What is neoprene?

All of our products are uniquely made of neoprene, a hi-tech material typically used for making wetsuits. Neoprene has a soft rubber centre layer which is 100% waterproof, offering excellent insulation and moisture protection. It is highly flexible and lightweight for good comfort and fit.
It has a smooth, woven nylon outer and inner surface which resists creasing, is very easy to clean, dries fast and is extremely strong and durable.

Single colour screen printing

A screen is made of a piece of porous, finely woven fabric (originally silk, but typically made of polyester or nylon) stretched over an aluminum frame. Areas of the screen are blocked off with a non-permeable material—a stencil—which is a positive of the image to be printed; that is, the open spaces are where the ink will appear.
The screen is placed on top of a piece of neoprene. Ink is placed on top of the screen, and a squeegee (rubber blade) is used to push the ink evenly into the screen openings and onto the substrate. The ink passes through the open spaces in the screen onto the neoprene or fabric below. The printed piece is then heat dried at about 200 C.

Best for printing single colours on any of our standard neoprene fabrics.
If color matching is required then please supply a Pantone™ spot color number.
All lines and dots should be above 0.3mm.

Dye Sublimation (Full colour CMYK)

A dye-sublimation print is a printing process that uses heat to transfer dye to a medium such as a piece of fabric or clothing, for example T-shirts or plain white stubby holders. The printers are similar to inkjet printers in that they spray ink onto a sheet of paper, but the ink is actually dye-sublimation ink held in a liquid solvent, like water. The ink is applied to a donor material, a special type of paper.

The image on the paper is a reverse image of the final design, so that when it is dry it can be placed onto the fabric and heated, transferring the completed image onto the material via the dye-sublimation process. In this case, the dye turns into the gas and permeates the actual fibres of the material, then solidifying.

Best for printing all types of photographs and multi colour PC generated artwork.
Vibrant unlimited colours!
Small or large runs (min 25).
Ideal for bucks nights, birthdays or any special occasion.

Plastisol Transfers (multi colour screen printing)

You print a design with plastisol ink, but instead of printing it directly on the neoprene, you print the design on special paper. The paper is then passed through a conveyer dryer where the ink is heated until it has gelled just enough to be dry to the touch. Then the next colour is printed and the process can be repeated up to 9 colours or even more.
The resulting print is called a transfer. When you want to apply the transfer to a piece of neoprene or fabric, place the material in a heat transfer press, put the transfer on top of the material, ink side down, and close the press. The heat and pressure applied by the press will force the ink into the neoprene nylon and finish curing it. When the press is opened and the paper is peeled off the cooler, the ink remains behind.

Best for corporate logos with multiple colours (up to 9), matching the Pantone™ PMS colour range.
Minimum order 100 units.