From UVDTF printing to application ARTJET 2025

From UVDTF printing to application

 

So far,  UV printer-related issues, We’ve compiled

24 articles on ink supply issues,
9 articles on head basics,
12 articles on actual head issues and their solutions,
10 actual mechanical Machine Problems and Solutions.
12 Problems and Solutions of Electronic Boards and SW Actually Issued
11 Problems and Solutions: Sai Rip Installation and Basic Settings, Spot Color Creation, and More

For related information, click on the article to go to the link.

 

Now, I’m explaining about the products that can be made with a UV Printer

1. How to print in Braille

2. “When printing on the front and then flipping the material over to print a different image on the back, can the front and back positions be aligned exactly?”

3. “Can I express a gradient with White? Is it possible to print it with a three-dimensional effect?”

Expressing gradients and three-dimensionality with white

4. “It is not easy to print a phone case because of the height of the iPhone 14 camera.”

5. “Do not print masks with a UV printer.”

6. Conditions and precautions required for printing natural and artificial leather with a UV printer.

7. I will explain how to print on the round name tags used on the soccer strategy board.

8. Description of Primer functionality and limitations

9. “After UV printing, they say they use a camera to align the position and cut only the desired location… I don’t know how that works.”

10. “How much will I earn if I sell my UV-printed phone case?”

11. Explain the difference between screen printing and inkjet printing.

12. Practicality of the Circular Bottle Print Jig

13. Precautions for Canvas Printing

14. How to create an epoxy effect by applying only varnish to the printed material

15. Creating a Light Frame with a UV Printer & Laser

16. Making Equipment Button Name Tags with a UV Printer Laser

17. Making a Cell Phone Grip Tok with a UV Printer and Laser

18. Making a Keychain with a UV Printer and Laser

19. Things to keep in mind when using a jig for UV printing

20. Explain how to cut a camera with a laser.

 

Today, I will explain the entire process of making UV DTF and its application.

I. Equipment required for UV DTF _From UVDTF printing to application  

You can create UV DTF products with just three items:

• UV printer
• Temperature-controlled roll coater
• UV DTF film types A and B (film vendors provide compatible versions of both types)

I’ll explain the requirements for each.

1. UV Printer _From UVDTF printing to application  

 

To print on UV DTF, white, color, and varnish must all be available.
Since printing on sticky transparent film (called UV DTF film type A), color expression is not achieved properly without white.
Color is printed on top of the white to create color expression,
and varnish must be printed on top of it to ensure proper transfer to the film (called UV DTF film type B) after heat coating.

 

The thicker the white and varnish, the more scratch-resistant they are.
The ink adheres directly to the object through the adhesive of Film A, much like an illegal parking sticker on a car.
If the ink is too thin, the adhesive will come off with a fingernail.
For this reason, white should be at least 300% thicker than the color.
The thicker the varnish, the better it resists scratches.

 

UV inks are better for hard inks than soft or medium inks.
Since ink characteristics vary depending on the printer used, I’ll be using ARTJET UV Ink as a guideline.
Medium or flexible inks are susceptible to fingernail scratches, so you should use hard ink for UV DTF.

 

2. Heat Coating Machine Conditions _From UVDTF printing to application   

You should not use a sheet coating machine like the one below just because it is cheap.

 

No matter how well Film B is attached to printed Film A, the following problems occur during the coating process.

 

To avoid the issues described above, a roll coating machine is recommended.

Since temperature is also important, I recommend purchasing a reasonably priced thermal coating machine rather than a low-cost one with inaccurate temperatures.

3. UV DTF film A & B type _From UVDTF printing to application

UV DTF film is now widely available.

When purchasing UV DTF film from domestic or Chinese companies, there are a few things to keep in mind.

Since Film A and B are priced separately, we recommend purchasing Film A and Film B together from the same company. Instead of purchasing Film A from Company A and Film B from Company B separately, we recommend purchasing Film A and Film B together from the same company.

 

And you should also check the conditions for making UV DTF products with the UV DTF film seller.

• Which UV ink should I use, Rigid or medium, Soft?
• ​​What is the appropriate white concentration?
• What is the appropriate varnish concentration?
• What is the appropriate heat coating temperature?

 

II. “How do you do UV DTF”_From UVDTF printing to application  

 

1. From printing to UV DTF production _From UVDTF printing to application

Nowadays, there are UV DTF roll-only printers, so few companies use flatbed printers.

 

However, if you’re using a flatbed printer and want to try it out,

• Remove the protective film from Film A, which is already coated with adhesive, and place it on the UV printer’s print location.
• Printing proceeds as follows: White => Color => Varnish. This is not mirror printing; it’s simply full-face printing.
• Once printing is complete, the printed Film A is transferred to Film B via a thermal coater.
• This is the photo after thermal coating.

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• When you separate (remove) Film A and Film B, the image and adhesive printed on Film A will be transferred to Film B.
• Since the ink has transferred to Film B, nothing will remain on the sticky Film A where the print was made.
• Film B, with the image and adhesive attached, is positioned and attached to a surface, such as a glass.

   

• Rub the attached Film B firmly with your hand to ensure the ink attached to the adhesive adheres well to the glass.

   

• Then, gently remove Film B. The image and adhesive will remain on the glass, allowing the image to be displayed, and only Film B will be peeled off.

    

2. Video _From UVDTF printing to application

If you follow the youtube below, you can see the process of making UV DTF from A to Z.
However, since it is a video made a long time ago, a sheet cutter was used instead of a roll coater.
If you use a roll coater, many processes become simpler.

From UVDTF printing to application

III. This is how ARTJET supports our customers.

One thing I feel while selling and maintaining ARTJET UV Printers for 5 years is that the next most important thing after product stability is Troubleshooting DATA.

All products have problems, whether they are actual equipment problems or consumer errors, and product stability is how easily and quickly you solve those problems.

We are organizing all the troubleshooting DATA as follows.

You can see the product print quality by clicking here.

 

1. Additional information on printhead problems

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

 

2. Additional information on ink supply issues

Please refer to the information summarized above, and the additional information summarized below is as follows.

Addition

“no clogged nozzles, but banding in the red ARTJET 2025”
“When I print it, the whole thing has a yellow tint to it”

 

3. Additional information on Mechanical issues 

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

4. Additional information on Electron board and Software issues 

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

5. Additional information on Sai Flexi Rip software  

Please refer to the information summarized above, and there is no additional information summarized yet.

6. Problems and solutions from actual consumer sites

1. Paper that absorbs ink
2. A line-like thing appears at the end of the white print surface
3.Can varnish banding be reduced?
4. Are there many problems with China’s UV Printer?

7. UV Printer Application 

we are explaining not only UV printer problems and solutions, but also what products are produced with UV printers.

1. Braille printing
2. Flip the material and align it
3. 2.5D UV print
4. ARTJET UV Printer Application 6 _아크릴 본딩 장비
5. I phone 14 print limitation 
6. Mask printing not recommend
7. Leather Cigarette Case UV Printing
8. Round soccer strategy board UV printing
9. Primer  performance & limitation 
10. UV Print & Laser crop mark cutting
11. Mobil case UV print profit
12. Screen vs Digital Comparison and UV Printing on Hand Sanitizer Cases
13. Bottle zig & print
14. Canvas UV Printing
15. Applying epoxy effect with varnish
16. Making a light frame with UV Printer & Laser cutter
17. UV Printer & Laser Cutting Equipment Button Name Tag Making
18. UV Printer & Laser Cutting Making a Cell Phone GripTok
19. Making an Acrylic Keychain with UV Printer & Laser Cutter
20. UV Print with Zig
21. How to make RD WORKS CCD camera cutting Video manual
22. Acrylic bonding equipment
23. All the steps to create UVDTF
24. UVDTF TEST Result on various material
25. ARTJET CW+C Print time & Ink Cost
26. Create a white shield with different images on the front and back of the keyring
27. Keyring Business Required Equipment and Investment Costs
29. Acrylic Lighting Goods
30. Ballpoint pen jig printing
31. Staining occurs when printing on coated leather

 

That’s it for today.