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Our industrial strength fabric is 100% polyester fabric, with a
polyurethane coating - it has exceptional outdoor durability. The
material is water resistant, fire retardant and UV protected. Fabric is
available in 14 different colours.
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PRINTING
Portable Shades is branded by using the following processes:
1. Digital Printing
2. Silkscreen
Digital Printing
Digital Printing means putting sublimation ink on paper and applying heat and pressure.
The digital printing process uses a heat sensitive sublimation dye,
dissolved in a liquid, to print graphics and text onto special inkjet
paper. This is called dye sub transfer. The dye sub transfer and
sublimatable fabric are then placed into a heat press, where the image
is transferred to the item and actually becomes part of the
surface. Sublimation is always done on a polyester coated item; it
cannot be washed out or come off, unless the actual fibres or coating
are damaged.
All of our inkjet sublimation is done on white fabric. The reason for
this is because the inks are actually transparent, when sublimated, and
need a background to show up. White is the ideal background because it
does not clash with the colours.
The Advantages of Digital Printing
- Portability – can easily be rolled/shipped
- Photographic quality image capability
- Full Colour Process
- Digital Printing has the highest print quality for printing on fabric/textiles.
- Digital Printing textiles are very durable and can be laundered
Silk Screen Printing
Screen Print is an industrial printing technique, which involves the
passage of ink through a taut fabric to which a refined form of stencil
has been applied.
Screens have a dye cut vinyl placed to add colour to the fabric and the
numbers of colours that are in the project is how many screens you will
use.
In a 4 colour process project, the mesh is coated with a light
sensitive film, which, when dry, blocks the holes in the mesh. The
image that needs to be printed is output to film by using an
image-setter. The film positive and the mesh on the screen are then
sandwiched together and exposed to ultra-violet light. The screen is
then washed with water which washes away all the light sensitive
emulsion that has not been hardened by the ultra-violet light.
The screen is then fitted on the press and is hinged so it can be
raised and lowered. The substrate to be printed is placed in position
under the screen and ink is placed on the top side of the screen. A
rubber blade gripped in a wooden handle is pulled across the top of the
screen, and this pushes the ink through the mesh onto the surface of
the substrate you are printing.
The Advantages of Screen Printing
- Portability – can easily be rolled/shipped
- The most cost effective printing process
- Images are bright and use pantone colours to match.
- Can be printed on colour fabric.
- More elegant look and feel than vinyl or plastic dye cut images.
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