Discuss the various aspects of direct to garment printing. DTG printers include Brother, T-Jet, Flexi-Jet, DTG Kiosk, Kornit, Mimaki, Tex-Jet and others! Discuss and learn about this up and coming printing technology.
I've heard that the price of white ink for DTG printers will be going up by about 50%. Seeing as all the makes of printers get the ink from the same manufacturer, Dupont, I assume we all will get the increase. Anybody else heard anything on the increase or reasons for it?
I've heard that the price of white ink for DTG printers will be going up by about 50%. Seeing as all the makes of printers get the ink from the same manufacturer, Dupont, I assume we all will get the increase. Anybody else heard anything on the increase or reasons for it?
Where did you hear about a price increase?
We've actually lowered our FastINK (DuPont) ink prices 3 times this year. I do not believe there should be any worry of white ink prices going up.
Also, there seems to be a ton of new inks coming out lately. Sooner or later you would think someone will get the white ink close to Dupont. I just bought a liter of this new white ink: Resolute Ink | Forumlated White Ink For Inkjet Garment Printers . Wade a former US Screen tech guy is selling it. I will let you know how it comes out.
The information came from a technician from one of the machine suppliers who was at a friend's shop. Rumors usually come from fact, however distorted they may be in the end.
I would be glad to hear that someone is making a white ink as good as, or better than Dupont's. Competition would ensure that outrageous price increases do not occur.
The information came from a technician from one of the machine suppliers who was at a friend's shop. Rumors usually come from fact, however distorted they may be in the end.
I would be glad to hear that someone is making a white ink as good as, or better than Dupont's. Competition would ensure that outrageous price increases do not occur.
Of course, I can only speak for the DuPont ink that we sell - FastINK. We have no plans to increase prices on white ink at any time in the foreseeable future. In fact, as I posted earlier, we have lowered the prices 3 times already this year.
I wanted to give a definite, final answer to the DuPont price increase rumors. Especially since no one posting the rumors was able to give a direct knowledgeable source for their information.
So I asked DuPont directly if it was true and the very strong answer I got back was -
"Not true at all. There are no price increases planned."
Well, I'm glad that is cleared up. All we needed was someone to go straight to the source and get a definitive answer so that dealers have no excuse for any price increases.
Well, I'm glad that is cleared up. All we needed was someone to go straight to the source and get a definitive answer so that dealers have no excuse for any price increases.
I am not quite sure what your concerns are. I think the trend is in the opposite direction. As I previously posted, we have lowered our ink prices 3 times so far this year.
What's so hard to understand? Wouldn't you be concerned when you hear from an employee of a company that sells direct to garment printers and supplies that the ink you are currently paying $400.00 a litre for is going up to $600.00???
I wish I could buy it at your price Harry but, when you are half a world away, you pay a little more to cover the freight. This I understand. A 50% price increase when the manufacturer hasn't initiated it...I would have a problem with that.
Now that you have kindly cleared that up, I have a defence if they try it.
White ink price up by 50%? 
I think you must have come across a rumor, which would not be unusual in the dtg world 
