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Question : How does Zazzle, custom product manufacture, produce images on a t-shirt? Does the image quality great?
What machine or process do they have/do to produce images on items?
- asked by Gooble G
All Answers: Answer #1From what I under stand it is like silkscreening, but instead of pushing the ink through a screenwith a "Stencil" over it, the machine works likean inkjet printer and deposits the droplets insmall quantities on the face of the shirt. Thebest answer I found was in thisarticle.Zazzle is unique. The key to theirsuccess lies in the manufacturing process. WhileJeff and Bobby created the Web site, one ofRobert's main tasks was to perfect the technology.After building five machines that were all moreeffective than silk-screening, Robert was crushedto discover that one, new brand of Tide detergentwashed away 70 percent of the shirts' colors. Leftwith the decision to either warn consumers not touse this specific detergent or start over after ayear and a half, Robert and his sons opted todevelop another technique. The process they usetoday works with all detergents, and is faster andmore cost effective than silk-screening. "I thinkin general, there's this 'wow' factor that peopledon't really understand until they purchase. WhatZazzle is doing is taking something that isdigital and turning into something that is real,tangible. Customers experience a really meaningfuland personal end result from the site," Jeffsaid
- answered by Cowboy Phil
Answer #2
Some are DTG direct to garmet. That is definitelya niche market. It does have some limitations, butgenerally speaking they are nice. The printers runfrom $10,000-35,000 dollars and the upkeep isexpensive. Also, individual screenprinters can puttheir goods up there under the zazzle name...kindalike Amazon does with Target.
- answered by go green shirts
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