Ordering Custom Sublimation

Below are example ideas of items we can sublimate. Click each link for an image.
(MInimums for any special orders are 20 pcs.)

How does sublimation work?

Sublimation is when a substance transitions between the solid and gasstates without going through a liquid stage; the action of dry ice exposed to room temperature is a common example. In a dye-sublimation printer the printing dye is heated up until it turns into a gas, at which point it diffuses onto the printing media and solidifies. Prior to printing, the dye is stored on a cellophane ribbon. The ribbon is made up of three colored panels (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and one clear panel which holds the lamination material for the over coating. Each colored panel is the size of the media that is being printed on; for example, a 6" by 4" dye sub printer would have four 6" by 4" panels.

During the printing cycle, the printer rollers will move the media and one of the colored panels together under a thermal printing head, which is usually the same width as the shorter dimension of the print media. Tiny heating elements on the head change temperature rapidly, laying different amounts of dye depending on the amount of heat applied.

After the printer finishes covering the media in one color, it winds the ribbon on to the next color panel and partially ejects the media from the printer to prepare for the next cycle. The entire process is repeated four times in total: the first three lay the colors onto the media to form a complete image, while the last one lays the laminate over top. This layer protects the dye from re-sublimating when handled or exposed to warm conditions.

Unique Gift Ideas: Send us that special picture so you can take your favourite mug with you everywhere, get individual mugs for your hockey parents, be that proud grandparent or ....better still, give grandma and grandpa a picture of their new grandchild that they can take with themselves everywhere.

Special gifts for weddings or special occasions

Have items sublimated that will commemorate a special event such as a wedding, anniversary or personal accomplishment.