Sublimation intended for small formats: historical dimension, procedural steps, supplies and equipment

Abstract

Sublimation is a digital printing process that emerged as a response to gaps left by the graphic limitations of screen printing. But, in the recent history of digital printing, the adaptation of inks in home printers for sublimation of smallruns and formats, resulted in the exponential popularization of the technology. However, the scientific knowledgeabout sublimation is still incipient, especially the one that deals with small formats, common in the workshops of entrepreneurs in the personalized branch. Therefore, this article seeks to present in a detailed way the sublimationof small formats, its historical dimension, procedural steps, inputs and equipment.