What is the Difference in the Printing Processes for
Printed Mugs, Promotional Mugs, Photo Mugs and Custom Mugs?
Understanding the difference in the Printing Processes for Printed Mugs, will help save you money with your next purchase of Promotional Mugs.
Low Fired Options
Pad Printing Not to be confused with standard pad printing which will wash off quickly in a dishwasher, using this process mugs are pad printed using ceramic inks and oven fired to produce a long lasting printed product. This method is dishwasher resistant and microwave safe as well as scratch resistant.
| Advantages |
The most cost effective quality decorative method,
multiple Colours available and a
good range of mugs that can be printed |
| Disadvantages |
The finish is not as permanent as High Fired and not as scratch resistant. Suits smaller print areas |
High Fired Options
Direct PrintingIs great for one colour, budget printing, colors are still bright and vibrant, print size is a little smaller and is available on a smaller number of mugs only.
Available on Can or Flare Mugs or Two Tone Can.
| Advantages |
A cost effective quality decorative method
Mugs are High Fired and are dishwasher safe with high scratch resistance finish |
| Disadvantages |
This finish is good for simple decorations in one colour,
usually available on White Mugs Only
Multiple colours available with larger orders over 540 |
Silk screen PrintingIs perfect for solid areas of colour, multicolour and single colour jobs, the colour is dense and opaque for a strong image. Available on White or Coloured Mugs.
| Advantages
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A cost effective quality decorative method,
mugs are High Fired and are Dishwasher safe with high scratch resistance finish.
Larger Print Areas than Direct or Pad Printing
This finish good for more complicated decorations in multiple colours |
| Disadvantages |
Slightly higher production cost |
Offset Printingis the only choice for photographic and high quality images and is available on all white mugs. Photographic images are usually best on Straight mugs like Can, Flare, Can Two Tone (white exterior), Jumbo, Macho type mugs, (recommended), but work well also on straight tapered mugs like Victor, Viking and Vulcan. (not quite as good).
Cup shapes like Alto, Broadway, Calypso and Manhattan have smaller print areas, which restrict the size of the photographic image and the curved cup shape can make images out of proportion (not recommended).
| Advantages |
This finish is outstanding when using more complicated decorations in multiple colours, for example Photo Mugs or on mugs that you want a High Impact Finish to WOW your customers.
Mugs are High Fired and are dishwasher safe with high scratch resistance finish unlike most Photo Mugs.
This process is also less expensive than other processes producing a similar result. |
| Disadvantages |
More artwork costs as you will need a graphic designer to achieve the best results with pictures etc. More expensive printing than the other methods, but results are outstanding. |
| The terms "dishwasher safe" "dishwasher resistant" "microwave safe" are generic industry terms, they are intended as a guide only to suitable use, there is no definite standard as to how many times a "dishwasher safe" product can be washed in a dishwasher and therefore Global Promo cannot make any guarantees to the suitability of any product with regard to dishwasher or microwave usage and how safe it will be in a dishwasher or microwave. |
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The Global Promo Team
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