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Digital vs screen printing on fabric
Digital or screen printing for your fabric? A plain comparison of cost, colours, detail, quantity and fabrics, from a digital printing unit in Delhi.
Screen printing pushes ink through a separate screen for each colour. Digital printing sprays ink straight from the file onto the fabric. Each has its place.
Here is a plain comparison to help you decide, from a unit that prints digitally every day.
- Colours: digital prints unlimited colours at no extra cost; screen printing needs one screen per colour
- Detail: digital handles photographs, gradients and fine lines
- Set-up: digital has no screens, so short runs and samples are economical
- Changes: a digital design can be changed between samples without new screens
When digital printing wins
Digital printing suits sampling, short and medium runs, many-colour and photographic designs, and collections with many designs. Send us your design and quantity and we will tell you honestly which process suits it.
Why HM International
- In-house digital printing unit at S-73, Okhla Industrial Area Phase II, New Delhi, since 1996
- All qualities of fabric: natural, synthetic and blended
- Cutting, finishing, labelling, washing and packaging in-house
- Products made to international and the highest industry specifications
Frequently asked questions
Is digital printing more expensive than screen printing?
For short runs and many-colour designs it is usually cheaper, because there are no screens. Ask us for a quote for your quantity.
Is a digital print washable?
Yes. The right process for the fabric, with proper fixing, gives a washable print. We will advise for your fabric.
Get a quote for digital vs screen printing
Send your design, fabric and quantity. We reply with the price and a sample plan.
HM International
Okhla Industrial, S-73, Sanjay Colony II, Pocket Y, Sanjay Colony, Okhla Phase II, Area, New Delhi, Delhi 110020
| Monday | 10 am – 7 pm |
| Tuesday | 10 am – 7 pm |
| Wednesday | 10 am – 7 pm |
| Thursday | 10 am – 7 pm |
| Friday | 10 am – 7 pm |
| Saturday | 10 am – 7 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |