The printers use separate tanks for ink ... page and place it on the bed before you start printing. The sublimation dye is activated with heat, and, of course, you are shooting out hot plastic ...

Typically, it takes about 60-90 seconds and around 400 degrees Fahrenheit for sublimation, sometimes called dye-sublimation ... You'll also find that sublimation printers require little ...

Thermal transfer printers produce shades of colors by placing color dots side-by-side (see dithering). Printing faster than dye sublimation, consumables (ribbon and paper) are also less expensive ...