Pigment printing is a printing method in which a strong, wear-resistant, and transparent resin film is formed on the fabric with the help of an adhesive, and the coating is mechanically fixed on the fabric to obtain a pattern.

As early as more than two thousand years ago, our ancestors used mineral pigments to grind together with natural binders for textile printing. However, due to the dark gray color, rough hand feel, poor washing and rubbing fastness, etc., they are not used much.Modern pigment printing started after the German Bayer (Bayer) company provided a series of Acramin F type pigment print fabric in 1951. In the 1960s, self-crosslinking adhesives with film-forming water phase dispersion were developed. At the same time, the presence of polyacid-based synthetic thickeners has made pigment printing technology a big step forward. With the continuous improvement and perfection of adhesives and thickeners, the application of pigment printing and pigment dyeing textile fabrics has become more and more extensive. Pigment printing now occupies a considerable market share, with more than 50% of the global market, it is the first choice for all printing processes, and there are many special pigment printing manufacturers.

Characteristics of Pigment Printing:

1. The process is simple, no waste water is discharged, and the production efficiency and the rate of genuine products are high.

2. There is no selectivity to fiber, and it has a wide range of applications.

3. Complete color spectrum, easy color matching and high precision.
4. It can print special patterns, suitable for special printing.

 Based on the above characteristics, the pigment printing is mainly used for the pattern area is not too large or the hand feel, the rubbing fastness requirement is not too high, especially suitable for the direct printing of synthetic fiber and its blended fabric, and special printing.