Dye Sublimation is the method of applying a digital image to polyester cloth and specially coated ceramics, metals, glass and fibre board, using three main ingredients:

sublimation ink, heat and pressure.

The image is printed on special transfer paper. The polyester material to be printed is laid flat inside a heat press. The image is placed over the material and the press closed.

Sublimation ink is unique in its ability to convert from a solid to a gas without going through a liquid form. The conversion is initiated by heat (around 400 degrees) and controlled with pressure and time. The result is the ink is absorbed into the fabric at the molecular level and will not fade, peel or crack. The printed image has a clean photographic quality – quite amazing.