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Using Digital Heat Transfers to Decorate Promotional Products

Thursday, August 6th, 2015

Most businesses owners understand the advantages of using promotional products to increase brand awareness.

Most businesses owners understand the advantages of using promotional products to increase brand awareness, but it’s not always easy to find a company who specializes in digital print and can create promotional products with a wide variety of materials

Finally, there is a technology called digital heat transfers that allows for aesthetically pleasing products at an affordable price. (more…)

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Digital Heat Transfers from CDigital are GREEN, Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

Wednesday, July 29th, 2015

The only way to truly reduce your carbon footprint is to get your employees to buy into the concept.

In today’s business world, it isn’t enough to simply do your job right. You have to also do your job right. Nowadays, more and more businesses are concerned about reducing their carbon footprint and becoming more environmentally friendly.

Tips to Help Reduce Your Company’s Carbon Footprint

While many larger companies overhaul their facilities to become more sustainable, most businesses do not have the capital to transform their workplace. Instead, these companies must overhaul their processes to make them more environmentally friendly. Below are a few simple, yet effective ways to reduce your company’s carbon footprint and do your part to better the environment.

Establish a Baseline

In order to improve, you must first know where you stand. You must evaluate your company’s current carbon consumption. Then, track your progress to see how well you are performing. This will also help you target areas that could use a bit more improvement.

An Energy Upgrade

Don’t worry. We aren’t talking about expensive upgrades. Simply invest in insulating blinds and shades to help more efficiently regulate office temperature and minimize HVAC needs, and replace those inefficient light bulbs with new LED bulbs. Both upgrades will help save your company energy and, thus, money.

Encourage GREEN Behavior

The only way to truly reduce your carbon footprint is to get your employees to buy into the concept. Get your employees in the habit of turning off and unplugging electronics at the end of the day. Did you know that electronics siphon power even when they are turned off? This is why you need to unplug them at the end of the day.

You can also encourage your employees to carpool or even to work remotely on occasion, and reward them for doing such.

Invest in Environmentally-Friendly Products

Another great way to reduce your carbon footprint is to invest in more environmentally-friendly products, like digital heat transfers. Yes, digital heat transfers from CDigital are multicolor, but they are also GREEN. We are talking about environmentally friendly. Here at CDigital, our process is eco-friendly with no heavy chemicals, we use water-based adhesives, our film is recyclable, and our printing process does not require extensive cleanup.

Our digital heat transfers can help keep your business GREEN.

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Since 2001, CDigital has been an innovator in developing new systems and processes for using digital print technology to produce full color digital heat transfers for the product decoration industry.

If you have any questions about reducing your company’s carbon footprint with the help of Digital Heat Transfers, you can contact CDigital by calling 410-646-7800. You can also follow our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest, and YouTube accounts for our latest news.

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The CMYK Printing Process Explained

Wednesday, July 1st, 2015

CMYK is simply an acronym used to describe the four-color printing process involving Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and black, which is the Keyline color.

According to at least one university study, there is roughly a 65% increase in retention when a material is printed in full color as opposed to black and white. So it is no wonder you have been researching full color methods of product decoration for your labels. During this research, you may have come across the term CMYK Printing and thought to yourself, what? We are sorry for the acronym, but sometimes we forget that not everyone is familiar with the world of digital printing. To designers and printers this is common knowledge, but to most everyone else, CMYK might as well be a foreign language.

What Does CMYK Stand For?

CMYK is simply an acronym used to describe the four-color printing process involving Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and black, which is the Keyline color. Every other color in the visible spectrum is created using these four colors: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. The four colors are printed in layers of dots that combine to create the illusion of many more colors. The result: photo quality images.

CMYK is not the only full color printing process but it is the most common.

Today, CMYK printing is the most widely used and cost effective color system in the commercial printing industry. Display devices, meanwhile, typically use an RGB color model. This stands for Red-Green-Blue.

Utilize the CMYK Printing Process with Digital Heat Transfers

“Being digital, an almost endless array of process colors can be built using the cmyk+w spectrum,” said Matt Regan, CDigital senior vice president. If you couldn’t guess, the “W” stands for white.

Digital heat transfers are printed at 1200 dpi and are capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors with fluid gradients. These digital images are printed on the underside of a polyester film and coated with the proper adhesive for their destined substrate – metal, plastic, ceramics, etc. The film is then slit into various widths, wound on cardboard cores, and shipped to the customer.

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Since 2001, CDigital has been an innovator in developing new systems and processes for using digital print technology to produce full color digital heat transfers for the product decoration industry. Our print technology is by far the most cost effective full color print solution in the product decoration industry today.

If you have any questions about the CMYK Printing Process or Digital Heat Transfers, you can contact CDigital by calling 410-646-7800. You can also follow our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest, and YouTube accounts for our latest news.

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The Many Benefits of Digital Printing

Friday, June 26th, 2015

Digital printing is a four color process (plus white), high definition 1200 dpi that is capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors.

It’s a digital world. We are just living in it.

Everything has gone digital today, from cameras to printing, and for good reason. Digital processes just offer too many advantages to ignore. So it’s no wonder why so many of the world’s 10,000 printing lines (20%) have already made the switch to digital. Another 50% are expected to convert by the end of 2015.

Why Digital Printing Makes Too Much Sense to Ignore

Digital Printing is a Multi-Color Printing Process That Produces Photo-Quality Results

Traditional printing methods, such as spot color, have limitations. While there is no limit to the number of colors that can be spot printed, the restrictions come from the process itself. Digital printing, meanwhile, is a four color process (plus white), high definition 1200 dpi that is capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors and fluid gradients to produce photo-quality images.

“Being digital, an almost endless array of process colors can be built using the cmyk+w spectrum,” said Matt Regan, CDigital senior vice president.

Digital printing also allows for the inclusion of variable data, such as barcodes, text, numbers, etc.

Digital Printing is Fast

With other decorating technologies, inks need to dry, solvents must be flamed off, or other curing processes need to take place, costing you time and money. Digital printing, meanwhile, is a fast, dry process.

These digital images are printed on the underside of a polyester film and coated with the proper adhesive for their destined substrate – metal, plastic, ceramics, etc. The film is then slit into various widths, wound on cardboard cores, and shipped to the customer.

Digital Printing is Affordable

The cost of setting up a traditional print run makes small quantity multicolor printing inefficient and cost-prohibitive. With digital printing, meanwhile, short run production is not only possible, but affordable.

“There are none of the traditional set-up requirements or costs,” explains Regan.

Digital Heat Transfers Offer Product Decorators the Benefits of Digital Printing

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If you have any questions about Digital Heat Transfers and the role of aesthetics in purchasing decisions, you can contact CDigital by calling 410-646-7800. You can also follow our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest, and YouTube accounts for our latest news.

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Full Color Digital Printing vs. Spot Color Traditional Product Decoration

Friday, June 12th, 2015

Printed at 1200 dpi and 266 lines per inch, digital printing is a four color process (plus white) that is capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors.

Manufacturers, product decorators, and ad specialty companies have a need for durable, aesthetically pleasing labels that can also be produced on affordable short runs. It seems like a lot to ask, but it really isn’t – at least not anymore. Today, full color digital printing is the name of the game, offering numerous benefits over traditional spot color product decoration.

What is Spot Color Product Decoration?

Spot color printing is done one color at a time and is primarily used in the screen printing process. While there is no limit to the number of colors that can be spot printed, the restrictions come from the process itself.

Time: Because each color is printed individually, it takes quite a bit of time to print intricate, multi-colored images.
Accuracy: The accuracy of spot color printing greatly diminishes with curved substrates, such as water bottles, where there can be shifting between the colors.
Quality: With spot color product decoration, the quality of the final image can vary greatly from product to product.

What is Digital Printing?

Printed at 1200 dpi and 266 lines per inch, digital printing is a four color process (plus white) that is capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors and fluid gradients to produce photo-quality images. These digital images are printed on the underside of a polyester film and coated with the proper adhesive for their destined substrate – metal, plastic, ceramics, etc. The film is then slit into various widths, wound on cardboard cores, and shipped to the customer. Now, the digital image, known as a digital heat transfer, is ready to be applied to your product using conventional hot stamp equipment – just heat and pressure.

“Being digital, an almost endless array of process colors can be built using the cmyk+w spectrum,” said Matt Regan, CDigital senior vice president.

It is no wonder why digital heat transfers have become one of the most popular methods for decorating plastics, glass, metal and many other substrates. Additional benefits of digital heat transfers include:

Because the process is digital, set up is quick and easy.
The process is dry, requiring no cure time.
Variable data is easily incorporated from image to image.
With digital transfers, short run production is not only possible, but affordable.
Digital heat transfers are perfect for a number of different substrates, including plastic, glass, metal, ceramics, and much more.

Full Color Digital Heat Transfers from CDigital

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If you have any questions about Full Color Digital Printing or Digital Heat Transfers, you can contact CDigital by calling 410-646-7800. You can also follow our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest, and YouTube accounts for our latest news.

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Switching Between Substrates on a Decoration Run

Wednesday, May 20th, 2015

With digital heat transfers, setup time is quick, there is no clean up required, and switching between substrates could not be easier.

Before manufacturers and ad specialty companies choose a product decoration method, they have a lot of factors to consider: price, ease of use, price, durability, price, ability to produce short runs, price, and so much more. Did we mention price? There is so much to consider when choosing between screen printing, pad printing, hot stamping, and digital heat transfers. But perhaps no factor weighs more heavily on these decision makers than time. As they say, time is money. So it is important to choose a form of product decoration that not only requires little set up and clean up time, but also makes switching between substrates quick and easy during a decoration run. (more…)

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How Digital Heat Transfers Work for the Product Decoration Industry

Friday, May 8th, 2015

Digital Heat Transfers Product Decoration

CDigital is the leader in digital heat transfers! Our print technology is by far the most cost effective full color print solution in the industry.

The product decoration industry is riddled with options – screen printing, pad printing, hot stamping, and digital heat transfers. Each has its own unique benefits, but only one constantly outperforms the rest: Digital Heat Transfers.

How Digital Heat Transfers Work

The Design Phase

It all starts with the design, and if the name didn’t give it away, digital heat transfers are designed and printed digitally.

“There are none of the traditional set-up requirements or costs,” explains Matt Regan, senior vice president for CDigital, formerly trademarked as Grafixx.

You simply send your image to CDigital, where we verify the image will print correctly then send it to be printed on one of our high quality digital presses. It’s that simple. And because it is a digital process, variable data, such as barcodes, text, or numbers, can be incorporated into each individual transfer.

Moving to the Printers

Once the file is verified by the customer, the real fun can begin. The image is sent to a high speed digital printer, where a five-color dry toner image is printed on the underside of a polyester film. The underside of this film is then coated in an appropriate adhesive depending on the substrate or product. The film is then wound onto cores, and packaged for shipment.

Digital heat transfers are printed using a completely dry process, meaning they are ready for shipping immediately after printing.

Transfer Application

Once your shipment arrives, you are ready to immediately begin the application process. Digital transfers can be applied using a large selection of conventional hot stamp and heat transfer equipment. Perhaps best of all, digital heat transfers are fully cured upon application, on any plastic, and most metal products, instantly ready for shipping after decoration. With other decorating technologies, inks need to be cured,, solvents must be flamed off. This not only costs you time and money, it also adds to production turn times.

Digital Heat Transfers from CDigital

CDigital is the leader in digital heat transfers! Our print technology is by far the most cost effective full color print solution in the product decoration industry. Plus, because we are fully digital, we can turn the jobs as faster than screen or pad printers who offer limited color print capabilities for the decorated products that they offer.

If you are new to using transfers, don’t worry. We will help you get started and happily connect you with transfer machine manufacturers whose machines will work perfectly with our heat transfers and your products.

For more information about the benefits of Digital Heat Transfers, you can contact CDigital at 410-646-7800 or fill out one of our Contact Forms for easy online communication. You can also follow our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest, and YouTube accounts for our latest news.

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Why CDigital? Why Digital Heat Transfers?

Friday, April 24th, 2015

Why Digital Heat Transfers?

What do product aesthetics, affordable short runs, durability, and versatility? Well, not too much, unless we are talking about Digital Heat Transfers. One of the most popular methods for decorating plastics, glass, metal and many other substrates. Digital heat transfers are a cost-effective, high-quality solution for manufacturers and ad specialty companies looking for aesthetically pleasing, durable solutions and affordable short runs.

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Why CDigital?

Since 2001, CDigital has been an innovator in developing new systems and processes for using digital print technology to produce transfers for the product decoration industry. Our digital heat transfers offer numerous benefits including:

It’s a Dry Process: Heat transfers from CDigital are dry and fully cured upon application making any plastic, and most metal products, instantly ready for shipment.
These Transfers are Versatile: Transfers can be applied to a wide variety of substrates and shapes.
Full Color, Digital Images: Our presses use four colors plus white to print heat transfers spanning virtually the entirety of the visual spectrum.
High Definition: It’s not just for TVs anymore. Our digital printers use a series of tiny dots and lines of color to create a high definition, photographic quality image: 1200 dpi and 266 lpi.
Affordable Short Runs: Manufacturers and ad product decoration companies are constantly on the lookout for more affordable alternatives to overseas companies that require orders be placed in large quantities. And then there are the long lead times. Digital heat transfers make affordable short runs possible.
Fully Customizable: Because our transfers are fully digital, they are also easily customizable. “Any product being decorated with a digital transfer can have variable data included in each image in a run – barcodes, photos, text or numbers – making the ultimate short run of one possible and economical,” said Matt Regan, senior Vice President for CDigital.
Environmentally friendly:
And More!

CDigital is the leader in digital heat transfers! Our print technology is by far the most cost effective full color print solution on the product decoration market. Plus, because we are fully digital, we can turn the jobs as faster than screen or pad printers who offer limited capabilities for the product decoration industry.

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Photo Quality Labels are Possible with Digital Heat Transfers

Friday, April 17th, 2015

Digital heat transfers make for photo quality labels.

As any business owner knows, a commercial or promotional item of inferior quality leaves a poor lasting impressing.

Product aesthetics are important, and the impressive technology behind digital heat transfers allow for unique and eye-catching customization. Producing photo quality labels for your business may seem like a tricky task, but with the right company, your product line can shine.

Digital Heat Transfers & Photo Quality Labels

With an impressive print quality, high speeds, shorter run times and more flexibility, digital heat transfers allow your business and products to take things to the next level. Digital heat transfers are printed at 1200 dpi and 266 lines per inch, which allows for fluid gradients and photographic quality labels. In fact, digital heat transfers also are capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors, so not only are you able to create photo quality labels, but you also have extensive customization options to fit your exact needs. More and more printing lines are expanding with digital heat transfers, which shows that digital heat transfers will start to become the norm for printing lines everywhere.

Digital Heat Transfers Provide Quality

Skimping on the cost of a product may save money in the short term, but you will miss out on the long-term benefits that digital heat transfers can provide. With all the options available in today’s market, a customer can tell when you tried to cut corners. Investing in quality will not only showcase a strong message about your company, but adapting to new technology such as digital heat transfers will show that you’re organization takes advantage of technological advancements.

Standing Out with Photo Quality Labels

With the wrong aesthetics, a product is doomed for failure. The average consumer has branding and advertising messages thrown in their face all day, and if a product isn’t up to par, it can quickly be left behind in all of the noise. With photo quality labels, your product can easily stand out from the competition. Make a lasting impact with your consumers, and invest in technology that will put you as a leader in your industry.

Since 2001, CDigital has been an innovator in developing new systems and processes for using digital print technology to produce transfers for product decoration. With a wide list of capabilities, CDigital’s digital heat transfers create the perfect product!

For more information on our variety of services, you can contact CDigital at 410-646-7800 or fill out one of our Contact Forms for easy online communication.

You can also follow our Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pintrest, and YouTube accounts for our latest news.

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3 Advantages of Digital Heat Transfers

Thursday, March 26th, 2015

Apply clear, full colored, long lasting images, to multiple materials.

There are many different methods of product decoration and labeling that it can be hard to choose one. But if you’re doing a limited short run, and you need it quick digital heat transfers are the right decoration method for you. Digital heat transfers from CDigital can be easily applied to multiple materials, come in full color, and last longer then traditional labeling methods. Read more about the advantages of digital heat transfers below.

1. Digital Heat Transfers Decorate Multiple Materials with Ease

The first advantage of digital heat transfers is that they can be applied to a wide range of products easily. Digital transfers can be affordably used to decorate glass, metal, plastic, plywood, and ceramic materials. This allows you to put your company logo, or important labels, on nearly any product you produce. Whether it’s commemorative ceramic mugs for employees, plastic water bottles to give away at a trade show, or a short run of limited released canned goods digital heat transfers can do it. (more…)

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Encourage GREEN Behavior

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Why Digital Printing Makes Too Much Sense to Ignore

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Digital Heat Transfers Offer Product Decorators the Benefits of Digital Printing

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What is Spot Color Product Decoration?

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How Digital Heat Transfers Work

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Digital Heat Transfers from CDigital

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Why Digital Heat Transfers?

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Digital Heat Transfers & Photo Quality Labels

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