Sublimation Printing on Promotional Umbrellas by Instant Shade

Anything is possible with Sublimation Printing on Promotional Umbrellas

The latest global trend in outdoor marketing is vibrant and distinctive umbrella canopy designs for maximum visibility and brand awareness. Sublimation (digital) printing to quality outdoor fabrics enables such designs to be created. The images are initially printed on transfer paper as a reverse image of the final design, which is then transferred onto the fabric in a heat press operating at a temperature around 180 to 210 C (375 F). Under high temperature and pressure, the dye turns into a gas and permeates the fabric and then solidifies into its fibers. The fabric is permanently dyed so it can be washed without damaging the quality of the image.

Advantages of dye-sublimation over other methods of textile printing are:

• Images are permanent and do not peel or crack.
• Dye does not build up on the fabric.
• Colors are bright and brilliant due to the bonding of the dye to the transparent fibers of the synthetic fabric.
• Truly continuous tones can be achieved that are equivalent to photographs, without the use of special techniques such as half-screen printing.
• The image can be printed all over the entire item, with no difficulty in printing all the way to the edges.

Instant Shade Umbrellas are experts in printed promotional umbrellas with dye sublimation printing. One of our most recent jobs was a number of umbrellas for the Catholic Super Superannuation fund. The umbrellas will be used at an upcoming charity event, the Mother's Day Classic. The distinctive cloud design is part of the Catholic Super corporate identity and looks stunning on the umbrella canopies, particularly on a bright sunny day.

Need help with maximising your brand exposure outdoors? Look no further than the experts at Instant Shade Umbrellas.

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