OPTIMIZATION OF THE THERMAL TRANSFER PROCESSES FOR ELEMENTS APPLIED ON GARMENT PRODUCTS

Valentina Bulgaru,Marcela Irovan,Oxana Trocin

doi:10.52326/jes.utm.2021.28(4).03

Abstract

The main objective of the paper is optimization of the process of thermal transfer in order to obtain - with minimum number of tests and maximum precision - a high adhesion degree of stencils applied to the garments. The major factors affecting the thermal transfer processes are: temperature, pressure, time, and the characteristics of the textile (fiber composition, finishing, structure of the face surface, etc.). The problem is current for most companies that produce clothing for sports and outdoor activities. This category of products is quite complex due to processing technology, combinations of various textile components, cutout components and most importantly the informative and decorative elements applied through thermal transfer process. To optimize the thermal transfer process, a series of experiments with a central rotating compound were applied. Analysis and Interpretation of the results showed that the pressing time is the most important factor of the adhesion of the thermal transfer to the textile material and its ulterior resistance to washing.

Highlights

IntroductionNowadays clothing for sports and outdoor activities is a fairly important segment of global clothing production
Following the analysis of the experience of CSM Uniform regarding the technologies applied for the manufacturing of clothing (Montura brand) and experience in manufacturing clothes for active sports, it was found that the problem of obtaining the quality that meets the requirements of the beneficiaries and current standards requires constant changing of thermal transfer parameters, involving of specialists
Starting from this aspect, the Optimization of the thermal transfer processes for elements applied on garment products purpose of this paper was to study and determine how the quality of the print by heat transfer printing depends on the fibrous composition of the textile material and to establish the optimal parameters to ensure a high quality of the print

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Introduction

Nowadays clothing for sports and outdoor activities is a fairly important segment of global clothing production. Following the analysis of the experience of CSM Uniform regarding the technologies applied for the manufacturing of clothing (Montura brand) and experience in manufacturing clothes for active sports, it was found that the problem of obtaining the quality that meets the requirements of the beneficiaries and current standards requires constant changing of thermal transfer parameters, involving of specialists Starting from this aspect, the Optimization of the thermal transfer processes for elements applied on garment products purpose of this paper was to study and determine how the quality of the print by heat transfer printing depends on the fibrous composition of the textile material and to establish the optimal parameters to ensure a high quality of the print

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