Full Version: ARA "Sublimation Solutions"
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#30]
28 Apr 2006
To: ram (MCTAWARDS) [#29] Unread
DSSI is a great site, with many knowledgeable people.
As much as the mainstay of my business has always been engraving, I find dye sublimation utterly fascinating and more fun than engraving.
Well, it's more fun, after you get past what can be an arduous learning curve. :-)
Between the "School of Hard Knocks" (personal experience, trials and tribulations) and years of heavy participation on the DSSI forum, I've come to know quite a bit on the subject.
Dye sub, (or any process that allows us to create full-color images) especially for people in the awards and engraving industry, where imagination and the necessity to separate ourselves from the pack is crucial, is a process I strongly recommend; even if it's monochrome (single color, usually black) sublimation; the ability to quickly produce products, with logos or intricate designs, is an area where the standard equipment, used in most shops, i.e. laser and mechanical engraving equipment, will have a tough time matching.
In fact, yesterday, I was speaking to a friend of mine and a member of this forum, who originally shyed away from full-color sublimation.
He took the plunge, about a year ago and is now a big proponent of the process.
Today, he has an order for 240 plaques to get out the door. The plates include a color logo and a lot of text.
You only get one guess, as to how he'll meet the requirements for the project and that crucial deadline.
There won't be a quiz. :-)
EDITED: 28 Apr 2006 by DGL