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Heat Transfers

We permanently incorporate your logo or decorative design directly onto the garment, including variable information such as sizing and care instructions — with a wide range of techniques and color matching, from our own in-house formulation of adhesives and inks for every natural and synthetic fiber.

Equipment
FX Heat Press Series
Compliance
Oeko-Tex Standard 100
Oeko-Tex Standard 100
Inks
Formulated in-house
Application
Heat and pressure
Techniques
Six
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The qualities

Six ways to apply a mark

From dimensional 3D to reflective vinyl — the technique sets the look, the hand feel and the fabric it can go on.

3D
Vinyl
Sonic Cut
Reflective
Halo Free
Special Inks
Dimensional embellishment

3D

Available in gloss or matte finish, these 3D heat transfers offer an unparalleled artistic look that enhances your brand. They are water, oil, grease and abrasion resistant, and ideal for brand names and logos used as embellishments.

Definition
Dimensional embellishment
Smallest text
Brand names and logos
Hand feel
Raised film surface
Relative cost
Premium
Adhesive, halo free

Vinyl

A wide range of adhesive vinyl to decorate garments, with very particular characteristics and free of halo. Also available in Super Reflective, Rainbow Reflective and Reflective Color.

Definition
Solid color, halo free
Smallest text
Logos and lettering
Hand feel
Smooth adhesive vinyl
Relative cost
Core range
Cut, not printed

Sonic Cut

A heat transfer held in a cutting process of special high-density adhesive materials. Ideal for logos used as embellishments, particularly on high performance, casual and outdoor garments.

Definition
Sharp cut edges
Smallest text
Logos as embellishments
Hand feel
High-density material
Relative cost
Premium
Seen after dark

Reflective

Available in adhesive vinyl and in reflective inks. The adhesive vinyl is known as Super Reflective, since its reflection capacity is higher than the inks. Also available in reflective colors, and it can be combined with other heat transfer techniques. Free of harmful substances and compliant with Oeko-Tex Standard 100.

Definition
Reflective under light
Smallest text
Logos and safety marks
Hand feel
Vinyl or ink
Relative cost
Premium
No outline

Halo Free

The formulation builds the adhesive properties into the inks themselves, so the transfer lands without any outline around it. Super soft to the skin, free of harmful substances and compliant with Oeko-Tex Standard 100.

Definition
No outline around the mark
Smallest text
Logos and lettering
Hand feel
Super soft to the skin
Relative cost
Core range
Formulated to order

Special Inks

Our research and development labs formulate our own inks for application on a wide variety of materials, and can develop transfers for special fabrics and fibers to your requirement — Ultra-Stretch, water-based, glow in the dark, sparkling, gloss and neon among them. All our inks are soft to the touch, free of harmful substances and Oeko-Tex Standard 100 compliant.

Definition
Formulated per fabric
Smallest text
Per artwork
Hand feel
Soft to the touch
Relative cost
Quoted per program
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Quality
Definition
Smallest text
Hand feel
Finish
Construction
Cut & fold
Relative cost
3D
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Definition
Dimensional embellishment
Smallest text
Brand names and logos
Hand feel
Raised film surface
Finish
Gloss or matte
Construction
Raised 3D formulation
Cut & fold
Die cut
Relative cost
Premium
Vinyl
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Definition
Solid color, halo free
Smallest text
Logos and lettering
Hand feel
Smooth adhesive vinyl
Finish
Range of finishes
Construction
Adhesive vinyl
Cut & fold
Cut vinyl
Relative cost
Core range
Sonic Cut
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Definition
Sharp cut edges
Smallest text
Logos as embellishments
Hand feel
High-density material
Finish
Material dependent
Construction
Cut high-density adhesive
Cut & fold
Sonic cut
Relative cost
Premium
Reflective
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Definition
Reflective under light
Smallest text
Logos and safety marks
Hand feel
Vinyl or ink
Finish
Super Reflective vinyl or inks
Construction
Reflective vinyl or ink
Cut & fold
Cut or printed
Relative cost
Premium
Halo Free
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Definition
No outline around the mark
Smallest text
Logos and lettering
Hand feel
Super soft to the skin
Finish
Ink dependent
Construction
Adhesive built into the ink
Cut & fold
No carrier edge
Relative cost
Core range
Special Inks
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Definition
Formulated per fabric
Smallest text
Per artwork
Hand feel
Soft to the touch
Finish
Stretch, glow, sparkling, neon
Construction
In-house ink formulation
Cut & fold
Printed
Relative cost
Quoted per program

Guidance from Finotex product literature. Final specification confirmed on sample approval.

Applications

Where transfers replace the label

Activewear & performance

Next-to-skin garments where a sewn label is a comfort and returns problem.

Tagless

Apparel & accessories

Interior brand and care marks on lightweight knits and base layers.

Single pieces

Uniforms & workwear

High-volume decoration applied in line on your own floor.

Rolls
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Take the specification with you

Everything your tech pack needs — construction, finishes, cut-and-fold options and care guidance.

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Questions

The things buyers ask first

Do all of your factories use the same type of machines and are the quality and products the same across countries?
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Finotex constantly strives to offer the latest technology to its customers and looks for the better materials for our products. This allow us to reproduce your product in any of our fa-cilities around the world, with the same quality and raw material.

Do you have the capacity to develop heat transfers for special fabrics (DWR, ultra stretched synthetics, FR, etc.)?
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Yes, our Research & Development Product department works constantly on new formulas and performing tests before launching them to the market. When our customers need a development for special fabrics we only need the sample of the fabric and know what kind of finish and the additional process will be put through.

Which washing tests does Finotex perform?
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Finotex performs the following testing at our internal laboratory in our El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Colombia facilities: Home Laundry Cycles; Chlorinated water using the ISO 105-E-03 Textile Test for color fastness; Salt water testing using the AATCC 106 Colorfastness to Salt water norm, Dry Cleaning Testing and Industrial wash testing.

Are all Finotex products certified for harmful substances?
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Yes, our standard products are certificated under the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®