Transfer printing is a process of transferring pictures and texts from steel gravure plate (or photosensitive gravure plate) to printing substrate through a silicone rubber casting transfer head. It can be used for printing flat or various shapes, such as glass products, plastic products, metal products, clocks and watches, electronic and optical products. Its main characteristic is that it can stop printing irregular special-shaped concave and convex surfaces. It is very difficult for these printing to be completed by other printing methods, but it can be easily completed by pad printing and multi-color and exquisite printing can be completed. This is an ideal printing method for the appearance printing of instruments, equipment and some small products.

移印與網(wǎng)版印刷有著很多類(lèi)似之處，比方，對(duì)承印物的順應(yīng)性普遍；油墨品種繁多，移印油墨和網(wǎng)印油墨根本上能夠通用；經(jīng)過(guò)改換夾具和印版能夠十分便當(dāng)?shù)赝瓿刹煌a(chǎn)品的印刷等。所以，在很多印刷場(chǎng)所中移印和網(wǎng)版印刷就像一對(duì)孿生姐妹一樣密切無(wú)間，共同扮演特種印刷技術(shù)的重要角色。正由于如此，許多印刷廠(chǎng)家都把移印劃歸到網(wǎng)版印刷的范疇，而不細(xì)分特地的移印技術(shù)和研討機(jī)構(gòu)。但是，移印和網(wǎng)版印刷的特性和運(yùn)用技術(shù)還是有一定差異的。

There are many similarities between transfer printing and screen printing. For example, the adaptability to the substrate is universal; there are many kinds of inks, transfer ink and screen printing ink can be basically universal; after changing fixtures and plates, printing of different products can be easily completed. Therefore, in many printing places, transfer printing and screen printing are as close as twin sisters, playing an important role in special printing technology. Because of this, many printing companies classify transfer printing as screen printing, without subdividing the transfer technology and research institutions. However, there are still some differences in the characteristics and application techniques of offset printing and screen printing.

，從油墨的轉(zhuǎn)移過(guò)程來(lái)看，移印和網(wǎng)印具有明顯的差別；移印機(jī)和網(wǎng)印機(jī)的構(gòu)造也不相同；移印技術(shù)順應(yīng)的產(chǎn)種類(lèi)類(lèi)和網(wǎng)版印刷也大相徑庭。從客觀(guān)上來(lái)看，移印和網(wǎng)印的差異要遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于它們之間的類(lèi)似之處，而之所以習(xí)氣把它們捆在一同，更大的緣由是移印和網(wǎng)印面對(duì)的是一個(gè)共同的市場(chǎng)，在這個(gè)共同市場(chǎng)上，網(wǎng)印離不開(kāi)移印。從網(wǎng)印行業(yè)中剝離移印比擬艱難，也沒(méi)什么必要，但是要深化理解移印工藝技術(shù)就不能只以網(wǎng)印行業(yè)的目光來(lái)審視它。

First of all, from the transfer process of ink, there are obvious differences between offset printing and screen printing; the structure of offset printing machine and screen printing machine is also different; the types of products and screen printing technology are also different. From an objective point of view, the difference between transfer and screen printing is far greater than the similarities between them, and the reason why they are tied together by habits is that transfer and screen printing are facing a common market, in which screen printing can not be separated from transfer. It is difficult and unnecessary to peel off the transfer technology from the screen printing industry. However, to deepen the understanding of the transfer technology, we can not only look at it from the perspective of the screen printing industry.

總結(jié)起來(lái)，移印的特性主要有：

To sum up, the main characteristics of transfer printing are as follows:

1、適于曲面印刷，富于彈性的硅橡膠移印頭關(guān)于平面以外的二次、三次曲面，凹凸面等外形復(fù)雜的承印物都能印刷；

1. Suitable for curved surface printing. Flexible silicone rubber transfer head can be printed on quadratic and cubic curved surfaces, concave and convex surfaces and other complex shapes.

2、能印刷較精密的圖文，普通能夠印刷0.05 mm 的細(xì)線(xiàn)；

2. It can print more precise pictures and texts, and can print 0.05 mm fine lines in general.

3、印刷穩(wěn)定持續(xù)，即便長(zhǎng)時(shí)間印刷，其印刷精度也不會(huì)改動(dòng)；

3. Printing is stable and persistent, and its printing accuracy will not change even if it is printed for a long time.

4、省去了枯燥工序，可連續(xù)多色印刷；

4. It eliminates the boring process and can be used for continuous multi-color printing.

5、承印范圍普遍，可在塑料、金屬、玻璃、陶瓷、皮革、膠木等各種資料制品上的恣意凹凸外表準(zhǔn)確地停止單色、雙色和彩色圖文的印刷，還可停止柔軟接觸印刷，還能在柔軟的物品( 如水果、糕點(diǎn)、雞蛋等) 以及易碎脆弱的物品( 如陶瓷、玻璃制品等) 上停止印刷；

5. The printing range is widespread. It can stop printing of monochrome, bicolor and colour pictures accurately on the surface of materials such as plastics, metals, glass, ceramics, leather, bakelite and so on. It can also stop printing on soft objects such as fruits, cakes, eggs, etc. and fragile and fragile items such as ceramics, glass products, etc. ;

6、移印工藝操作簡(jiǎn)單易學(xué)且運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)牢靠，沒(méi)有特別深?yuàn)W的技術(shù)。

6. The operation of transfer printing process is simple, easy to learn and reliable, and there is no particularly profound technology.