As commercial and outdoor activities become more prevalent,there is a growing demand for customized canopy tents that meet high standards of quality and design.Your brand or outdoor event’s choice of canopy tent not only emphasizes high quality and material,but tent signs,graphics, and slogans are also particularly important,aiming to enhance the quality of your brand logo and make your marketing activities more eye-catching.so choose the best printing technology according to your needs,This is the main issue that you and your business need to pay attention to,This article provides a detailed introduction to the process of two printing technologies.
What is UV printing?
When we talk about UV Printing, it’s an advanced printing technology that uses special UV ink containing photosensitive agents. After the ink is applied to the surface of the canopy tent, exposure to ultraviolet light triggers a chemical reaction with the photosensitive agents, forming a durable printing layer.UV printing requires specialized printing equipment, including inkjet printers or flatbed printers. UV printed fabric is brightly colored, wear-resistent and tear-resistent. It is not easy to fade over time or tear apart. Meanwhile, there is no vocs produced during the printing process, .Therefore, UV printing is widely used in brand logo and slogan printing on tents, bringing revolutionary changes and developments to customized printed tents.
What is Dye-sublimation printing?
Different from UV printing, Dye-sublimation printing involves printing a designed image in reverse onto a special transfer paper using disperse dye inks. This coated medium, typically a transfer paper but sometimes a transfer film, is then used in conjunction with a heat press.The next step is to place the transfer paper with the canopy tent fabric into the heat press, applying heat and pressure. As the heating process occurs, the solid pigment particles from the ink transform directly into a gas. This gas then permeates the fibers of the tent fabric through a sublimation process. As a result, the dull colors initially printed on the transfer paper are transformed into vibrant and permanent colors on the fabric.
UV printing VS Dye-Sublimation printing
As we know, rather than subjectively saying that UV printing or Dye-sublimation printing is better, it is better to say which is better under certain conditions.tents made by UV printing have the characteristics of color stability,fast delivery and high durability. It is suitable for large-scale commercial outdoor activities and can be used for a long time with one investment. Even more complex is that you also need a large number of other accessories, such as hot press machines, specific inks, etc.Tents produced by Dye-sublimation printing are cost-saving and easy to transport, and are suitable for low-frequency use, relatively stable environments and indoor scenes.It have the slight advantage in that you don’t necessarily need a dedicated device, rather you can convert select InkJet printers for sublimation. This can save you money if you so happen to have one lying around, but otherwise these units are more expensive. And though you need less of it, the cost of the best sublimation paper and ink can set you back.
Make a clear choice for your custom canopy tent.
Before deciding which printing type is best for you, you need to consider a few questions:
1、In what environment will the canopy tent be used?
2、What is your budget?
3、What is your usage period?
When you are preparing for lengthy commercial or outdoor activities, the shelter may be exposed to UV protection, rain and strong winds for a long time, but you also want your shelter to be the center of the event quickly and for a long time to achieve your desired marketing or activity effect, then using UV printing is a good choice when customizing tents.If the shelter you plan to customize is used less frequently, is mostly used in indoor environments, is not easily damaged, has outstanding customization effects and is relatively low-cost, then using Dye-sublimation printing when customizing a canopy tent is definitely a good choice.
Conclusion
No matter which printing method your canopy tent uses,it can provide UV protection as well as protection from wind and rain. Bright colors and durability ensure your brand exposure and recognition, making your commercial or outdoor activities memorable.
All the time, Westshade is always committed to providing high quality products. As our flagship product, Pop Up Canopy Tent also uses these two printing methods and has the characteristics of UV protection, waterproof,color stability, not easy to wear, and personalized customization.When you customize a canopy tent, you may have other questions.Feel free to contact us.We are more than happy to assist you in providing solutions and enhancing your custom design experience!
