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What is Sublimation Toner?

In chemistry, sublimation means a substance transforms from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid stage. If you print on a surface using this type of toner, when you apply heat to it, the toner becomes a gas and then a solid again once it is applied. Because there is no liquid state, it doesn't bleed. The toner actually impregnates the material with no evidence of a lip or relief. If you run your finger across the image, it will be smooth because it is impregnated into the surface as a solid and has the same hardness as a ruby, so it is very difficult to scratch.

Who should use Sublimation Toner?

Customers that use sublimation typically are those that make awards, trophies, T-shirts, customized ceramic tiles, license plate holders and so on. You can use metal, plastic, ceramic as well as other materials.

Can I print white graphics on a black t-shirt/tile/cup/etc?

Unfortunately, no. There is no white sublimation, so this would not be possible.

Are compatible/remanufactured cartridges as good as OEMs?

Yes. Compatible cartridges have been redone to meet or exceed OEM specifications. They are also more affordable!

I have a giant order to place. Can I get a discount?

Yes. Call us today at 1-800-866-3799 for more information.

Where is my order?

Orders are usually shipped the next business day. All of our packages have tracking numbers which allow you to see where your package is 24/7. If you have misplaced your tracking number, do not hesitate to give us a call at 1-800-866-3799.

What are your operational hours?

Our company is open M-F from 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

Is there any more information you can give me?

Yes. The following is an article by Jamie Hamilton from ENX Magazine:

Sublimation toner may change the way companies advertise on buildings, the way a family designs their bathroom, or the trophy that a bowling league will win after taking the championship. In short, it could be a very lucrative industry for the print world as well as remanufacturers.

In short, sublimation is the process of taking a solid to a gas and back to a solid again; there is no intermediate liquid state. For instance, users can print an image directly onto a ceramic tile using toner by printing on a plain piece of paper, and then setting it with a heat press at 300 degrees. The heat press takes it to a gas and the gas is then pressed into the tile, sending it back to a solid as it cools.

“Instead of engraving trophies, they are all printed now. You can do 60 plaques at one time, it takes you 30 seconds to do 60 instead of engraving them at 5-10 min a piece—a whole days work done in a few minutes. Now it doesn’t take an artist, it takes a technician.”

Besides trophies, companies that currently use sublimation create awards, T-shirts and printings on metals and custom tiles. But soon, with the increase of home laser printers, end-users may get interested in the technology themselves.

“Where is the one place you can’t hang a picture?” Stramondo asks. “The bathroom. It would get all wet. With this technology you could put a picture of a rain forest in your bathroom made out of tile, or a backsplash of a family portrait in your kitchen.”

The image is impregnated into the tile in about 30 seconds. Since the ink is actually inside the tile, you cannot detect any roughness or texture
change when running a finger across the image versus a blank section of tile.

Needless to say, sublimation toner is becoming a hot commodity at KLE.

“At the show (Recharger World Expo), we had a lot of interest because of buildings,” Stramondo goes on. “High-end buildings can be customized with murals by placing tiles on the wall with whatever pictures they want.”

A remanufactured sublimation toner can be made from any regular toner. So, a company or end-user would not have to change their laser printer to create a sublimation print—just the toner. The price from manufacturer to dealer would be about $2 per tile, Stramondo says.

More Information

Laser Sublimation Printing on Metals

Unlike InkJet sublimation printing, sublimations printed on a laser printer gives you full density and Full Color control. This is especially important for printing transfers for trophies, plaques, tags, and other metal objects. Laser sublimation printing produces crisp, clear images and text without the bleed through associated with inkjet sublimation printing.

Ceramics and Tiles

Your products with the printing density of the Laser sublimation toners combined with a photo editing program will amaze your customers. The images are so good that even you will be feeling the texture to see if there is a picture adhered to the surface.

Plain Paper

Yes, just switch the sublimation cartridges for your regular laser cartridges, and leave the paper alone. No need for special transfer papers.

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