also provides custom formulated hydrographic activators for all dipping systems from manual, cubic constant flow and automated. MyDipkit is an at home do it yourself version of the commercial process known as water transfer printing, or hydrographics. This allows you to process parts on a small scale in your home. The kit contains the printed film, chemicals, and basic supplies needed for processing parts at home.
Hydro dipping, previously known as water transfer printing, is a method of applying printed graphics to three dimensional objects. Hydrodip’s decorative films offer a rich variety of color tone and effect to any three dimensional objects with a paintable surface. Styling options of the paint and film portfolio range from solid colors, brushed aluminum, and various designs including custom made patterns, kevlar and wood grain looks. This process offers image-defining styling options and flexibility in creating decorative coatings that are attractive, stain resistant and easy to clean. Liquid Print is not only the leading North American manufacturer of equipment, hydrographic films and supplies in the Water Transfer Printing industry for over twenty years.
Base Coat
TWN’s Curing Systems feature a portable infrared lamp that is used to speed up the curing time of base coats and top coats. Reduce turnaround time and take on more projects with our Infrared Curing System. An adjustable roller coating system pre-activates film and feeds it across the water while a chain drive controls expansion and reduces distortion. Our Continuous Flow equipment is supported by our expansive knowledge base and our Water Transfer Printing consulting services. MyDipKit was designed for the everyday, do it yourself Hydro Dipping enthusiast. The kit contains the basic supplies needed for processing parts at home.
Hydro-Dip films can be applied to most common shapes or substrates used around the world. The high elongation properties of the film and the dimensional stability in all directions offer excellent and consistent results. Hydro Dip has hydrographic printing experts that can quickly place your project on a path for water transfer printing success.
My Dip Kit Hydro Dipping Kits
Liquid Print offers a complete in-house hydrographic training program. Our customers have the ability to request what level of training they desire. The water transfer printing process can bring many challenges Liquid Print is here to help.
Our fully-automated Continuous Flow Water Transfer Printing equipment is designed for high volume manufacturing and assembly line production. TWN’s Continuous Flow Equipment is used by various manufacturers that process parts in-house. The system features all electronic controls and a user-friendly interface.
You will need to provide a container for dipping the items in. You will also need to supply warm water, and the item to be decorated. Our dip kits are a do-it-yourself kit much like the commercial process known as water transfer imaging.
Try dipping a few small items before tackling larger, more expensive items. Just like with the standard My Dip kit we provide customer service online and by phone during normal business hours. Processing Arms are extremely beneficial in operations where consistency and quality are imperative. Our Processing Arm offers a seamless integration with our Automated Spray System and deploys once the film is activated and the set dwell time has expired. Our Automated Spray System features hydraulic spray nozzles that retain constant pressure and ensure proper atomization, without dripping excess activator. The user-friendly touchscreen HMI allows you to program up to 500 unique film profiles directly into your Automated Spray System.
Durable construction and a multi-axis panel enable you to customize your film entry point and retain a consistent dipping angle over the course of an entire project. This can increase the consistency of image transfer from part to part. As with any painting process, all objects need to be cleaned before primer.
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