Sports goods

Footballs

Printing and decoration on stitched and laminated balls

The work

What this step involves.

A football is decorated before it is stitched. The panels are printed flat — synthetic leather or coated fabric — then cured, cut and assembled, so the print has to survive stitching, inflation and a working life outdoors.

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What the print has to survive

The conditions this decoration works in.

Printed flat on the panel, before cutting and stitching

Synthetic leather and coated fabric surfaces

The print flexes permanently once the ball is inflated

Outdoor use: water, abrasion and sunlight

Export orders are commonly audited against a brand's restricted substance list

Next step

Which ink suits this job depends on your substrate and your process.

The range AIC supplies to sports goods manufacturers is published in full, with data sheets and safety data sheets against the products that have them.

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