Event shirts, bags, caps and merchandise are often needed fast and in varying quantities. DTF and DTG reproduce logos and brand colours reliably – even for short-notice orders.
Typical applications
- Event and trade fair shirts, staff and team clothing
- Tote bags, caps and other promotional textiles
- Merchandise for brands, clubs and campaigns
- Short-notice reorders and small follow-up runs
Why DTF is often the first choice
Promotional textiles come in very different materials – cotton shirts, polyester sportswear, blended fabrics, bags, and jackets made of nylon or softshell. DTF prints the logo onto a transfer film, which is then pressed onto the item. That makes it easy to decorate different materials with the same design – with the right hot-melt adhesive also nylon and softshell – and transfers can be produced ahead and applied when the order comes in. DTG is the alternative for full-colour, soft-touch prints directly on cotton garments.
Suitable systems
- RICOH XTF D430 – compact DTF with automatic roll feeding, inline cutting and a print width of up to 407 mm.
- RICOH Pro™ D1600 – industrial DTF with integrated powder application and curing and more than 20 m² per hour, for large volumes.
- RICOH Ri 1000X – DTG with CMYK + white for cotton and polyester garments, optionally DTF.
Good to know
- Logos with fine lines and small text need clean, high-resolution artwork – vector files are ideal.
- Check brand colours on the actual textile: the same colour can look different on cotton and on polyester.
- For recurring campaigns it pays to document the settings for each textile.
See it with your logo
Bring your logo and your promotional textiles to our competence centre. We print them with you, so you can judge colour, detail and hand-feel for yourself.