Fabric Roll Printing

Fabric roll printing—also known as roll-to-roll or continuous textile printing. It is an industrial method where continuous lengths of fabric are fed from a large roll through a printing machine and wound back onto a new roll  It is used for high-speed, large-scale mass production of patterned textiles.

This continuous method of printing applies color through a perforated cylindrical screen. As the screen rotates, a squeegee device inside of the screen pushes the print medium through the screen and onto the fabric.

 

Key Features

  • Continuous printing method
  • Color is applied through a perforated cylindrical rotating screen
  • Typical speeds: 50 to 120 yards per minute.

 

Best For

  • Long runs of the same pattern, complex patterns, surface treatments such as glitter, adhesives, sequins, pearlescent, metallic, 3D particles

 

Advantages 

  • Fastest printing method
  • Quick changeover of patterns
  • Versatile design and special effect options
  • Cost-effective for long production runs

 

Disadvantages

  • Not profitable for short yardages
  • Sampling and production may look different
  • Some color limitations, prints only spot colors
  • Not suitable for fine detail
  • Higher speed printing can cause registration problems
  • Cannot print in garment form

 

    Versatile Designs 

    • Highly productive
    • Quick changeover of patterns
    • Have few design limitations
    • Can be used for both continuous and discontinuous patterns