DIGITAL PRINTING OR SCREEN PRINTING WHICH IS BEST FOR YOU?
When it comes to printing on garments; there are different methods that produce different results onto the garment. Depending on the quantity required, There is no real difference to the quality of print as both are great and have their unique characteristics . The only limitation is your budget as screen printing has setup costs but is cheaper for bulk runs as after the initial setup the price per unit is relatively cheap. Digital printing however has no setup cost but the price does not reduce that much on bigger runs.
DIGITAL PRINTING ON GARMENTS:
Digital printing has no screen setup charges so it is cheaper for smaller runs. However there isn't much volume discount making it not a good choice for bigger print runs. Digital printing is good for jobs where the artwork has a lot of colour as well as printing photography onto garments. The type of jobs to expect from digital printing are as follows:
Name and number for sports tops
Logos
Special promotions events
Business advertisement on garments
Small event shirts
One off gifts
One off sample
Photography onto garments
SCREEN PRINTING GARMENTS
Screen printing has initial screen setup charges and usually a minimum order of 10 - 20 pieces depending on the design and amount of colours. However with a screen print there is better volume discounts available making it the preferred choice for bigger runs. Some examples of screen printing is shown below.
Unlike digital printing, screen printing submerge the inks of the design directly into the garment’s material permanently.
Clothing brand
Charity events
Uniforms for large co-operations
In terms of quality; they are both great and very durable.
We would be happy to show you some samples of the different processes if you can come into our shop.
