What are the essential differences between cotton digital printing tea towels and traditional printing techniques?

1. Differences in technical principles
Cotton Digital Printing Tea Towel uses digital inkjet technology to accurately spray water-based ink onto the surface of cotton fabric without the need for plate making or physical contact; Traditional printing techniques, such as screen printing and drum printing, rely on pre made screens or engraved rollers to transfer dye to fabric through pressure, making the process complex and relying on manual color adjustment.

2. Comparison of production processes
Traditional printing involves multiple stages such as design color separation, plate making, and color alignment, which can take several weeks; Cotton Digital Printing Tea Towel can output digital files with just one click, eliminating the need for plate making. From design to finished product, it only takes a few hours, greatly reducing the production cycle.

3. Pattern refinement and color expression
Cotton Digital Printing Tea Towel supports high-definition photo level resolution, presenting complex gradients, delicate shadows, and boundless color gamut, breaking through traditional printing color limitations (usually only 6-8 colors). Traditional craftsmanship is limited by the precision of the screen printing, and the edges of the pattern are prone to jagged edges or color differences.

4. Environmental friendliness and consumables consumption
Digital printing only requires on-demand inkjet printing, with a waste rate of less than 5%, and uses environmentally friendly water-based ink; Traditional printing generates a large amount of chemical waste and fabric waste due to plate making, plate washing, and multiple overprints. The low-carbon attributes of Cotton Digital Printing Tea Towel are more in line with the trend of sustainable development.

5. Customization and minimum order threshold
Traditional printing requires high plate making fees, usually requiring a minimum order of over a thousand pieces; Cotton Digital Printing Tea Towel supports single piece minimum order, zero cost pattern replacement, perfectly adapts to personalized customization and small batch quick response needs, completely breaking down the barriers of traditional production modes.

6. Texture and durability of fabric
Digital inkjet only adheres to the surface of cotton fibers, while Cotton Digital Printing Tea Towel maintains a natural cotton soft touch; Traditional adhesive printing may form a hardened coating, which is prone to cracking after long-term use. But some high-end traditional processes (such as reactive dyes) can improve color fastness through penetration dyeing.