How to print non woven polypropylene tote bags
Non Woven Polypropylene material is being used for grocery tote bags, duffle bags, notepads, umbrellas, directors chairs and hundreds of other items. This material is very inexpensive and is made from recycled materials. It is now easy to learn how to print non woven polypropylene tote bags. Only until recently, a solution was discovered that allowed people to actually print more than one color using a screen printed custom heat transfer with a low melt adhesive.The main issue you will have if your considering having a screen printer try to run one of these tote bags through the dryer is the bag will begin to melt when exposed to temperatures higher than 275º Fahrenheit. Most screen printers use plastisol which cures at 350 degrees. So if you try to lower the temperature less than the 350º, then you have wet ink. If you go higher, your bag will shrivel up into a crispy mini bag.
How to print non woven polypropylene tote bags
BestHeatTransfers.com has the solution for printing non-woven polypropylene bags with the development of Promo HD custom heat Transfers. Each custom transfer is screen printed plastisol transfer with a low melt ink that allows you to press or decorate your non-woven material with a heat press temperature of only 250º Fahrenheit with a 7 second application. What you get is a clean crisp extremely sharp imprint which will not melt or distort your bag. We recommend using a heavy pressure setting during the application. Be aware if your bag has any handles or anything that will not allow the platen to lay completely flat, you may loose pressure.
How to print non woven polypropylene tote bags
Screen printed plastisol heat transfers must have the low melt adhesive we use or they transfer ink will not release from the paper causing you to damage the polypropylene material and fabric. Printed Grocery totes are a very low cost effective way to advertise your business in high traffic areas such as trade shows or outside events. People love the fact that most non woven polypropylene tote bags are made fro 100% recycled materials. You can print your logo in either a single color or with full color using an unlimited amount of colors with our four color process heat transfers. Be sure when you print your bags that you decorate both sides of the bags. This will ensure the person carrying all of the other free stuff will be advertising your message with a bright color heat transfer. If you want to go with spot colors, we have 33 stock ink colors to choose from.
