Hydrographics or HydroGraphics, also known as immersion printing, water transfer printing, water transfer imaging, or cubic printing, is a method of applying printed designs to three-dimensional objects. The hydrographic process can be used on metal, plastic, glass, hard woods, and various other materials. In the process, the substrate piece to be printed is pre-treated and a base coat material is applied. A polyvinyl alcohol film is gravure-printed with the graphic image to be transferred, and is then floated on the surface of a vat of water. An activator chemical is sprayed on the film to dissolve it into a liquid and activate a bonding agent. The piece is then lowered into the vat, through the floating ink layer, which wraps around and adheres to it. After removing the piece from the water, a top coat is applied to protect the design. With multiple dipping, hydrographic printing can achieve full 360° coverage of the part surface, including small crevices.
| Company Name : | Pan Taiwan Enterprise Co., Ltd. |
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| Contact Person : | Ms. Sharon Lee  |
| Address : | 16F-1, NO. 16, JIAN BA ROAD, CHUNG HO DISTRICT, NEW TAIPEI CITY, 23511 TAIWAN |
| City : | NEW TAIPEI CITY |
| Province / State : | Taiwan |
| Country : |  Taiwan |
| Telephone : | 886-2-82265199 |
| Fax : | 886-2-82265196 |
