White toner printing explained
White toner is what lets you print full colour on dark and coloured surfaces. Here is what it is, why it matters, and how UPrint takes it further than a standard transfer.
Step by step
The workflow.
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Why white is the foundation
On any dark or coloured surface, colours need a white base underneath or they look dull and see-through. A white toner printer lays down that white in the same pass as the colour.
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Original white toner, not a conversion
The UPrint printer is built as a white toner machine, not a CMYK printer converted to add white, so it lays down a denser, more solid white without density problems.
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Transfer is where UPrint differs
Most white toner workflows heat-press the image onto a film that sits on top of the product. UPrint chemical transfer instead fuses the image into hard and curved surfaces, with no film and no edges.
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One printer, every method
The same printer also runs standard white toner transfer media, heat-fused outside the printer, so you are never locked into one method.
Pro tips
- →Control the white underbase per job in the RIP to save toner and keep your margin.
- →More white means brighter colour on dark mugs, fabric and metal.
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