Tingkatkan Omset Bisnis Anda

Jadi, bagaimana cara meningkatkan omset sekaligus keuntungan Bisnis Stempel? Berikut ini adalah caranya yang lebih dikenal dengan istilah Five Business Chasis itu:

1. Perbanyak Prospek (Leads). Caranya dengan iklan, buka cabang, sebar brosur, ikut pameran dll. Misalnya, anda buka toko di mal. Rata-rata yang masuk ke toko anda secara tidak sengaja adalah 1000 orang, maka prospek/leads anda adalah 1000. Kemudian anda sebarkan brosur di pintu gerbang mal yang mengundang orang supaya datang ke toko anda. Katakanlah prospek yang yang masuk ke toko dari brosur tersebut adalah 100 orang, jadi prospek anda menjadi 1100. Semakin banyak yang masuk ke toko anda berarti semakin banyak prospek anda.
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Review: HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175nw is slow and limited

These days, color laser multifunction printers don't come at much lower prices than the HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175nw. At just $350, it offers print/scan/copy/fax capabilities—and a lot of connectivity—in a compact, shiny-black package. Unfortunately, the machine is rather slow and limited for busy home- or small-office users, and its toner is expensive.

The LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP is pretty easy to install via USB or ethernet; though the WPS-only Wi-Fi setup is relatively bothersome, you'll need it to enjoy the machine's compatibility with cloud-printing services from HP and Dell.

Using the 1.0 version installation CD, we encountered smeary-looking output when printing on heavier paper (including HP's own 220g glossy paper for color lasers). The problem arose only with certain applications, including Microsoft PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, and Photoshop. HP has incorporated a fix into the 1.1 version of the installation CD (you can also find the fix online) but we wish that HP had made the update available for automatic download during installation.

The driver update couldn't solve all the Laserjet Pro 100 Color MFP's performance problems. Chief among these: It's slow, printing plain text on plain paper at a rate of less than 11 pages per minute whether on the PC or the Mac—below the average for this product category. Copying speed was poky, and scanning speeds were interminable. On the Mac, a full-page photos took about 80 seconds to print; that works out to a speed of 0.75 ppm.

The printer is compatible with AirPrint, so you can printer from an iPhone, iPad, or iPad touch vis Wi-Fi.

Output quality ranged from competent to disappointing. Color images showed a subtle backdrop of very fine horizontal lines, which made images look slightly fuzzy. Scanned images had a distinctly yellow cast and harsh shadows. Line-art scans showed jagged curves and busy moiré patterning in intricate areas.

The HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP has just enough features to handle a basic small- or home-office situation. Paper-handling features include a 150-sheet paper tray on the bottom of the unit, and a 35-sheet automatic document feeder for the letter-size scanner. The 50-sheet output tray is modest, and duplexing is manual only. There are no media-card slots.

The LaserJet 100 M175nw uses a fairly unique rotating cartridge system. A button on the control panel positions each cartridge for removal, however, you must close the cover before you rotate to the next cartridge, which makes replacing multiple cartridges quite tedious.

Of greater concern is the price HP charges for its toner cartridges. The 1200-page black cartridge costs $50, or 4.2 cents per page, while the 1000-page magenta, yellow, and cyan cartridges cost $56 apiece or 5.4 cpp. Altogether, a four-color page costs a whopping 20.4 cents. We've seen remanufactured and compatible toner cartridges offered online for about 40 percent lees.

The documentation is well written and thorough, but it's available online only. We remembered why we didn't like this approach when we ran into a dead end ('page not found') while seeking help on how to change the toner cartridges.

The HP LaserJet Pro 100 Color MFP M175nw sports a low price tag, but it makes you pay in other ways, from time idling as you wait for output to appear, to high toner costs.

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Review: Canon Pixma MG6220 offers futuristic controls

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3.5 out of 5 Mice, Oct 5, 2011 Pros

Cool-looking touch control panel CD/DVD printing Good speed and print quality Cons

Price when rated: $200

By Jon L. Jacobi and Melissa Riofrio, PCWorld - October 5, 2011

If you're a fan of futuristic controls, you'll love the handsome Canon Pixma MG6220 color inkjet multifunction (print/scan/copy). The controls and LCD screen are embedded into the scanner lid, and you'll feel like you're operating the transporter in Star Trek the first time you use them. Beyond that, the Pixma MG6220 serves up high-quality printouts and decent scans, and it's fast for an inkjet MFP. However, you pay a lot for this model's good looks, and its ink costs are a tad high as well.

Setting up the MG6220, whether through USB, ethernet, or Wi-Fi, is easy. Canon has updated the look of the installation-routine dialog boxes, though they still aren't as professional in appearance as Kodak's. Fortunately, the software bundle that handles scanning, OCR, and other chores is as efficient and capable as any of the competition’s.

Yes, the MG6220's control panel, which debuted last year on the pricier Canon Pixma MG8120, looks futuristic. And yes, it has undeniable "wow" appeal. But we have the same complaint about it now as we did before: It isn't as efficient as it could be. The three buttons below the flip-up three-inch LCD screen, which you use for selecting options on the display, seem like an unnecessary alternative to the usual navigation and selection buttons. Frequently, you have to lift your fingers off the navigation controls and shift over to the selection buttons, which adds up to a lot of wasted motion.

Despite our gripes about the control panel, the MG6220 is generally easy to use, with the possible exception of printing on CDs or DVDs. The task, which involves inserting a tray into a separate feed slot, is easy enough after you've done it once, but Canon's convoluted instructions make getting up to speed harder than it should be.

The MG6220's media handling is a bit beefier than it might appear at first glance. In addition to the 150-sheet rear vertical feed for all media types, you'll find a 150-sheet drawer for plain paper hidden at the bottom of the unit. The MG6220 automatically duplexes (prints on both sides of the paper), but it offers no ADF (automatic document feeder) for the scanner—this is not an MFP for scanning long documents. The unit includes media slots for CompactFlash, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick, and SD Card, and it also has a USB/PictBridge port.

Speed and print quality are high points for the Pixma MG6220. Text looks quite good—sharp and dark—and arrives at a brisk 7.8 pages per minute on the PC, and 8.14 ppm on the Mac. Photos printed on plain paper look nice, though a tad washed out, and they print at over 3 ppm (snapshot size). Full-page photos printed to glossy paper appear vibrant and clear, but print at only 0.6 ppm; that's about average for an inkjet MFP.

The MG6220's ink costs are a bit pricier than average. The 311-page black cartridge costs $16, which translates to a high 5.1 cents per page. The cyan, yellow, and magenta cartridges cost $14 each, and last from 450 to around 480 pages (about 2.9 cents per page per color). A four-color page will cost you just a hair over 14 cents per page.

If you want an MFP that delivers the basics with better-than-average speed and style, the Canon Pixma MG6220 is a worth a look. If you need an ADF (and can do without the space-age looks), check out its more business-oriented cousin, the Canon Pixma MX882, which includes an ADF and a more conventional control panel for about the same purchase price.

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Review: Samsung CLP-775DN: a reasonably priced workhorse color laser

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3.5 out of 5 Mice, Oct 11, 2011 By Melissa Riofrio and Jon L. Jacobi, PCWorld - October 11, 2011

Samsung's CLP-775ND color laser printer has power to spare for a busy workgroup, at a midrange price of $750. It breaks no new ground in output quality—photos are a challenge for it, as they are for most color lasers; but aside from that, it's a printer well worth considering.

The CL-775DN can connect by USB or ethernet. Setup is easy on both PCs and Macs. The printer's driver and control panel are intuitively designed, the latter consisting of a four-line monochrome LCD and a straightforward array of navigation and selection buttons.

The CLP-775ND is ready for high-volume use. Standard features including automatic duplexing; a 500-sheet main input tray and 100-sheet multipurpose tray, accessible via a front panel; and a 350-sheet output tray. You may add tone or two bottom-mounted, 500-sheet feeder trays (CLP-S775A, for $200 each), if you need more. Overall, the unit is quite sturdily constructed. One of our few concerns with regard to the design involves the transfer belt, which is fully exposed when you open the printer's front panel to reach the toner cartridges. If you're not extremely careful, you might easily drop a cartridge on it.

Speed is a good reason to buy a CLP-775ND. Equipped with a 600MHz dual-core processor and 384MB of memory (expandable to 896MB), it printed text pages at a swift rate of 18.1 pages per minute on the PC and 17.5 ppm on the Mac—a good 3 to 4 ppm faster than the average rate posted by other printers in its class. Snapshot-size photos printed at 3.9 ppm, well above the average. The full-page, high-resolution photo we print on the Mac clocked in at 1.8 ppm, one of the fastest times we've recorded. The CLP-775ND's speed printing a PDF document with a mix of text and graphics was a middling 4.5 ppm.

While the CLP-775ND's speed stands out, its output is more pedestrian. Text looks very good, but monochrome graphics slightly less so. Color images have an orange tinge and a noticeably grainy background. The color controls available through the driver help improve the results. Among competing color lasers, the Dell 3130cn is a little slower, but less expensive and better at printing photos.

Economical toner is a highlight of the CLP-775ND. It ships with 3500-page starter cartridges. The sole replacement cartridge size has a 7000-page yield and costs $125 for black, and $182 apiece for cyan, magenta, and yellow. That works out to 1.8 cents per page for black, and 2.6 cents per page for each color. A four-color page would cost a low 9.6 cents. After 50,000 pages, you'll need to replace the transfer belt ($200), adding 0.4 cents per page to the price of the next 50,000 pages.

The Samsung CLP-775ND is a fast color laser that is economical both initially and over time. Larger, busier workgroups may gravitate toward faster and pricier models such as the Lexmark c734dn, but the CLP-775ND should satisfy a wide swath of more mainstream offices.

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Review: Epson Artisan 837 offers great photos, cheap inks

The Epson Artisan 837 color inkjet multifunction (print/copy/scan/fax) is a high-end home unit that aims to give you pretty much every feature you could possibly want, plus stunning photo quality. Although its $300 purchase price is high, its ongoing ink costs are quite reasonable.

Setting up the Artisan 837 wirelessly is a breeze, as it offers both WPS and a Wi-Fi wizard. A series of concise and simple-to-understand dialog boxes guides you through the driver and software setup. Overall the Epson software is capable and easy to use. The HTML-based help files are informative and logically laid out, but they're available online only. USB and ethernet connections are also included, for anyone who wants a more secure and reliable connection.

The Artisan 837 is clad in midnight-blue casing that’s a subtle departure from the shiny black everyone seems to be favoring now. On the front you’ll find a 7.8-inch-wide, tiltable control panel that incorporates a 3.5-inch color touchscreen LCD flanked by backlit touch controls. The controls light up contextually, appearing only when required. Although this design is the wave of the future, we still find traditional buttons and LCDs more straightforward. Sometimes we couldn't easily tell whether we had to press something on the LCD or on the control panel, and in a few instances I couldn’t determine how to back out of where we were. Also, the slightly hazy plastic covering the control panel looks a little cheap.

Paper-handling features for the Artisan 837 are very good. It pairs a bottom-mounted, 120-sheet paper tray with an automatic duplexer. Sitting inside the main paper tray is a dedicated, 20-sheet photo-paper tray that accepts media up to 5 by 7 inches in size. The Artisan 837 also handles printable optical media: Touch the CD Tray button, and about 15 seconds later a tray appears, where you can place your CD or DVD. Epson includes a separate application for designing the labels.

In tests, the Artisan 837 proved fast at printing photos, and it did everything else pretty quickly as well. Scanning and copying speeds were brisk. Text pages printed at above-average speeds of 7.4 pages per minute on the PC and 7.3 ppm on the Mac. A snapshot-size photo took 11 seconds (5.4 ppm) printed at default settings on plain paper, and 28 seconds (2.1 ppm) generated at better settings on Epson’s own photo paper. A near-letter-size, high-resolution color photo printed on the Mac emerged at a swift rate of 0.9 ppm.

The Artisan 837 uses a six-ink printing system. The addition of a light cyan and a light magenta is meant to produce better-quality photos—and that's definitely the result we saw, with the Artisan 837’s smooth, accurate, and realistically shaded images. Text output at default settings on plain paper had the soft, slightly gray look typical of Epson products, but its quality improved drastically when we switched the driver to its fine setting.

Even with six cartridges, the Artisan 835's ink costs are low. The high-yield color cartridges cost $16 apiece and yield approximately 805 pages—a hair less than 2 cents per color, per page. The $17.09, 520-page high-yield black comes to 3.3 cents per page. A four-color page (the usual cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) costs a low 9.5 cents total. No standard-size black cartridge exists, but the other standard-size colors each cost $10.44 and last 510 pages, or 2 cents per color, per page.

You get a lot of inkjet multifunction for the money with the Epson Artisan 837. It offers full connectivity, good performance and print quality, and a long list of features, including specialized items such as CD/DVD printing. We look forward to comparing it against other high-end units, such as Canon’s new Pixma MG8220.

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Review: Samsung CLP-775DN: a reasonably priced workhorse color laser

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3.5 out of 5 Mice, Oct 11, 2011 By Melissa Riofrio and Jon L. Jacobi, PCWorld - October 11, 2011

Samsung's CLP-775ND color laser printer has power to spare for a busy workgroup, at a midrange price of $750. It breaks no new ground in output quality—photos are a challenge for it, as they are for most color lasers; but aside from that, it's a printer well worth considering.

The CL-775DN can connect by USB or ethernet. Setup is easy on both PCs and Macs. The printer's driver and control panel are intuitively designed, the latter consisting of a four-line monochrome LCD and a straightforward array of navigation and selection buttons.

The CLP-775ND is ready for high-volume use. Standard features including automatic duplexing; a 500-sheet main input tray and 100-sheet multipurpose tray, accessible via a front panel; and a 350-sheet output tray. You may add tone or two bottom-mounted, 500-sheet feeder trays (CLP-S775A, for $200 each), if you need more. Overall, the unit is quite sturdily constructed. One of our few concerns with regard to the design involves the transfer belt, which is fully exposed when you open the printer's front panel to reach the toner cartridges. If you're not extremely careful, you might easily drop a cartridge on it.

Speed is a good reason to buy a CLP-775ND. Equipped with a 600MHz dual-core processor and 384MB of memory (expandable to 896MB), it printed text pages at a swift rate of 18.1 pages per minute on the PC and 17.5 ppm on the Mac—a good 3 to 4 ppm faster than the average rate posted by other printers in its class. Snapshot-size photos printed at 3.9 ppm, well above the average. The full-page, high-resolution photo we print on the Mac clocked in at 1.8 ppm, one of the fastest times we've recorded. The CLP-775ND's speed printing a PDF document with a mix of text and graphics was a middling 4.5 ppm.

While the CLP-775ND's speed stands out, its output is more pedestrian. Text looks very good, but monochrome graphics slightly less so. Color images have an orange tinge and a noticeably grainy background. The color controls available through the driver help improve the results. Among competing color lasers, the Dell 3130cn is a little slower, but less expensive and better at printing photos.

Economical toner is a highlight of the CLP-775ND. It ships with 3500-page starter cartridges. The sole replacement cartridge size has a 7000-page yield and costs $125 for black, and $182 apiece for cyan, magenta, and yellow. That works out to 1.8 cents per page for black, and 2.6 cents per page for each color. A four-color page would cost a low 9.6 cents. After 50,000 pages, you'll need to replace the transfer belt ($200), adding 0.4 cents per page to the price of the next 50,000 pages.

The Samsung CLP-775ND is a fast color laser that is economical both initially and over time. Larger, busier workgroups may gravitate toward faster and pricier models such as the Lexmark c734dn, but the CLP-775ND should satisfy a wide swath of more mainstream offices.

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Penjualan PC Lenovo Kalahkan Dell

TAIPEI  - Menurut perusahaan riset, IDC dan Gartner, Lenovo berhasil mengungguli Dell untuk menjadi vendor PC ke dua terbesar di dunia pada kuartal ketiga.

Seperti dilansir Pc World, Kamis (13/10/2011), Lenovo berhasil mengalami kemajuan tercepat diantara vendor PC yang lain. Menurut Gartner, Lenovo mempunyai pangsa pasar sebesar 13,5 persen, sementara Dell hanya 11,6 persen.

Lenovo menunjukkan kemajuan yang konsisten di kuartal ini. Vendor PC asal Cina ini telah berhasil yang memperluas pasarnya di Cina. Bahkan pada kuartal ke dua melebihi Amerika dalam pengiriman dan penjualan PC.

Sedangkan vendor PC top Hawlett-Packard (HP) masih memimpin penjualan yang juga mengalami kemajuan sebesar 5,3 persen di kuartal ini, meskipun ada laporan bahwa perusahaan itu akan berhenti dari bisnis PC-nya.

Kedua perusahaan riset tersebut mengatakan, jumlah pengiriman PC meningkat sebesar 3,6 persen dari tahun ke tahun, meskipun angka tersebut dibawah perkiraan sebelumnya, yaitu sebesar 4,5 persen.

Menurut para analis, kurangnya minat terhadap PC disebabkan kondisi ekonomi yang lemah, disertai dengan adanya kemunculan tablet saat ini (tyo)

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Printing Business - The area of offset printing machines in common who are known in the print world is .. greatest capacity of an offset printing machine in placing the image (image / text) above the surface of printed materials, or can be named too broad a term with a maximum print area.

Print area of every model printing offset machine is different, customized with the printing business and the demand of print jobs that will be carried out.

Here are a number of brands and models of offset printing machines with a maximum print area who could be done by the print machines.
For more information, are as follows:

1. Offset Printing Machinery STORES

Based on the reply specifications issued by the Tokyo Aircraft Instrument Co.., Ltd.. Tokyo, Japan.

820 Stores

Max print area: 25 x 34 cm

Area max paper: 29.5 x 37.9 cm - Area papers min: 7.5 x 9.5 cm

Stores 820L

Max print area: 25 x 36.5 cm

Area max paper: 29.5 x 39, 2 cm - Area papers min: 7.5 x 9.5 cm

Stores 4700N

Area max print: 30.5 x 43.2 cm

Area max paper: 34 x 47 cm - Area papers min: 9 x 14 cm

2. Offset Printing Machinery GESTETNER

Based on the reply specifications issued by Hamada Printing Press Co.., Ltd.. Osaka, Japan.

Gestetner 211 H

Area max print: 26.4 x 34.5 cm

Area max paper: 26.4 x 36.5 cm - Area papers min: 9 x 14 cm

Gestetner 411CD

Area max print: 24.8 x 33.6 cm

Area max paper: 28 x 39.3 cm - Area papers min: 8.9 x 12.7 cm

3. Hamada Offset Printing Machinery

Based on the specifications captured from the operation manual issued by the supplier who Hamada printing press, Indonesia.

Hamada 700CD

Area max print: 34.5 x 45.6 cm

Area max paper: 36.5 x 47 cm - Area papers min: 13.3 x 14 cm

Hamada 800CDX

Area max print: 51.2 x 34.5 cm

Area max paper: 51.5 x 36.5 cm - Area papers min: 20 x 14.8 cm

4. HEIDELBERG Offset Printing Machinery

Based on the specifications issued by the Heidelberg Druckmaschinen who Aktiengesellschatf Heidelberg, Germany.

SORM

Max print area: 51 x 72 cm

Area max paper: 52 x 74 cm - Area papers min: 28 x 40 cm

SORS

Max print area: 70 x 102 cm

Area max paper: 72 x 102 cm - Area papers min: 28 x 40 cm

5. Offset Printing Machinery OLIVER

Based on the reply specifications issued by Sakurai Machine Trading Co.., Ltd.. Tokyo Japan.

Oliver-58E

Max print area: 57 x 44 cm

Area max paper: 58 x 45 cm - Area papers min: 27 x 21 cm

Oliver-94

Max print area: 94 x 62 cm

Area max paper: 94.5 x 64 cm - Area papers min: 48.5 x 31.8 cm

Oliver-6

Max print area: 48 x 31.2 cm

Area max paper: 48.5 x 32 cm - Area papers min: 22.5 x 20 cm

Oliver-6L

Area max print: 50.5 x 35 cm

Area max paper: 52 x 36 cm - Area papers min: 22.5 x 18.2 cm

Oliver-8

Max print area: 57 x 43.2 cm

Area max paper: 58 x 44.5 cm - Area papers min: 27 x 21 cm

Oliver-12

Max print area: 71 x 50 cm

Area max paper: 72 x 51 cm - Area papers min: 35 x 25 cm

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For those of us who are applied to relate to the world of printing both documents, posters, flyers, or of course the presence of digital photo printing is quite fun because the method of digital printing data can be carried out easily and flexibly. This is due in the procedure of printing digital or film required no screen so images can be printed straight from the computer.

Related to conventional printing there are a few things to consider when we going to do print digital printing to print the final results we obtain can be maximized. Some of the main things that must be considered are as follows:
File size, try the file size in the process of printing to suit your needs. If you will print your personal or use the services of printing in large size you can also try a large file size of at least 50% of its original size.
DPI file, DPI (Dot Per Inch) number that describes how many dots per unit in your picture. DPI correlated with the size of the file, if your file size is 100% then the DPI does not need a large file and if the file size of less than 100%, the DPI should be large files. However the use of printing services , but if the DPI is not balanced with the size of the file will cause the prints to be broken. Typically for indoor digital printing DPI minimum used is 72 pixels / inch while the minimum DPI for outdoor use is 35 pixels / inch. As a reference for you can use the services of offset printing , etc.. Read More..

Craftrobo C330-20.

Target Transfers Launch the NEW NEW CC330-20 Craft Robo Textile A4 Vinyl Cutter
The new model has all the features of the CC220-20 but also has Auto Feed System and SD Card Reader.
The Craft Robo range is simple to use and . Its unique cutting tools ensures fingers stay safe, and using a coloured tip system allows you to change your cutting depth easily. Cutting onto the patented carrier sheet allows you to die cut shapes out of many different materials. You can cut sign vinyl, Cad-Cut textile t-shirt vinyl, adhesive sheets, card, paper and many other types of media.
The Robo Master software is so easy to use, cutting the most intricate shapes is simple.
New Features For The CC330-20?The new Craft Robo now comes with an auto-feed function, just line the paper up and press the feed button. This helps with accurate loading for printer registration mark recognition.
The unit also features an SD card reader which allows you to save your designs on your SD card and then select them directly using the LCD menu screen on the Craft Robo, ideal if you take your Craft Robo away from your computer.
Main Features A4 cutting area for cutting printed material and you can cut up to 1000mm long if cutting without the cutting mat.
The Craft Robo has an Optical Eye so it can read printer registration marks. This means you can print a graphic from any printer, insert the print out into your Craft Robo and then cut any shape, allowing you to create bespoke shaped labels.
Robo Master Software The Craft Robo software is so simply to use. You can draw, type text, create shapes and import graphics.
Computerised Die Cutting Full die cutting of paper, card or vinyl, perforated cutting available for fold lines.
All Software Included Not only do you get the Robo Master software the Craft Robo also includes plug in software for Adobe Illustrator and import of Corel Draw files.
Cut Printed Images Alignment of printed material is automatically done using the registration mark sensor. Easy to cut the outline of printed material precisely.
Tutorial kit included Full project tutorial kit including sample media, tutorial booklet and templates. Everything you need is in the box.
Cutting Force The cutting force has increased on the new Craft Robo by 50% from 150g to 230g, enabling you to cut a wider range of materials
Supporting 11 Local Languages 11 local languages for the Plug-in Driver 5 local languages for the ROBO Controller
New cutter set New improved design for cutter plunger. 2 levels of cutting force can be selected by plunger setting angle.
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Direct to Garment Printing (DTG)

DTG is a relatively new fabric printing method that prints an image directly onto a garment or fabric through what is essentially a modified version of a traditional inkjet printer. Think of a regular inkjet printer which has been modified to “accept” garments instead of paper. The ink is printed directly onto fabric which results in exceptional “hand” (common term in the industry referring to how a garment feels once the image or design has been printed on it), and offers more flexibility than screenprinting in terms of color variation and turn-around time (especially for smaller orders).

Originally it was best suited for light garments as white ink was not available. As the technology continues to advance, however, major DTG printing providers are adding dark garments to their lists.

Since the technology is relatively new it is more likely that small to medium-sized businesses will be able to incorporate a DTG printer into their operation as they are quite expensive. To give you an idea, I was at a trade show in Atlantic City marveling at a DTG printer in the process of printing a t-shirt when I was told the machine would cost upwards of US$10,000. For me, the discussion stopped right there…

Long story short, DTG printing is not for everyone-at least not at this point. It suffers from mixed reviews. Determining if its right for your business will depend on your own judgement and research. How “good” or “bad” it is seems to vary depending on the type of business, its client base, and individual experiences. It is important to remember, however, that it is a relatively new technology and once perfected could change the lives of many a t-shirt printer due to its flexibility.

Here is an exert from an article on www.impressionsmag.com by Mark Collins in which he pits DTG printing against Sublimation ink printing (a heat transfer process):

The DTG Process
…Direct-to-garment (DTG), also known as inkjet-to-garment printing, involves using a printer to print ink directly onto a cotton garment and curing the ink with a heat press. There is very little set-up time, which usually involves little more than sizing the image correctly in Adobe Photoshop or CorelDraw. There is one limitation — I can print only light shirts via DTG because I have not yet found a printer with a “white ink solution” to inkjet print on darks that I think could work in my production environment.

Since my shop prints about 275 to 350 shirts a day using DTG, I shopped for a printer that could produce that volume without much maintenance or down time. I chose the Brother GT-541 and have found it to be a reliable and fast four-color (CMYK) printer that works for my needs.

I looked at printers with 8-color printheads that can produce a larger color gamut and finer detail, but the speed was more important to me.

Inkjet printing directly to a shirt obviously cannot yield the same image quality as inkjet printing to paper — just as printing on copy paper can’t compare to printing on high-quality photo paper. The substrate dictates the limits of your image quality.

Knowing that, I shop for blank garments that are closer to “photo” paper than “copy” paper. I look for thread count and a fine, dense weave that will provide a better print surface. I avoid garments with too much fluff, or pile, because that inhibits the inkjet process. Ring-spun cotton is softer and more expensive, but that soft hand comes from all the tiny fibers that stick up off the fabric.

These tiny fibers block some of the sprayed ink from making a solid bond with the shirt and little bits of the image wash away as the fibers wear off. These tiny fibers also can lift up immediately after being printed, exposing areas that did not get full ink absorption. Avoid both problems by using shirts woven from open-ended yarn, or yarn that is card spun. Read More..