DTG Pretreatment Systems
DTG pretreatment systems prepare your textiles optimally for direct-to-garment printing. This lets you achieve brilliant color reproduction and high wash resistance – especially on dark and colored fabrics. Whether an automated pretreatment machine or the matching pretreatment liquid – with our pretreatment range you prepare your textiles precisely and reliably.
With pretreatment, an even, metered application is what counts for achieving an optimal print result. In the DTG Pretreatment Systems category, Print Equipment offers you suitable machines and liquids for your needs. In the DTG Pretreatment Systems category you'll find the right solution for your direct printing workflow.
What defines DTG pretreatment?
In DTG pretreatment, a special liquid is sprayed evenly onto the textile in order to improve the ink absorption and wash resistance of the later print. A precise, metered application is decisive for a brilliant and permanent print result.
The typical pretreatment sequence is clearly structured:
- The pretreatment liquid is selected to match the textile color
- The textile is positioned in the pretreatment machine
- Several spray nozzles apply the liquid evenly and accurate to the milliliter
- After drying, the textile is ready for DTG direct printing
DTG pretreatment systems thus ideally complement your DTG range and are an important addition to our DTG printing systems.
Why DTG pretreatment systems are indispensable
DTG pretreatment systems play an important role for a brilliant and wash-resistant print result. Only with an even pretreatment can the full color brilliance be achieved on dark and colored textiles.
The most important advantages include:
- Precise metering: Application accurate to the milliliter for an even result
- Efficient processing: Several spray nozzles with unidirectional and bidirectional spray direction
- High wash resistance: Specially matched liquids for permanent durability. The textile color is decisive for the choice.
- Automated operation: Touchscreen control with integrated consumption calculator
- Ideal for dark and colored textiles: Popular wherever white has to be pre-printed
This makes DTG pretreatment systems indispensable for light as well as dark and colored textiles.
Which components are available?
Depending on the purpose of use, different components are available to you for your DTG pretreatment.
Pretreatment systems
A pretreatment machine is available to you with a spray area of around 41 x 60 cm – equipped with four spray nozzles and four 5-liter tanks for pretreatment liquid, cleaning liquid and waste collection.
Typical characteristics are:
- Metering accurate to the milliliter for an even application
- Unidirectional and bidirectional spray direction of the nozzles
- 7-inch touchscreen with job tracker and consumption calculator
This makes the pretreatment machine ideally suited for an efficient, automated pretreatment in professional operation.
Pretreatment liquids
Pretreatment liquids such as Image Armor™ DARK are available to you in fill quantities of 1, 5 and 20 liters and are specially matched to dark and colored textiles with pre-printed white.
They are especially suited for:
- Improved processing thanks to higher viscosity
- Reduced crystallization during use
- Increased wash resistance of the finished print
This way, with suitable pretreatment liquids, you find a reliable basis for your DTG printing.
Our DTG pretreatment systems range at a glance
In Print Equipment's DTG Pretreatment Systems category you'll find pretreatment machines and matching pretreatment liquids for your direct printing workflow.
Typical advantages:
- Precise metering: Application accurate to the milliliter for an even result
- Matched liquids: Specially developed for dark and colored textiles
Our DTG pretreatment systems range is thus an important addition if you want to expand into a complete direct printing workflow in the DTG area.
What to look out for when buying DTG pretreatment systems
If you want to buy a pretreatment system or a pretreatment liquid, you should consider various factors in order to find the right solution for your needs.
Important criteria are:
- Textile color: Look for a liquid matched to dark or colored textiles
- Spray area: Matching the size of the textiles you want to print
- Metering: Look for a precise application accurate to the milliliter
- Compatibility: Make sure that the liquid fits your ink system
- Fill quantity: Look for the container size that suits your production volume
The right selection ensures that you pretreat precisely and reliably for DTG printing.
DTG pretreatment for different applications
Depending on textile color and production volume, the requirements for your pretreatment vary considerably. While pretreatment systems mainly provide efficient, automated series processing, pretreatment liquids secure the color brilliance and wash resistance on dark and colored textiles.
The choice of the right components therefore depends strongly on which textile colors you print on and which production volume you are aiming for. For a smooth workflow, many businesses rely on a matched combination of pretreatment machine and pretreatment liquid.
Buy DTG pretreatment systems at Print Equipment
If you want to buy a pretreatment system or a pretreatment liquid, you'll find a suitable selection for your DTG workflow at Print Equipment. From the automated machine to the matched liquid, we offer you reliable solutions for your textile finishing.
In the DTG Pretreatment Systems category you'll find our range as well as further categories in the DTG category, such as DTG printing systems. This way you get all components for your direct printing workflow from a single source.
In addition, you benefit from personal advice, technical support and hands-on assistance when choosing the right pretreatment system. This lets you build or expand your range in a targeted way and work successfully in the long term.