Suggestions on best sublimation printer

[DeanCoggy]

Hi guys, looking into adding sublimation color to my photo and printing business within the next month. Any suggestions as to the best printer to purchase would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Dean

 

[Gasser]

Are you wanting a desktop sublimation printer for immediate 4x6 prints, or are you wanting to print on substrates like metal?

 

[mike earussi]

Are you aware that you can turn old Epson ink jet printers into dye sub just by changing the ink?

 

[bobh121]

Are you aware that you can turn old Epson ink jet printers into dye sub just by changing the ink?

Hes looking for a dye sublimation printer not converting a pigment printer to dye inks. Dye sub is a totally different process.

 

[Gesture]

I think you are right: dye sublimation printing (dry process with 3-color ribbon), as opposed to sublimation printing for transfers to T-shirts, mugs, blotters, etc.

 

[mike earussi]

I think you are right: dye sublimation printing (dry process with 3-color ribbon), as opposed to sublimation printing for transfers to T-shirts, mugs, blotters, etc.

You're right, I forgot there are two different types. But for non-tape dye sub it is easy to convert an Epson inkjet:

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[Gesture]

There's quite a few affordable kits on eBay based on Epson WF models and smaller heat presses are about $200. I've thought about playing around with it.

 

[DeanCoggy]

sorry to confuse you about this printer. but thanks for your inputs guys. I think this list of reviews right here can better explain what I need.

 

[bobh121]

I use the DNP DS40 for events. Print quality is good. 7-8 second print time, but is pretty noisy. Ive made almost 10,000 prints so far without any problems.

 

[Gesture]

Looking like a nice unit going up to 6x9.

 

[NCB]

sorry to confuse you about this printer. but thanks for your inputs guys. I think this list of reviews right here can better explain what I need.

Think those reviews should give you a good idea. Can't really help you, except a long time ago I evaluated a Kodak dye-sub, which gave superb output. However, I was looking for a heavy duty colour printer in which reliability, speed and low cost per page were major requirements and settled for a Tektronix Phaser III solid ink printer. OK but not great for pics, excellent for scientific colour graphics which was the requirement. Modern equivalent are some of the Xerox ColorQube printers.

 

[Jessica-Michael]

Hi guys, looking into adding sublimation color to my photo and printing business within the next month. Any suggestions as to the best printer to purchase would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Dean

The Epson Artisan 1430 is one of the most recommended sublimation printers. It is considerably cheaper and lets you print business quality materials. It can handle 60 different media types and sizes and can features automatic color and lighting correction. Epson also claims greater longevity for the Artisan 1430’s prints.

 

[irisrei08]

If you need the best sublimation printer for your printing business, then Canon Selphy CP1200 wireless color sublimation printer is the excellent option to buy. It has Wi-Fi button which assures the wireless printing. It comes with selphy ink and a paper kit and also comes with the optional battery pack. It is fast, smart and accurate.

 

[JasonLawson]

best brand for me when it comes to sublimation printing would be Epson. You might want to check it online.

 

[Fazal Majid]

I can't believe the uninformed responses stating Epson has dye-sub printers or can be retrofitted. They just can't, it's not physically possible. Sublimation is the process of a solid turning into vapor without going through the liquid phase, and an inkjet can't handle solid ink.

Canon makes consumer-grade 4x6 dye-sub printers (Selphy). It's fine for a handful of prints per day, but will fall apart if used more strenuously than that.

For commercial production use, DNP (Dai Nippon Printing), Mitsubishi, Sony, Fuji and HiTi make more robust printers, but they start around $1000. I have the DNP DS-820A that prints 8-inch wide. If all you care about is 4x6, the DNP-620A would suffice.

 

[mike earussi]

I can't believe the uninformed responses stating Epson has dye-sub printers or can be retrofitted. They just can't, it's not physically possible. Sublimation is the process of a solid turning into vapor without going through the liquid phase, and an inkjet can't handle solid ink.

Canon makes consumer-grade 4x6 dye-sub printers (Selphy). It's fine for a handful of prints per day, but will fall apart if used more strenuously than that.

For commercial production use, DNP (Dai Nippon Printing), Mitsubishi, Sony, Fuji and HiTi make more robust printers, but they start around $1000. I have the DNP DS-820A that prints 8-inch wide. If all you care about is 4x6, the DNP-620A would suffice.

 

[Gesture]

And that second meaning is a rather robust business use and market for Epson. Our humble fine art inkjet printers are a tiny portion of what inkjet printing has evolved to,

 

[Sarah Alex]

1. Epson WorkForce 30 Color Inkjet Printer

2. Epson Stylus C88+ Color Inkjet Printer

You can buy any one of this

Good Luck

 

[PerTulip]

Hi guys, looking into adding sublimation color to my photo and printing business within the next month. Any suggestions as to the best printer to purchase would be appreciated.

Thank you,
Dean

Get a DNP DS-RX1HS

 

[PatMann]

But not very useful for high-volume event printing.