However, unlike screen printing, there is no long setup or clean-up process, and DTG has the ability to print just one single shirt for minimal cost.ĭTG printers use aqueous textile inks (water-based chemistry) that require a unique curing process. Since this is a digital process the print is sharper and has a higher resolution, or DPI, than traditional printing methods such as screen printing. Lays down loose fibers to provide for a smoother substrateĬhemically reacts with the inks to promote drying and curing Stronger bond between garment fibers and the pigmented inks DTG typically requires that the garment be pre-treated with a PTM or Pre-treatment machine allowing for the following: DTG printers typically have a platen designed to hold the garment in a fixed position, and the printer inks are jetted or sprayed onto the textile by the print head.