The past, present and future of sublimation printer ink.
author: Uvink
2022-11-22
The past, present and future of sublimation printer ink.sublimation printer inks
are mostly prepared from disperse dyes used in textiles. Disperse dyes are widely
used in textile printing and dyeing due to their saturated colors and good weather
resistance, and are still one of the main raw materials in the printing and dyeing
industry. The traditional textile printing and dyeing industry has serious
environmental pollution problems in the process of dyeing with disperse pigments,
and is not suitable for small batch production.
The past, present and future of sublimation printer ink.The first generation of digital
sublimation printer ink was developed and patented by sawgrass Company in
the late 1990s, mainly applicable to piezoelectric printers such as Epson. Later, Dupont,
BASF, Sensitive, Ciba and other companies were aware of the huge business opportunities
of this product and soon launched similar products. Before 2001, due to the immaturity of
nanotechnology, the ink quality of each company had problems, so the heat transfer
technology and related products did not develop rapidly. Dramatically, in 2002, in order to
ensure its leading position in the sublimation printer ink industry, ASF filed a lawsuit against
Sawgrass through the American court after the acquisition of Sawgrass failed. Sawgrass
almost went bankrupt in response to the lawsuit, but won in the end. Sawgrass later
monopolized the sales of sublimation printer ink in the US market through patent protection.
At the same time, Dupont, BASF, Ciba, Sensitive and other companies can only sell by paying
patent fees and sawgrass authorization, and slowly fade out of the sublimation printer ink
market. As Sawgrass has a patent monopoly, it has led to the high price of sublimation ink in
the European and American markets. Because Korean ink is not limited by the patent,
its price is relatively cheap.
The past, present and future of sublimation printer ink.The development trend of
sublimation printer ink application is industrialization, popularization and broadness.
But it also requires more ink. At present, the domestic market of thermal sublimation ink is
mainly used for desktop printing and other small applications. However, in Europe and
the United States, especially in recent years, sublimation printer ink has been applied to
industrial production, so the market of thermal transfer printing has developed rapidly,
growing at a rate of 30% every year.
are mostly prepared from disperse dyes used in textiles. Disperse dyes are widely
used in textile printing and dyeing due to their saturated colors and good weather
resistance, and are still one of the main raw materials in the printing and dyeing
industry. The traditional textile printing and dyeing industry has serious
environmental pollution problems in the process of dyeing with disperse pigments,
and is not suitable for small batch production.
The past, present and future of sublimation printer ink.The first generation of digital
sublimation printer ink was developed and patented by sawgrass Company in
the late 1990s, mainly applicable to piezoelectric printers such as Epson. Later, Dupont,
BASF, Sensitive, Ciba and other companies were aware of the huge business opportunities
of this product and soon launched similar products. Before 2001, due to the immaturity of
nanotechnology, the ink quality of each company had problems, so the heat transfer
technology and related products did not develop rapidly. Dramatically, in 2002, in order to
ensure its leading position in the sublimation printer ink industry, ASF filed a lawsuit against
Sawgrass through the American court after the acquisition of Sawgrass failed. Sawgrass
almost went bankrupt in response to the lawsuit, but won in the end. Sawgrass later
monopolized the sales of sublimation printer ink in the US market through patent protection.
At the same time, Dupont, BASF, Ciba, Sensitive and other companies can only sell by paying
patent fees and sawgrass authorization, and slowly fade out of the sublimation printer ink
market. As Sawgrass has a patent monopoly, it has led to the high price of sublimation ink in
the European and American markets. Because Korean ink is not limited by the patent,
its price is relatively cheap.
The past, present and future of sublimation printer ink.The development trend of
sublimation printer ink application is industrialization, popularization and broadness.
But it also requires more ink. At present, the domestic market of thermal sublimation ink is
mainly used for desktop printing and other small applications. However, in Europe and
the United States, especially in recent years, sublimation printer ink has been applied to
industrial production, so the market of thermal transfer printing has developed rapidly,
growing at a rate of 30% every year.
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