Why is the proofing cost of thermal transfer higher than that of water paste process?

To print multi-color and complex patterns on stainless steel water cups, we will use printing technologies such as heat transfer, water decal, and air transfer. Among them, thermal transfer and water decal are more commonly used in printing, and the original pattern can be printed on the water cup to achieve the effect of rich color saturation. So what is the difference between thermal transfer and water decal?

The printing method of thermal transfer is that the automatic processing equipment prints the pattern on the product at high temperature and high speed, so the development cost is relatively high, and it is suitable for purchasing large quantities of products. The water decal is to manually paste the printed pattern on the product, the production cost is low, but the labor cost is high, and it is suitable for products with small quantities. If comparing the cost of proofing, the proofing cost of thermal transfer for the same product with the same pattern will be much higher than that of water decal.

Dongguan Zhanyi Commodity Technology Co., Ltd. has a variety of surface printing processes for water cups and kettles, such as silk screen printing, pad printing, roll printing, thermal transfer, water decal, air transfer, UV printing, and laser engraving. Customers from all over the world are welcome to ask us for samples for evaluation, and welcome to our factory for on-site inspection, and also welcome to place orders for cooperation.