Transfer printing is a process of transferring pictures and texts from steel gravure plate (or photosensitive gravure plate) to printing substrate through a silicone rubber casting transfer head. It can be used for printing flat or various shapes, such as glass products, plastic products, metal products, clocks and watches, electronic and optical products. Its main characteristic is that it can stop printing irregular special-shaped concave and convex surfaces. It is very difficult for these printing to be completed by other printing methods, but it can be easily completed by pad printing and multi-color and exquisite printing can be completed. This is an ideal printing method for the appearance printing of instruments, equipment and some small products.

移印与网版印刷有着很多类似之处，比方，对承印物的顺应性普遍；油墨品种繁多，移印油墨和网印油墨根本上能够通用；经过改换夹具和印版能够十分便当地完成不同产品的印刷等。所以，在很多印刷场所中移印和网版印刷就像一对孪生姐妹一样密切无间，共同扮演特种印刷技术的重要角色。正由于如此，许多印刷厂家都把移印划归到网版印刷的范畴，而不细分特地的移印技术和研讨机构。但是，移印和网版印刷的特性和运用技术还是有一定差异的。

There are many similarities between transfer printing and screen printing. For example, the adaptability to the substrate is universal; there are many kinds of inks, transfer ink and screen printing ink can be basically universal; after changing fixtures and plates, printing of different products can be easily completed. Therefore, in many printing places, transfer printing and screen printing are as close as twin sisters, playing an important role in special printing technology. Because of this, many printing companies classify transfer printing as screen printing, without subdividing the transfer technology and research institutions. However, there are still some differences in the characteristics and application techniques of offset printing and screen printing.

，从油墨的转移过程来看，移印和网印具有明显的差别；移印机和网印机的构造也不相同；移印技术顺应的产种类类和网版印刷也大相径庭。从客观上来看，移印和网印的差异要远远大于它们之间的类似之处，而之所以习气把它们捆在一同，更大的缘由是移印和网印面对的是一个共同的市场，在这个共同市场上，网印离不开移印。从网印行业中剥离移印比拟艰难，也没什么必要，但是要深化理解移印工艺技术就不能只以网印行业的目光来审视它。

First of all, from the transfer process of ink, there are obvious differences between offset printing and screen printing; the structure of offset printing machine and screen printing machine is also different; the types of products and screen printing technology are also different. From an objective point of view, the difference between transfer and screen printing is far greater than the similarities between them, and the reason why they are tied together by habits is that transfer and screen printing are facing a common market, in which screen printing can not be separated from transfer. It is difficult and unnecessary to peel off the transfer technology from the screen printing industry. However, to deepen the understanding of the transfer technology, we can not only look at it from the perspective of the screen printing industry.

总结起来，移印的特性主要有：

To sum up, the main characteristics of transfer printing are as follows:

1、适于曲面印刷，富于弹性的硅橡胶移印头关于平面以外的二次、三次曲面，凹凸面等外形复杂的承印物都能印刷；

1. Suitable for curved surface printing. Flexible silicone rubber transfer head can be printed on quadratic and cubic curved surfaces, concave and convex surfaces and other complex shapes.

2、能印刷较精密的图文，普通能够印刷0.05 mm 的细线；

2. It can print more precise pictures and texts, and can print 0.05 mm fine lines in general.

3、印刷稳定持续，即便长时间印刷，其印刷精度也不会改动；

3. Printing is stable and persistent, and its printing accuracy will not change even if it is printed for a long time.

4、省去了枯燥工序，可连续多色印刷；

4. It eliminates the boring process and can be used for continuous multi-color printing.

5、承印范围普遍，可在塑料、金属、玻璃、陶瓷、皮革、胶木等各种资料制品上的恣意凹凸外表准确地停止单色、双色和彩色图文的印刷，还可停止柔软接触印刷，还能在柔软的物品( 如水果、糕点、鸡蛋等) 以及易碎脆弱的物品( 如陶瓷、玻璃制品等) 上停止印刷；

5. The printing range is widespread. It can stop printing of monochrome, bicolor and colour pictures accurately on the surface of materials such as plastics, metals, glass, ceramics, leather, bakelite and so on. It can also stop printing on soft objects such as fruits, cakes, eggs, etc. and fragile and fragile items such as ceramics, glass products, etc. ;

6、移印工艺操作简单易学且运转牢靠，没有特别深奥的技术。

6. The operation of transfer printing process is simple, easy to learn and reliable, and there is no particularly profound technology.