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Forever Laser Process
August 2016
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Forever Laser Transfer papers, an introduction
With the introduction of the new range of Forever transfer papers, you can now take custom
decorating to the next level. The laser print process is not a replacement for sublimation but is an
EXCELLENT add-on.
Different types of Laser printers - important
Some of the Forever papers work in almost any laser printer, be it Monochrome, CMYK or White
Toner, others are for specific types or makes of printers – read on.
MonoChrome
CMYK
White Toner
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Black and White Laser printer
This is your basic full colour Laser or LED printer
This is the OKI Laser printer with Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and White
The SAMSUNG led printers generally don’t work well with the Forever papers.
If you already have a laser printer, then buy a few sheets and try it out. You need to find the right
settings on your laser printer to make the toner fuse onto the transfer media.
The Forever Transfer papers in Detail
1. Classic Plus - for white / light fabrics – CMYK
printers
Cheaper per sheet than inkjet white / light fabric transfer paper and works
similarly.
2. Laserdark – for dark fabrics – CMYK Laser printers
This paper is one of the few that can be cut with a vinyl
cutter to remove areas of white, then weeded and lifted off
the backing sheet with application tape, before finally being
pressed onto the shirt.
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3. Multitrans – for glossy hard surfaces – CMYK and White Toner machines
Images printed on this paper can be transferred at temperatures of as little as 100C so you can
decorate items not possible with other transfer technologies.
This paper is for items such as ceramics (including mugs), glass (drinking glasses, flat glass sheets,
mirrors and so on), hard plastics (such as pens, rulers), metal sheets, hardboard, basically anything
that’s glossy and hard.
Mugs and drinking glasses printed with this process should be coated for maximum durability, but it is
possible to decorate uncoated products, in which case they can only be hand washed carefully.
When using a CMYK Laser, you need to stick to white / light items. When using the White Toner
machine, you can produce some awesome effects!
When pressing flat items, you need a digital thermometer (they cost around R 400 + VAT) and a
silicone mat for glass items. The Silicone mat is around R 600 + VAT and allows the item to heat up
very slowly so it doesn’t crack.
Pens are pressed with a pen press (R 4,695 + VAT)
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4. Multitrans Gold / Silver – Monochrome, CMYK and White Toner machines
This is the same used for the same products as the Multitrans with two major differences:
1. It can be printed with all the printers above
2. You print in black and when the transfer is complete whatever was black on the print becomes
gold or silver depending on the paper used.
This means, that you now essentially have a digital foiling system.
You can combine the foiling with a full colour print as you will see in some of the examples below.
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5. LaserDark A-foil + B-paper – CMYK and White Toner Machines
The A-foil is for transfers onto anything that is porous or which has pores in it big enough to allow the
glue from the B-paper to stick to it.
It can be used on Fabrics, Polyprop, Canvas, Paper, Books, some leather, card, serviettes, toilet
paper, wide grain wood and so on.
It’s translucent film which is printed on with the laser printer, and then pressed together with the Bpaper. The B-paper is basically a white glue, and it sticks to places where there’s toner on the A-foil.
Once transferred, the B-paper is removed and the A-foil is pressed onto the item.
Transfer temperatures can be as low as 100C (which is why items like polyprop bags can be
decorated).
If using a CMYK printer, you won’t get white transferring as the printer has no white ink, so areas of
white in the print will remain the colour of the product you’re printing. Also you need to choose your
artwork carefully as very light colours will not transfer as the glue on the B-paper won’t have enough
toner to bond to.
Once the image is transferred, it can be further decorated with foil, no weed-flex or even flock (more
on this later)
If using the white toner machine, areas of white will be printed and you can even add white designs to
the print. Light colours will have the white toner added to them and will also transfer.
In both cases, only the toner transfers. In areas where there’s no image, there’s no residue.
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6. No-Weed Flex + B-paper – Monochrome, CMYK & White Toner Machines
The No Weed Flex film is available in a variety of colours, such as standard colours, white, metallic
colours, gold, silver, neon colours.
You print onto it in black only, and press onto the B-paper.
The glue from the B-paper sticks to the toner and when you do the transfer, the colour from the flex
film transfers onto your item.
As easy way to think of this paper is that it’s like transfer vinyl, but is printed rather than cut – this
means you can do detail that’s not possible to produce with transfer vinyl.
This film transfers onto anything that is porous or which has pores in it big enough to allow the glue
from the B-paper to stick to it.
You can use it in conjunction with the Laserdark A-foil, and you can also combine different sheets to
produce a multi-colour transfer.
It can be used on Fabrics, Polyprop, Canvas, Paper, Books, some leather, card, serviettes, toilet
paper, wide grain wood and so on.
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7. Laser transparent & Laser Light
The Laser transparent is for CMYK laser printers and the Laser light is for the White Toner machines.
It’s a paper for light / white fabrics, and leave very little to residue behind in areas of white once
transferred to the fabric.
This paper is best used for solid graphics and logos. It’s not really suitable for photographs, unless
the image is first rasterized (turned into dots – see page 9) which is a complicated process if you’re
not using the Forever RIP (more on the RIP on the next page).
8. Finishing papers – Flock and Foil
These papers are used after the print process with the Laserdark A-foil (we’ve also managed to get
this process right by using the Laser transparent and Laser Light papers but it is tricky).
What you do is select the area which you want to flock or foil and print it in black (even if it’s on a
black fabric). Once done, you apply the foil or flock and press it. This then sticks to the black print.
The flock comes in sheets and the foil in rolls.
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The RIP software, do I need it for the white toner machines ?
The RIP is special software written by Forever specifically for the White Toner Laser printer and for
the forever transfer papers.
It introduces a level of control over the printing function which is not possible with the standard printer
drive, for example:
1. You can rasterise an image (this means turn it into dots).
Why would you want to do this ? Well it makes the image
softer to the touch, more durable and saves you money
because less toner is required.
It is possible to rasterise an image in Photoshop, but it
requires a 25 step process which is not easy to accomplish
even by an experienced user.
2. The RIP gives you control of the white density, so that you can apply more or less white as the
image and substrate requires it. When using the standard print driver, the density is pre-set
and can’t be easily changed. This results in too much white being laid down and it wastes
money (because the white toner is the most expensive).
STANDARD DRIVER
RIP
The image on the left is printed with the standard driver. As you can see there’s way too much
white in the image.
Just the top two advantages when used in the RIP save you up to 40% of your toner costs (which
amount to between R 3.00 and R 5.90 per print !
3. When using the standard driver, you will almost always get a white outline around your
graphics when printing them. The RIP allows you to remove this.
4. The RIP has ACCURATE job costing to the cent, including the paper, and exact amounts of
toner and other consumables used. This is very useful for correctly costing your job.
5. You can replace colours in your image from the rip without needing Photoshop.
The RIP is included in our White Toner systems. It can also be purchased separately if required.
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Example of a rasterized image.
This saves you toner, feels much softer on the shirt, and washes much better.
On the following pages, we show some of our complete laser systems. If you already
have the heat presses all you need is the laser printer.
If you already have an existing CMYK or Monochrome laser printer, we urge you to try
it first. In all likelihood it will work just fine. If it doesn’t then you can consider the CMYK
printer we recommend, which is the OKI C610.
This is the only printer we’ve had success on ALL the Forever papers with. The
cheaper models don’t print on the Laserdark A-foil or the Multitrans Gold / Silver
sheets.
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CMYK Corporate Gift System A4
This system is an excellent entry into the
corporate print industry and is really good or
corporate logos, graphics and product
images.
When printing onto porous substrates such as
Fabrics, Paper, some leathers, wide-grain
wood surfaces, some diaries, tissue, polyprop
bags and card, you’re not limited to just white
surfaces – you can in fact even decorate dark
surfaces, as long as your image doesn’t
contain white.
Anything white on a dark substrate will
become the colour of the substrate as this
printer hasn’t got white ink.
This CMYK printer is an inexpensive
introduction into the power of the laser process and the Forever papers. If you can afford it and
intend to produce a large variety of corporate gifts, then we strongly recommend the white toner
solution (see following pages).
With the same printer, you can easily print paper and card for business cards, invoices, invitations
and so on.Printing light /hWhite cotton shirts with this process is cheaper than any other process as
both the paper and toner work out cheaper.
There are cheaper printers on the market but they don’t print on all the papers and thus severely
restrict your market – there’s no point.
The CMYK Corporate Gift system includes:
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OKI C610 CMYK A4 Laser printer (with 3 year OKI onsite warranty)
Muggit 38 x 38cm Clamshell High Pressure Press
Muggit Blue Mug Press
Heat Tape
Starter packs of transfer papers + Starter pack of Forever no cut flex
Product Marketing CD
“Marketing & Running your own print business” guide
Coreldaw ™ X6 Essentials
-For only R 20,044.00 + Vat = R 22,850.16
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Add an A4 Sublimation printer for maximum versatility – R 6,036.30 (incl.)
Upgrade T-shirt press to 60 x 40cm Swingaway (required for hard surfaces) – R 5814.00 (incl.)
Rubber pad 400 x 275mm for pressing onto flat glass, mirrors etc – R 569.00 (incl.)
Digital Thermometer for pressing onto hard, flat surfaces – R 395.00 (incl.)
Upgrade to Corel X7 SOHO (has better graphics functions than essentials) – R 1196.00 (incl.)
Add a PEN press for pressing pens (ruler attachment included) – R 5352.30 (incl)
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White Toner Corporate Gift System A4
The White Toner printer has completely
changed the corporate gift landscape,
because for the first time, we have a printer
which prints WHITE. This is a really big deal,
as it allows us to print the same artwork on
ANY colour substrate and add white where
there would usually be just the background
colour of the item.
Just how awesome
is this mug ?
On the corporate gift side of things, you can print even more products than ever before with the
addition of white. When printing a black shirt, the sky is the limit, want to print leather ? No problem.
The A4 White Toner Laser based Corporate Gift system includes:
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OKI White Toner A4 Laser printer (with 3 year OKI onsite warranty)
Forever RIP Software (saves you a ton of money in time and also toner – see page 18)
Muggit 38 x 38cm Clamshell High Pressure Press
Muggit Blue Mug Press
Heat Tape
Starter packs of transfer papers + Starter pack of Forever no cut flex
Product Marketing CD
“Marketing & Running your own print business” guide
Coreldaw ™ X6 Essentials
-For only R 58,016.00 + Vat = R 66,138.24
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Add an A4 Sublimation printer for maximum versatility – R 6,036.30 (incl.)
Upgrade T-shirt press to 60 x 40cm Swingaway (required for hard surfaces) – R 5814.00 (incl.)
Rubber pad 400 x 275mm for pressing onto flat glass, mirrors etc – R 569.00 (incl.)
Digital Thermometer for pressing onto hard, flat surfaces – R 395.00 (incl.)
Upgrade to Corel X7 SOHO (has better graphics functions than essentials) – R 1196.00 (incl.)
Add a PEN press for pressing pens (ruler attachment included) – R 5352.30 (incl.)
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White Toner Corporate Gift System A3
The A3 version of this system includes a
naturally more expensive printer, but the print
cost is lower than the A4 !
Doesn’t make sense ? Let me explain.
Not only are the A3 toner cartridges around
15% cheaper but they also have a 30% higher
yield than the A4, so even if you bought the
A3 printer and only printed A4 with it, your
saving would be around R 1.03 in toner costs.
If you’re planning on printing large volumes,
then it pays to rather go for the A3 printer
even if you’re only going to print A4.
With the A3 printer you can not only do larger
shirts, but items like shopping bags and mirrors can be decorated more fully.
The A3 White Toner Laser based Corporate Gift system includes:
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OKI White Toner A3 Laser printer (with 3 year OKI onsite warranty)
Forever RIP Software (saves you a ton of money in time and also toner – see page 9)
Muggit 60 x 40cm Swing-away High Pressure Press
Muggit Blue Mug Press
Heat Tape
Starter packs of transfer papers + Starter pack of Forever no cut flex
Product Marketing CD
“Marketing & Running your own print business” guide
Coreldaw ™ X6 Essentials
-For only R 95,532.00 + Vat = R 108,906.48
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Add an A4 Sublimation printer for maximum versatility – R 6,036.30 (incl.)
Rubber pad 400 x 275mm for pressing onto flat glass, mirrors etc – R 569.00 (incl.)
Digital Thermometer for pressing onto hard, flat surfaces – R 395.00 (incl.)
Upgrade to Corel X7 SOHO (has better graphics functions than essentials) – R 1196.00 (incl.)
Add a PEN press for pressing pens (ruler attachment included) – R 5352.30 (incl)
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If the laser process is so great why do I still need sublimation:
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Sublimation is better for things like mousepads, coasters, keyrings, which are going to be
subjected to constant friction / rubbing. With the laser process, the toner will wear away where
the mouse runs across it or the keyring rubs in the pocket. With sublimation it won’t.
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When printing mugs, you still need coated mugs to make the print washable. The Sublimation
print cost is lower but there are instances where the laser process is better, like non-white
mugs or metallic colours on the mug.
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Sublimation gives a much glossier finish on glossy substrates like Unisub products, metal
panels, wooden coasters and so on.
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When printing onto items that are coated, the sublimation process is cheaper than the laser
process, so the saving alone pays for the sublimation printer.
A laser printer uses dry toner, which when transferred sits on the surface of the printed item.
The toner is thicker than a sublimation or inkjet transfer which means that colours are richer which is
perfect for logos and solid colours. When transferring onto a clear glass substrate the ink is more
opaque (less see through) and text can be printed finer.
Coupled with the Forever papers, a laser printer can transfer onto both coated and uncoated
substrates (though washabilty on uncoated products isn’t great) and can also transfer at much lower
temperatures, so plastic items like pens, usb memory sticks and the like can also be printed.
A laser printer is much faster than a sublimation printer, and can be used for both transfers and
standard paper printing, so businesscards, letterheads, invitations and the like can also be printed.
As the toner is NOT water-soluble, a standard paper sticker printed with a laser printer will not run or
smear when wet, so laser printed labels are great for wine bottles, sports bottles and so on.
There are some downsides to the laser transfer process laser printer but these are easily overcome
by adding a sublimation printer to your print solution (a sublimation printer costs nothing in the whole
scheme of things):
Disadvantages of Laser print process:
1. Photographs done with a laser are not as good with a laser due to the size of the print dot
(easily noticed on a hard surface like a mug, but impossible to see on a T-shirt). Skin tones are
not as smooth (again due to the size of the dot) but on a fabric item no one will notice.
2. Printing on Polyester fabrics is not as durable as with sublimation (but then again nothing is).
3. As the print with the laser sits on the surface of the product, some items are not great when
done with a laser printer as continued rubbing of the surface will wear the print off – examples
of this are mousepads. As the mouse rubs on the pad it wears the toner transfer off.
Placemats.
4. While you can print on uncoated mugs, the print is not very durable. For best results coated
mugs are required.
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5. Due to the wider variety of products you can print onto, some experimentation is required to
perfect the transfer process on non -standard products.
6. Cheap T-shirt presses should ideally be avoided due to pressure limitations, uneven pressure
and heat consistency issues.
Advantages:
1. Colours are very opaque (not see through), so prints on items like clear glass are much easier
to see than those done with sublimation.
2. Transfer times and temperatures are lower than with sublimation, which means that items that
wouldn’t be possible to print with sublimation can now be done, like polyprop.
3. It’s possible to transfer images onto items which aren’t specially coated for sublimation, this
gives you access to a much bigger variety of products (an endless variety in fact).
4. By using the gold and silver Forever transfer papers, you can effectively digitally foil pretty
much the same items that would normally be doing with standard foiling, in any size up to A3
and with a complexity that conventional foiling could never duplicate.
5. You have a multitude of finishing options on products that have not existed in a digital format
before, for instance, you can print a piece of wood in full colour, then add silver or gold to it,
and even add flock. We’ve printed a mug with gold and full colour and it looks awesome !
6. You can foil a product and also print it in full colour This includes metals, woods, ceramics,
glass, some plastics (including pens), leather, fabrics and so on.
7. By using a RIP (such as the Forever RIP), you can accurately calculate your costs down to the
cent for each job that you do.
8. The OKI printers that we use for the laser transfer process are all covered by a 3 year onsite
warranty (subject to the customer registering their purchase with OKI).
9. If the laser printers with White toner are used, even dark and black objects can be printed.
10. With the addition of the Forever no-cut flex (which comes in single colours), you can decorate
items in single spot colours, and special colours such as neon, white, and metallic colours and
then add full colour to this. No other digital print system allows for this.
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