Dye Sublimation Flags Wholesale Printing and Cheap Pricing for Resellers and Brokers
Dye sublimated Flags and Banners made from Warp Knit Fabric are widely used for outdoor cloth banners printing and polyester flag printing. It is very durable and is an excellent fabric in the out-of-doors.
What is Dye Sublimation Printing
Dye sublimation flag printing is a heat-transfer process, whereby we print a banner graphic in reverse on a special transfer paper and heat-transferred while applying high pressure to polyester fabrics. After the paper is printed, the ink/paper is heated to 400+ degrees and using pressure on the paper/ink/fabric, the ink turns into a gas and “sublimates” itself into the fabric – hence the term dye-sublimation.
Compared to direct solvent print to fabric, the dye sublimation fabric process provides more vibrant colors and a photo-clear definition. Another advantage of fabric printing companies using the dye sublimation printing process is that these fabric banners are machine washable on a gentle cycle with mild detergent. You can’t do this with solvent-printed fabrics.
Product Features and Options
Custom Dye Sublimation Flags and Banners are available with the following options and/or features:
- FREE set-up on most banner printing
- Hot knife edge-finishing
- Hems and/or Grommets
- Pole Pockets
- Hem Reinforcing
- Design Services
- Ship in approx. 3 to 5 working days
- Rush Orders & Expedited Shipping
- Note: We cannot guarantee exact color matching for all Pantone™ colors
Where to Use Dye Sublimated Flag Banners
These polyester flag banners for sale are mainly used for:
- Pole Banner Displays
- Outdoor P.O.P. Flags
- Outdoor Fairs
- Outdoor Product Promotions
- …and more!
Testimonial
OMG The banners came out FANTASTIC!!! I just can’t get over the color on them and how nice they look… Big kudos to you and your team! Please pass along how happy I am! :) Thank you again SO much…I’m already happily planning next year’s order ( but hopefully we won’t have to rush you next time lol).
– Kellee at KelleeArt Design, FL
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Visigraph is a wholesale domestic and import broker, and therefore, we require a minimum order of $500USD for ALL wholesale orders.
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Large Quantity Quotations
If you need large quantities of outdoor dye sublimation flag banners, call us at 509-483-8000, email our sales department directly at sales@visigraph.com, or fill out our Get A Quote form.
The Visigraph 100% Satisfaction Guarantee
We pay careful attention to every detail on every order we receive, and our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee is just what it says…you’ll love our custom flags and banners or we’ll re-do them. It doesn’t happen often, but hey, we’re human too! Rest assured, though, that if it does, we’ll fix’em free of charge and with no hassle.
Calculating the Size of your Polyester Flag Banners
Height x Width = Number of Square Feet. For example, if you have a banner that is 5ft. x 5ft.- 5 x 5 = 25 square feet
The Polyester Flag Fabric
Polyester is a polymer-based woven fabric. Improvements have been made to the materials so that now you can get anything from smooth poly knits to poly silks, poly flags, and sheer fabrics for almost any event, indoor or out.
Some polyesters are plant-based from naturally occurring chemicals, although they are in the minority. Some of these naturally occurring polyesters, and a few synthetic ones such as polybutyrate, are biodegradable, but most are not.
Polyester fabric is very stain resistant, and only certain specialty dyes are able to permanently color the fabric.
Dye Sublimation Flag Printing
Sublimation simply means that the dyes convert from a solid state to a gaseous state, although never becoming liquid. The process was developed to be able to transfer photographs and highly intricate designs onto fabric or cloth.
Most dye sublimation printers use CMYO printing colors (Cyan-Magenta-Yellow-Overcoating) which is different from inkjet banner printing (on vinyl or fabric) which uses CMYK (cyan-magenta-yellow-black) because the black is eliminated and the clear overcoat is used instead.
Using the CMYO (cyan magenta yellow overprint clear), An image or photograph is sent to the printer, and it prints the image, in reverse, onto a sheet of transfer media, a treated paper. It is then matched up to whichever fabric the client has ordered – banner, oxford, satin, outdoor, stretch – and sent through heated rollers that heat up to around 400F.
As the fabric and transfer paper go through this heat and pressure combination, the pores or cells of the poly-fabric open up and the dyes are converted from a solid to a gas instantaneously, and is fused to the fabric in a continuous tone print, similar to a photograph. And once the fabric cools down, the polymer cells close, permanently embedding the infused dyes.
Advantages of Dye Sublimation Printing
The fabric can be washed without damaging the quality of the print. Images don’t peel or fade (permanency), the colors can be brilliant due to the amalgamation of the dye to the fibers of the polyester or other synthetic fabric.
Because in printing garments the fabric is printed before the shirt or jacket is constructed, the image can go to the edge of the fabric which is not achievable typically with screen printed shirts.
The image is a part of the fabric, so it doesn’t peel off like ink on the surface of fabric or other materials and will not fade for many years. The dye cannot build up on fabric like t-shirts either. Everyone had worn a printed shirt where the ink felt like it was very stiff on the surface of the material, and over time it will begin to flake off. This will not happen with dye sublimation.
The end result creates a continuous tone print which cannot be achieved using an inkjet printer because of the dot pattern laid down by the inkjets. Most printing, including screen printing, and all types of digital printing, use a dot pattern to create color, whereas dye sublimation cloth printing has a continuous tone, just like pictures that you get developed from your camera.
If you are at a competitive trade show, or similar, and your competitors have some nice graphics and you show up with your continuous tone printed fabric display, you are going to win the subliminal war. Face it, if your display looks rich, and theirs looks middle-class, they’ll get some clients, maybe lots, but you’ll land the best clients at better margins.
Flag Banner Care
If you can’t fit the banner or banners in your washer, then you’ll need to manually wash them, whether when you’re hanging them or washing them in a large tub or barrel. It is likely you’ll need to use a more aggressive grease removing detergent with an outdoor banner that you would with its indoor banner counterpart.
Once you’ve washed your dye sub cloth banners, the best practice is to hang them up to dry. If you don’t have this option, and they’ll fit in a dryer, go ahead and dry them that way. Make sure you don’t leave them in the dryer once it stops, as it’ll create wrinkly banners.
Once the fabric banner has dried, you can also use an iron on low heat to iron out any wrinkles that may have occurred in the drying process.
To manage concerns on wrinkles, get it wet and dry it on a medium dryer setting, but take it out before it is completely dry and either hang it up or lay it flat.
Durability of Dye Sub Flag Banners
If you are moving from place to place, as with a commercial flag, take care to store it safely and securely, so that sharp objects are kept away from the banner. Flags don’t like much contact with metal.
Polyester is the best material for this usage that can better withstand a windy area.
Sun and wind are the enemies of all banners and their installations, but on flags, if secured over a pole, wind is less a factor than the sun will be.
A flag on a pole, like a country or state flag, has an average life of 6 to 12 months. A banner flag tacked to a wall may last years, though, as the wind will have little affect. On the north side of a building, this banner may last five or ten years. On the south side, west side, or east side, the sun will reduce that banner flag’s longevity, maybe up to 50% or more.
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