Direct-to-garment printing

[1] DTG printers use aqueous textile inks (water-based chemistry) that require a unique curing process.

Since D2 inks are water-based, they work best for printing on natural fibers such as cotton, bamboo, hemp, and linen.

Direct-to-garment printing in the United States began in 1996 with the introduction of the first commercially available DTG printer named "Revolution", developed by DIS of Bradenton, Florida,[3] and based on an invention of Matthew Rhome.

[5][6] After the release of the Revolution printer, there was a lot of development but not much sales activity in the market until 2004 when Mimaki introduced their printer at the ISS show in Chicago, Illinois and, later that year, when Kornit and US Screen displayed their offerings at the SGIA show in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

By May 2019, the North American DTG market was currently valued at over $2.5 billion with a compound annual growth rate of 10.5% through 2021.

Direct to garment shirt by I Crave Cars featuring a 1968 Camaro illustration. This (DTG) print design uses the shirt as the base color for the illustration.