FAQs

REHANCE Advantages

REHANCE Overview
   Comfort and Durability
    Wash Test
    REHANCE vs Plastisol
    Speed to Market

REHANCE is not just a textile printing process, but a completely
different approach to bringing high quality printed apparel products to the market.

REHANCE is a technology developed by T.S. Designs and Burlington Chemical and is an innovative method of printing and dyeing fabric that utilizes a water-based chemistry.  REHANCE is much safer for the environment as compared with traditional screenprinting methods because it does not rely on plastisol ink, which contains PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and deadly phthalates, and leaves no environmentally hazardous residues.

Because REHANCE works at the molecular level, it changes how cotton responds to dyes, allowing the cotton to absorb up to 500 times the dye allowed with traditional screenprinting.  REHANCE can also work in reverse—ensuring that the fabric does not absorb unwanted dyes.  Both the “resist” and “enhance” functionality of REHANCE along with the high quality cotton material we use work together to create the sharpest, most precise images possible. 

1. A breathable, durable product.  Traditional screenprinting that uses plastisol ink creates an image that sits on top of the material, leaving a “hand” feel.  This image breaks down easily in the wash ‘n wear cycle, not only leaving bits and pieces of the former image behind in the waste stream, but in short order, a marred product.  REHANCE technology actually integrates the image into the fiber, thereby offering a “breathable” print that leaves no “hand” print behind. REHANCE technology ensures your product will enjoy a long, wearable life!
   

2. An unlimited selection of T-shirt colors.  Forget “standard” T-shirt colors—with REHANCE you can choose every possible hue, shade, or combination of colors, thus giving you free rein in your creative process.  REHANCE technology approaches apparel manufacturing much differently than traditional apparel printing by printing your design first and dyeing the fabric afterwards.  This process, combined with our unique dyeing techniques gives you an unlimited “Style Power” and a competitive advantage in getting to market quicker with the styles and colors your customers want.  Read more about how you can be responsive to your market using REHANCE technology.
   

3. An end product that fits every time.  Ever notice how those apparel products that claim to be pre-shrunk always end up shrinking anyway?  Is that simply an inherent feature of cotton?  NO!  Many apparel products that claim to be pre-shrunk actually are but because of the “piece-dyed” way they are processed, further shrinkage through typical wash ‘n wear happens anyway.  Not with REHANCE—REHANCE uses a high quality “garment dye” process that ensures the end product will remain the same size, even after 20 washes.

Compare the wash results of REHANCE to traditional screenprinting.

Compare the “look and feel” aspects of REHANCE to traditional screenprinting.