DTF Hot-Melt Adhesive – Professional Transfer Powders
DTF hot-melt adhesive ensures that color and white underbase fuse permanently with your textile after printing. This gives you a wash-resistant, elastic transfer even with intensive use. Whether GOTS-certified formulation or fine fabric structure – with the right hot-melt adhesive you reliably cover your individual quality requirements.
With DTF hot-melt adhesive, the right grain size and melting temperature are what count in order to achieve a consistent, permanently durable result. In the DTF hot-melt adhesive category, Print Equipment offers you several manufacturer solutions for your needs. In the DTF hot-melt adhesive category you'll find the right transfer powder for your workflow.
What defines DTF hot-melt adhesive?
DTF hot-melt adhesive is a fine powder that is applied evenly onto the transfer film after printing and then gelled in the oven. A suitable grain size is decisive for consistent, permanently durable fixing in the textile.
The typical use of DTF hot-melt adhesive is clearly structured:
- The printed film is evenly dusted with hot-melt adhesive powder
- Excess powder is shaken off or removed automatically
- The powder is gelled in the oven at the respective suitable temperature
- During the final pressing process, the adhesive fuses permanently with the textile
DTF hot-melt adhesive thus ideally complements our Powder Coating Units & Ovens and is a sensible addition to our DTF film sheets range.
Why DTF hot-melt adhesive is indispensable
DTF hot-melt adhesive plays an important role for a wash-resistant, elastic print result. Only with a suitably matched grain size and melting temperature can a transfer be achieved that holds permanently in the textile.
The most important advantages include:
- Wash resistance up to 60°C: Permanently stable designs with proper processing
- Certified formulations: GOTS-certified variants available for sensitive applications
- Broad ink compatibility: Matched to numerous common ink systems. Your individual ink system is decisive for the choice.
- Different feel options: From a soft to a medium feel depending on the formulation
- Ideal for professional continuous use: Popular with textile print shops with high quality standards
This makes DTF hot-melt adhesive indispensable both for standard applications and for jobs requiring certification.
Which variants are there?
In the DTF hot-melt adhesive category, both PE Diamond Grade and Sense of Colour are available to you.
PE Diamond Grade
PE Diamond Grade is a GOTS-certified polyurethane formulation made in Germany for professional DTF use.
Typical characteristics are:
- Processing temperature up to 130°C for particularly gentle fixing
- GOTS-certified for jobs with sustainability requirements
- Compatible with Business Pro, Industrial Ultra, RS series, Epson UltraChrome DG and DuPont Artistri inks
This makes PE Diamond Grade ideal for businesses with jobs that require certification or are sustainability-oriented.
Sense of Colour
Sense of Colour is a TPU-based transfer powder for a particularly fine fabric structure.
It is particularly suitable for:
- A fine grain size of 80-200 μm for a particularly even print image
- A low melting temperature of 110°C
- A soft to medium feel on synthetic and natural fiber textiles
With Sense of Colour, you thus find a fine-grained solution for a particularly pleasant wearing comfort.
Our DTF hot-melt adhesive range at a glance
In Print Equipment's DTF hot-melt adhesive category you'll find PE Diamond Grade and Sense of Colour for your DTF workflow.
Typical advantages:
- Certified quality: GOTS-certified formulation with PE Diamond Grade
- Fine-grained alternative: Sense of Colour for a particularly soft wearing comfort
Our DTF hot-melt adhesive range is thus a sensible addition if you want to take care of your suitable consumables in the DTF area.
What to look out for when buying DTF hot-melt adhesive
If you want to buy DTF hot-melt adhesive, you should consider various factors in order to find the right solution for your needs.
Important criteria are:
- Certification: Look for GOTS-certified formulations if needed
- Grain size: Choose the suitable fineness according to your desired print image
- Melting temperature: Note the correct oven temperature for your chosen powder
- Ink compatibility: Check which powder suits the ink system you use
- Feel requirements: Take the desired feel of the finished transfer into account
The right selection ensures that you work wash-resistantly and reliably in DTF printing.
DTF hot-melt adhesive for different applications
Depending on ink system and quality requirements, the demands on your hot-melt adhesive vary considerably. While PE Diamond Grade scores with GOTS certification and broad ink compatibility, Sense of Colour with its fine grain size ensures a particularly pleasant wearing comfort.
The choice of the right hot-melt adhesive therefore depends strongly on which ink system you use and whether your customers expect certification. For consistently reliable operation, many textile print shops rely on a hot-melt adhesive powder matched to the respective ink system in order to ensure a wash-resistant result.
Buy DTF hot-melt adhesive at Print Equipment
If you want to buy DTF hot-melt adhesive, you'll find PE Diamond Grade and Sense of Colour at Print Equipment as matched solutions. From the GOTS-certified standard formulation to the fine-grained special variant, we offer you suitable solutions for your workflow.
In the DTF hot-melt adhesive category you'll find our range as well as further categories in the DTF category, such as our Powder Coating Units & Ovens. This way you get all components for your DTF workflow from a single source.
In addition, you benefit from personal advice, technical support and hands-on assistance when choosing the right hot-melt adhesive. This lets you optimize your workflow in a targeted way and work successfully in the long term.