With the increasing market demand for digital printing, the performance and quality of pigment ink continue to improve. As a greener, sustainable alternative, pigment ink has become the choice of most environmentally conscious companies.
Pigment ink is compatible with blended fabrics
As a result of the development investments made by ink manufacturers, now pigment inks can be adapted to a wide range of fabric types, providing perfect print results on blended, natural and synthetic fabrics. Pigment printing has become a high-quality and reliable solution for textile printing.
The compatibility of pigment ink with both natural and synthetic fabrics makes pigment ink the most versatile choice for printing. In addition, pigment ink adheres to the top of the material, making it particularly effective on polyester/cotton fabrics. The compatibility of pigment inks with blended fabrics has made them increasingly popular in the casual apparel market.
Pigment ink is more convenient
Pigment inks reduce the number of steps in the printing process. There is no need to steam and wash the fabric after printing, saving processing time and energy consumption. In today’s increasingly environmentally conscious world, eliminating the need to steam and wash fabrics can effectively reduce carbon emissions. Therefore, switching to digital pigment ink is also a more environmentally friendly and sustainable option.
Improvement of color quality
Digital pigment inks allow for a dramatic increase in color fastness and color brightness, with results that are virtually indistinguishable from reactive and heat sublimation printing techniques. Innovations in ink chemistry and fabric pretreatment have improved the quality of printed textiles. Because pigments do not have adhesive properties, previous water-based pigment inks had lower wash fastness than other digital inks. With the correct pretreatment of the fabric, high color brightness can be ensured and the quality of the finished textile can be significantly improved.
Excellent light fastness
Colorfastness is an important technical criterion in the printing industry, and another outstanding property of pigment inks is their excellent lightfastness. This makes digital pigment printing ideal for both domestic and outdoor textiles. Excellent light fastness does not mean that wash fastness is reduced. Pre-treatment ensures that colors remain bright and vibrant so that the application can also be used in the fashion market.
Improve operational efficiency and performance
The rapid development of pigment inks has made them better suited to the growing number of printers without risking downtime. Quality pigmented inks help keep printers running smoothly and efficiently for optimum operational performance.
