Different between heat transfer and silkscreen

Heat Transfer Vinyl
Heat transfer vinyl refers to printing graphics on shirts using vinyl and a heat press machine. A shirt is placed in the machine, and vinyl is placed on top of the shirt. The heating unit is brought down over them for a prescribed time to print the image on the shirt.

Vinyl
Is a PU material which is more eco friendly and durable qualified by the textile industry. Printable vinyl transfer is use by most of the branded fashion company due to its excellent quality. It use  large format inkjet printer or Print and Cut System with solvent and eco solvent ink for printing.

Silk Screen
Silk screen is a versatile printing technique suitable for printing on shirts or textile. The design is transferred to a frame with screen mesh stretched taut across it. Ink is pressed through the screen with a squeegee.

Screen making
Silk screens are coated with a light sensitive photo emulsion. Graphics are printed on clear vellum and placed over the screen, then exposed to a strong light for a prescribed time. The image is developed with warm water under pressure.


Which to Choose
With heat transfer is cost-effective for low volume with full-color printing. Screen printing is cost-effective volume base printing only.

Printing image quality
Heat-press technology is capable of printing any digital image created in programs such as Adobe Photoshop. Silk screen works best with dynamic, iconic images specifically prepared for the medium.