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Looking for prints between or on glass?
Viewcol has the simplest top quality solution with its Sublistyle® product range.
For prints laminated between glass we have SubliLam®, SubliSwitch® and SubliLED.
For the same, top quality, retrofit self-adhesive prints on glass we offer SubliClear and SubliSwitch®.
How do you get your prints? Send us electronically the original digital image and we produce the printed PET film for you, pack the film safely in a a tube and send it by courier mail to you for local processing; lamination or gluing.
Comparison of the main print technologies used for printed glass:
| Technology | Sublilam | Screen print | Ceramic print | UV Print |
| Description | Dye sublimation transfer print | Special fabric screens are made with a design. Screen is filled with ink and applied to the glass | Direct print on glass with ceramic inks. Print is burned in glass during tempering |
Pre coating of the glass Direct print on glass with UV light curing inks. |
| Investment | Vacuum lamination equipment is required | Screens are expensive. Special equipment required | High investment in ceramic printer, tempering line required, expensive inks | Depending on the size middle to high investment |
| Production | Print on sublimation paper. Print transfer into PET | For each color a screen is required. The screen is filled with ink. Ink is pushed through the screen and leaves the image | With a special printer ceramic inks are printed onto the glass. The glass is tempered an the inks are burned into the glass | Glass receives a primer (usually flamed onto the glass) and then printed with UV curing inks |
| Transport | Easy to transport, no breakage risk | Complicated transporting over longer distances | Complicated transporting over longer distances | Complicated transporting over longer distances |
| Durability | Laminated between glass very durable | Durable | Extremely durable | interior |
| Transparency | Yes | No | No | No |
| Print quality |
Superb quality at highest resolution White = transparent |
Large pixels Great solids Each color is mixed to match |
Acceptable at a distance. Weak color reproduction especially red | Acceptable at a distance. Difficult to get top quality. Often banding |
| Application | Interior and exterior | Interior and exterior | Interior and exterior | Interior only |
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