Sublifix
Het toevoegen van een afbeelding, logo of merknaam op een softshell jas of sportshirt moet in een keer goed gaan. Zonder kans op een transfer dat doorschijnt of migratie van inkten. Het soepele Sublifix met een unieke blocker geeft direct het beste resultaat zonder risico op ‘doorbloeden’.
Veelal wordt sportkleding geproduceerd volgens de sublimatie druktechniek. Inkten worden toegevoegd aan polyester textiel om het tot een geheel te maken. Groot voordeel hiervan is dat een kledingstuk luchtig blijft met heldere, sterke kleuren. Een nadeel van de sublimatietechniek is dat het later aanbrengen van een transfer wordt bemoeilijkt vanwege de kans op het migreren van inkten.
Het flexibele kwaliteitstransfer Sublifix beschikt over een zogeheten blocker die elke kans op migreren (sublimatie) van inkten voorkomt. Daar waar vanwege het ‘bloeden’ van kleuren geen transfer als Flextrans of Truflex kan worden aangebracht, is Sublifix de ideale oplossing.
Sublifix staat garant voor diepe, heldere kleuren en afbeeldingen in hoge resolutie. Dit transfer is in bijna alle PMS-kleuren verkrijgbaar, alsook in de high visibility kleuren oranje, groen rood, roze en geel.
Sublifix
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For more detailed press instructions for Sublifix on various fabrics, click here.
Description
Sublifix is a heat seal transfer that has been developed for application on polyester, and other fabrics with bleeding due to free dye stuff migration properties. This type of transfer is fitted with an additional dye blocking layer.
Thermopatch strongly recommends testing on textiles where migration of free dye stuff can be expected. Examples are dispersion dyed polyester soft shell fabrics with elastane, polyester mix textiles, or polyesters with prints made by dye sublimation techniques.
Sublifix transfers are compliant to Oeko Tex 100 Class 1, under certificate number 1110043 Centexbel.
Application
Silk screen printed transfers which are applied to textile or other heat sealable materials by heat and pressure for decoration or identification.
Properties
- Washable up to 40°C domesting washing and drying
- Anti migration blocking properties against bleeding from free dye stuff from textiles. Suitable for all textiles which allow the thermoplastic adhesive to penetrate and bind itself to it and which are resistant to its application temperatures.
Limitations of use
None, when washing instructions of the underlying textile are followed.
Physical properties
Various, depending on size.
Before sealing
Ensure that the to be marked textile is free of lint, dust, dirt and no seams, zipper, buttons etc. are near the place where the heat sealing will be performed.
Heat seal instructions
| Type | Temperature °C | Time seconds | Pressure kg/cm2* | Washing |
| Sublifix | 145 – 155 °C | 15 | 0,5 | 40 °C |
Position the Sublifix transfer with the glue side downwards, onto the garment. Close the heat seal press with the set temperature, time and pressure.
Remove the carrier directly after the machine opens up.
* Pre-heating of polyester or polyamide fabric is recommended, for 5 – 7 seconds at the set temperature, to remove shrinking of the textile by contact with the heating platen, which can damage any transfer. *Covering transfers with baking paper is recommended due to the risk of static cling to the heating plate due to the properties of polyester and polyamide and -mix fabrics.
* Good bonding can be prevented in pre-conditioned repelling fabric with DWR-coating. Re-sealing at the set temperatures for another 5 – 7 seconds, covered with baking paper or the removed carrier, can alleviate problems with adhesion on most repelling fabrics.
* For an optimal heat sealing result we advise to set the pressure on any large platen pneumatic heat seal press to 3-5 bar on the pressure regulator of the machine, when using the standard issued underplate. When using smaller underplates, decrease pressure to avoid damage to the transfers.
Sublifix has hot peel properties which means that the applied transfer foil can be peeled off almost immediately after opening the press. Leave the garment to cool down for a few seconds before taking it off the machine and peel off the polyester carrier foil.
Handling and storage
Keep away from oxidising agents, from strongly alkaline and strongly acidic materials. Store out of direct sunlight, in a cool and dry place.
Shelflife: 1 year when stored in their original packing, out of direct sunlight, in a cool and dry place.
Precautions
No specific safety measures are required when working with this product. We advise to ventilate well at heat sealing activities, since vapours may occur from any material such as textiles being processed.
Exposure controls / personal protection
We advise to ventilate well at heat sealing activities, since vapours may occur from any textiles being processed.
Personal protection equipment:
- For the hands: None
- For the eyes: None
- For the skin: None
- For breathing: None
Hazards identification
The product has not been subjected to classification following the European legislation.
Special hazards designation for humans and environment: Not applicable.
Disclaimer
This information is based on the current state of our knowledge. It is however, no guarantee of product features and no contractual relationship.
Recommended restrictions apply
This product should not be used for purposes other than specified.
| Sublifix Transfers (for anti-sublimation and anti-migration, up to 40 °C) | |||
| Type of fabric | Temp. °C | Pressing time in sec. | Pressure in Bar Low/Medium/High |
| Softshell | 145 – 155 | 15 | 3 (Low) |
| Sublimated polyester (100%) | 145 | 15 | 4 (Medium/High) |
Highlights
- Sterke kleuren
- Hoge resolutie
- Voorkomt ‘doorbloeden’ van kleuren
- Oeko-Tex gecertificeerd