Leading the Leap of DTF Printing Technology - Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution

In an era when textile printing and cross-industry customization are comprehensively advancing toward high quality, strong environmental protection, and rapid response, the market’s call for revolutionary core processes has become increasingly urgent. How can we achieve ultimate graphic expression while ensuring the wearing comfort of garments and green, sustainable production?

As a leader in inkjet industry innovation, HONGSAM took the lead in launching the Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution in 2021, which breaks through the limitations of traditional processes with powderless technology innovation. It eliminates the need for physical powder shaking, relying only on digital power and high-end texture performance. It successfully conquers various substrates, including common fabrics, high-end leather, and modern industrial materials, becoming an “All-Rounder” of a new height in customization.

Core Technology: RCT® Patented Technology Opens a New Era of Pure Digital Transfer

The reason Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution can achieve “powder-free” operation lies in its top-secret weapon: the RCT® (Rapid Color Technology) fast color pigment patented technology.

Traditional processes must rely on TPU hot-melt adhesive powder as a medium to adhere patterns to clothing. The Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution, which applies RCT® technology, has made disruptive innovations directly in the ink formulation. When the ink is printed onto the transfer film, the pattern itself already possesses transfer adhesion functionality. This not only eliminates the diffused intermediate physical powder-scattering step, but also achieves an unprecedented environmental breakthrough: it eliminates the hazards and pollution of TPU adhesive powder micro-plastics at the source. That opens a new path of high-standard, high-value, green, and low-carbon sustainable development for the entire digital printing industry.

Moreover, the power of RCT® technology lies not only in garments but also in its ability to actively adapt to extremely complex pore structures and achieve effective coloring and ultra-strong fixation at the material level. At present, this hardcore technology has successfully expanded across industries into industrial frontline materials such as leather, filtration materials, geotextiles, and medical non-woven textiles. This is not only a simplification of the process but also a future-oriented, healthier, and more eco-friendly sustainable solution, truly ushering digital transfer printing into the “boundaryless” era where everything can be finely printed.

Strength 1: Convenient and Efficient – “Print – Dry – Heat Transfer” Completed in Three Steps

True technological innovation is not about adding processes, but about the wisdom of simplifying the matters and achieving lower defect rates. The Hong-Jet® No Powder DTF Printing Solution, highly simplifies the originally complex transfer process into three steps: “Print – Dry – Heat Transfer”.

By eliminating the redundant physical operation of “powder shaking,” the equipment structure becomes more precise and scientific. It fundamentally avoids defect problems caused by mechanical failures, such as uneven media and powder clumping in traditional processes. Operation thresholds and labor costs are significantly reduced. Even for high-end customized orders with multiple varieties and small batches (“small orders, fast response”), it enables seamless response and efficient, steady output.

Strength 2: Green Production – Protecting Employee Health and Environmental Safety

In those modern intelligent, high-end garment micro-factories, cleanliness and health are invisible benchmarks for measuring enterprise competitiveness. TPU powder particles are extremely tiny and easily suspended in the air, where they can be inhaled into operator’s lung, potentially causing chronic damage to the respiratory system with long-term exposure. Whereas the Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution fully practices green standards. It abandons the generation of dust at the source, truly achieving dust-free workshop operation. In addition, to thoroughly implement the concept of “protecting employee health and environmental safety,” the entire solution has achieved hardcore upgrades in hardware:

· Patented Intelligent Temperature-Controlled Drying System: The solution is equipped with a dedicated patented dryer that achieves precise heat output through intelligent temperature control technology. While perfectly curing the pattern, it minimizes energy consumption and eliminates heat waste, helping enterprises precisely control costs.

· Industrial-Grade Professional Air Purifier: The production line is simultaneously equipped with a patented air purification device. It not only effectively removes moisture inside the equipment to ensure the stability and consistency of drying results and prevent product quality from being affected by environmental humidity, but also features small size and no consumable loss - further saving costs.

This not only completely solves the environmental rating difficulties that trouble processing enterprises, ensuring persistently fresh workshop air, but also effectively protects the respiratory health of every frontline personnel. It makes safe production and environmental compliance complement each other, demonstrating the brand responsibility of high-end large factories.

Strength 3: Authentic Texture – Reshaping the Second Skin of High-End Garments

The beauty of printing lies not only in stunning visuals but also in tactile resonance. The Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution breaks the previous embarrassing situation of thick, stiff patterns, and achieves perfect integration between the process and the fabric.

· Retaining Original Hand Feel: While the process does not involve TPU hot-melt powder, there is no thick adhesive film layer. The transferred pattern layer is extremely thin and tough, maximizing the retention of the substrate’s original soft hand feel and fabric texture. The touch is natural and comfortable, with virtually no foreign body sensation.

· Breathable and Moisture-expelling: The breathability of the printed area is almost unaffected. Whether it is lightweight summer sun-protective clothing, skin-friendly T-shirts, or high-intensity professional sportswear, wearers can experience freshness and comfort in any environment, perfectly meeting the comfort requirements of high-end brands.

Strength 4: UltraWhite White DTF Ink as the Hardcore Guardian – The Covering Expert for Dark Fabrics

In white ink DTF Printing processes, white ink is the key material for printing on dark fabrics — whether the whiteness is sufficient, the covering power is strong, and the film toughness is good directly determines the final printing quality.

The Hong-Jet® Powderless Solution pursues the ultimate in white ink performance. It uses UltraWhite white ink, which, with hardcore technology and extreme performance, has become the benchmark choice for perfectly conquering dark fabrics:

· Ultra-High Whiteness and Strong Covering Power: When used as a base on dark cotton, linen, or polyester-cotton blended fabrics, it completely isolates base color interference, maximizing the saturation and vividness of subsequent color inks and instantly highlighting pattern layering.

· Excellent Compatibility: Compatible with commonly used pretreatment liquids on the market, it provides even base coating without bleeding. Color and white inks have excellent matching, significantly reducing rework rates.

· High Elasticity and Stretch Resistance: The film exhibits excellent stretch resistance, suitable for sportswear, elastic T-shirts, and other elastic fabrics. It does not crack or fall off after long wear and repeated washing.

· All-Round Printhead Protection: Outstanding standby performance and smooth printing. The special dispersion system effectively prevents titanium dioxide precipitation, reducing the risk of printhead clogging. It provides all-round protection for mainstream printheads and extends equipment service life.

Strength 5: Visual Enhancement Power Moves – Fluorescent and Hot Stamping Bring Substantial Premiums

In the fiercely competitive clothing customization field, what can be used to create a gap with peers and refuse low-price competition? Hong-Jet’s powderless DTF solution provides two “weapons” that make product visual texture explosive.

· High-Saturation Exclusive Fluorescent Colors: The solution provides exclusive fluorescent red, fluorescent yellow, fluorescent orange, and fluorescent green. The colors are bright and saturated, delivering full visual impact under UV light sources. They are the eye-catching secret weapons for personality-driven young trendy brands, anime peripherals, and limited-edition garments.

· “Color-Gold Harmony” Non-Shift Hot Stamping Process: It supports high-precision hot stamping enhancement technology. One print, two DTF Printings — completely eliminating any secondary alignment. It allows delicate and rich color prints and dazzling luxurious metallic color blocks to be perfectly framed together. Edges are sharp and clear with zero shift, greatly expanding profit margins for high-end team-building and high-end customized apparel.

Cross-Industry All-Rounder – Gorgeous Transformation from Fashion Garments to Industrial Materials

The vision of the Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution goes far beyond fashion. The power of RCT® patented technology lies in its ability to adapt to extremely complex pore structures and achieve effective coloring and fixation.

On the application side, the Hong-Jet® Powderless Powder-Free DTF Printing Solution demonstrates astonishing “boundaryless” adaptability:

· Classic Fabric Fine Printing: Whether pure cotton, polyester, or canvas, the Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution can achieve precise adhesion. The print deeply fixes with the fibers, fully empowering high-end garment customization, lightweight sportswear, and trendy shoes and hats, giving every garment ultimate visual expression.

· Special Fabric Customization: For special materials with rough surfaces or multiple pores such as felt cloth and non-woven fabrics, RCT® technology can actively penetrate and strongly grip. No falling off, no bleeding — it perfectly solves the pain point of difficult printing on special materials and easily crosses into cultural and creative peripherals, personalized felt gift bags, and modern home soft decoration fields.

· Luxury Leather Cross-Industry: The solution’s high adaptability further extends to PU leather, microfiber leather, and even “oil wax cloth” and other high-end retro leather surfaces rich in grease that are extremely difficult for ordinary processes to handle. Wear-resistant, non-peeling, non-cracking, it perfectly conforms to leather characteristics while retaining its luxurious hand feel, injecting new digital aesthetic value into high-added-value industries such as high-end retro luggage and luxury leather goods.

· Innovation of Woodcraft and Panels: The solution can be used in hard base material field. Whether it's natural solid wood boards, MDF, or other decorative panels, the patterns adhere perfectly without damaging the original wood grain. The transferred images deliver vibrant colors, crisp edges, and zero glue residue, significantly enhancing the overall visual appeal of the boards.

· Expansion into Advanced Industrial Materials: Currently, this technology has successfully extended to filtration materials, geotextiles, medical non-woven textiles, and other industrial material fields, reshaping the manufacturing boundaries of modern industry with a fully digital sustainable form.

Conclusion

Today, when customization demands are becoming extreme and environmental standards are increasingly stringent, the Hong-Jet® Powderless DTF Printing Solution (powder-free) uses RCT® patented hardcore technology, “UltraWhite Ink,” and stunning fluorescent hot stamping effects in strong combination to completely break the barriers of materials and colors. It not only helps processing enterprises “extract pure profits” in the fierce market and create higher product premiums, but also defines a new height of customization with green production methods.

HONGSAM+

For many years,  has always adhered to the original aspiration of “Science, Integrity, Beyond, Environmentalist,” integrating “water-based, environmental protection” into the genes of every product. HONGSAM not only outputs inks and advanced printing solutions but also outputs a symbiotic force. Adhering to the “HONGSAM+” business philosophy, it serves as a technical hub connecting printing equipment manufacturers, channel partners, and end users. Through joint marketing and deep technical empowerment, it helps partners transform technological advantages into market competitive advantages, achieving mutual success through complementary strengths.