Dye sublimation is a process that uses a special heat sensitive dye to print graphics and text onto paper. This is called a transfer. The paper is then placed on a sublimatable item and both are placed into a heat press for about 20~45 seconds at 180-230 degrees.

When the cycle (sublimation) is completed, the image on the paper has transferred to the item and has actually become a part of the surface. If you run your finger across the surface of a sublimated plate you will feel nothing.
The reason for this is that sublimation is always done on a polyester, polymer, or polymer coated item. At high temperatures, the solid dye converts into a gas without ever becoming a liquid. The same high temperature opens the pores of the polymer and allows the gas to enter. When the temperature drops, the pores close and the gas reverts to a solid state. It has now become a part of the polymer.

For this reason, true dye sublimation cannot be done on natural materials, like 100% cotton. Natural fibers and non-coated materials have no "pores" to open.
Inkjet printers use a liquid filled inkjet cartridge that has a suspension of the dye in it and requires transfers to be printed on special coated inkjet paper. The printer should be dedicated to sublimation, as the cartridges cannot be easily or cheaply switched with regular cartridges, for regular document printing.

Dye Sublimation Inks

Dye Sublimation Ink has been used in printing on the materials as Mug, Tile, Wood, Polyester, Nylon, Plastic, etc that impossible digital printing. The method of use is like with digital printer cartridge.
After image printing on the transfer paper, the image can be transferring the materials on the high pressures and temperatures

Characteristics

Dye Sublimation Ink have the characteristic of dyes. It is different with digital printer inks. The brilliance and clearness of an image has been influenced by sublimation of the ink. Dr. Sublimation's ink can be realize the customer's needs that get more brilliance and clearness color by even sublimation of all color on the wide range of the temperature about from 160°C to 180°C compared with existing dye sublimation ink.

It is possible transfer on the low temperature as 160°C and can be apply to all kinds of materials. Also Dr. Sublimtaion solve the problem of the precipitation that existing dye sublimation have it and then Dr. Sublimtaion ink have durability and there is no appearance of spreading on the materials. Also, it is excellent for color brightness and exposure and there is no difference of the tone of color compare with general inkjet cartridge(Epson Stylus, HP..etc)