| Thermal Transfer Printing | One digital method that is frequently used these days for small-volume, fast-turn jobs is called thermal transfer. Like all digital methods it is a four-color process system that uses colored ribbons and heat to transfer a color image onto the surface of specially formulated discs; think of it as an “iron-on.” Of all the digital methods, it most closely matches the output of screen-printing and has some of the same drawbacks. It works better with solid colors, and the images can show some of the same “screening” or blockiness to small parts of the image. It is a very reliable method of printing with consistent results. |
