What are the printing methods suitable for PET matte silver paper?

There are mainly the following printing methods suitable for PET dumb silver paper:

1. Heat transfer printing

Principle: Thermal transfer printing is the process of heating the carbon belt and transferring the ink on the carbon belt to PET matte silver paper. This ensures clarity and durability of graphics and text.

Advantages:

Clear graphics: Thermal transfer printing can produce very clear graphics and text, suitable for occasions with high requirements for print quality.

Good effect: With resin-based carbon tape printed out of the label, excellent effect, graphics and text edges smooth, no jagged feeling.

Long storage time: The label printed by heat transfer has a long storage time and is not easy to fade or blur.

2. UV inkjet printing

Principle: UV inkjet printing uses UV-cured ink, which is sprayed onto PET matte silver paper through an inkjet head and immediately cured with a UV lamp.

Advantages:

Bright colors: UV inkjet printing can produce very bright colors, suitable for business cards or labels that need rich color performance.

Fast drying speed: Due to the use of ultraviolet curing, the ink drying speed is very fast, which improves the production efficiency.

Environmental protection: The ink used in the UV inkjet printing process has low volatility and is less polluting to the environment.

3. Waterborne flexographic printing and UV flexographic printing

Principle: Both printing methods use flexographic plates (such as rubber plates or photosensitive resin plates) for printing, the difference is the type of ink and drying method. Water-based flexographic printing uses water-based inks, while UV flexographic printing uses UV-cured inks.

Advantages:

Suitable for mass printing: Flexographic printing is suitable for mass and continuous printing operations with high production efficiency.

Lower cost: Compared with other printing methods, the cost of flexographic printing is lower, and it is suitable for occasions where the cost control is more strict.

4. Screen printing

Principle: Screen printing through the scraper extrusion ink through the screen plate on the graphic part of the mesh transferred to the substrate. The mesh of the non-graphic part of the screen plate is blocked, and the ink cannot pass through.

Advantages:

Adaptable: Screen printing can be printed on substrates of various shapes and materials, including PET matte silver paper.

Thick ink layer: the ink layer of screen printing is thick, full color and strong three-dimensional sense.

5. Laser printing and inkjet printing (under certain conditions)

Although laser printing and inkjet printing are not the preferred printing methods for PET matte silver paper, they can also be used to print PET matte silver paper under certain specific conditions (such as small batches, fast printing, etc.). However, it should be noted that these two methods may not be able to fully play out all the performance advantages of PET matte silver paper, such as durability, water resistance and so on.

In summary, for PET matte silver paper, thermal transfer printing is one of the most suitable printing methods, which can ensure the clarity and durability of graphics and text. At the same time, UV inkjet printing, water-based flexographic printing, UV flexographic printing and screen printing are also viable options, depending on factors such as printing demand, cost budget and production efficiency.