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We here at Burex are pioneering a radical and ground-breaking new concept shift in the world of dye-sublimation printing!
We are now developing and marketing a 3D printing technique that can be applied to non-flat metals, wood and plastics that creates exceptional image quality.
The artwork is dyed into the surface contours to “wrap” around curves and other non-flat features of a range of functional products and materials that can be found in domestic, retail and corporate arenas.
The technology is considered a major breakthrough for product decoration and finishing, as the process transfers photographic-quality, full-colour designs onto a variety of products regardless of a product’s shape. The result is a durable, fully decorated product that does not fade, crack or peel.
Any image can be created using digital technology such as photos, pop art, computer imagery, football team crests, artist’s renditions or scans of natural materials such as wood grains and marbles.
Now, almost all functional products (irrespective of shape) such as, white electrical goods, counter-tops, shaped aluminium or steel surfaces, MDF, wood, PBT (polybuthelyne), thermoplastics, corian, earthenware, stone etc. can all be fully decorated with a bespoke image to blend with any interior – or even become a feature in themselves.
In technical terms sublimation is the process by which solids are transferred into gases without passing through the liquid stage. What this actually means is that gases dye into a substrate and adhere, so the application becomes part of the surface, unlike conventional printing processes that sit on top and hence leave a raised surface.
If you’ve ever felt restricted by the current limitations to such surfaces – then you will find this new technology really exciting.
If you can imagine it - we can put it on almost any surface.
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