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5 0 G R A P H I C S P R O • A P R I L 2 0 2 3 G R A P H I C S - P R O. C O M S U B L I M A T I O N BREAKING DOWN Why it's a hot trend in the sign and graphics industry and what you need to know about it B Y M I K E S Y V E R S O N Mike Syverson has been in the printing industry for over 20 years, and was at the forefront of the pivotal time of analog to digital conversion. Mike's industry experience over the past 20+ years was instrumental in the development and launch of multiple industrial inkjet printing devices, helping to create and refine many techniques that are still critical to successful printing through digital methods. Dye- Sub D igital textile printing with dye-sublimation inks is rapidly growing within the large-format print industry. Quick to take off in Europe, dye-sub is becoming the choice technique for end-users because of the efficiencies in fabric shipping and handling, as well as the rich, high-quality results. e fabric has a high-end look and feel, but printing and finishing it can be challenging. With this issue, we are launching an updated ver- sion of Mike Syverson's five-part series exploring the intricacies of dye-sublimation originally published in 2012. Mike is the national textile manager for Durst Image Technology and has more than 20 years in the printing industry. He was instrumental in the devel- opment and implementation of the first grand-format dye-sub printer in 2001. Let's begin with an overview PART 1 Some of the reasons dye-sublimation is a growing market are the efficiencies in fabric shipping and handling, as well as the rich, high-quality results. (Images courtesy of Durst)