CERAMICS

1-5 Cases

6-39 Cases

40+ Cases

El Grande’s 15oz (36/Cs)

HOLIDAY 15oz El Grande Mug Special

Purchase 5 Cases Ceramic 15oz El Grande Mugs get the 40+ case price.

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$2.15/$77.40

$1.98/$71.28

$1.87/$67.32

Tanked Mug’s 16oz (36/Cs)
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China 11 oz (36/Cs)
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$1.42/$51.12

$1.31/$47.16

$1.20/$43.20

$1.71/$61.56

EACH:
$6.55

Stainless Steel Mugs
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Each:
$6.60
1 - 4 Cases:
$5.49 each
5 - 9 Cases:
$5.23

Stainless Steel inside and out. No plastic to melt.

You can have the crisp and vibrant color of sublimation on a durable, lightweight mug. PolySub™ is a specially formulated polymer that will withstand the temperature required for sublimation transfer. The advantages over common ceramic and stainless steel products are many.

• Brighter white material

• Unbreakable

• Light weight

• Image resists chipping and scratching

• Dishwasher and microwave safe

We have an 11 oz. coffee mug, and are excited about our new 15 oz. travel mug with a custom-fitted lid.

Poly Sub Mugs 11oz


Poly Sub Mug Tool (for 11oz mug)


Poly Sub Mug 11oz Kit
(5) Poly Sub Mugs 11oz and (1) Insert Tool


Poly Sub Travel Mugs


Poly Sub Travel Mug Tool


Poly Sub Travel Mug Kit
Includes:
(5) Poly Sub Travel Mugs and (1) Insert Tool

$1.70 Each


$25.00 Each


$33.50 Each Kit



$3.66 Each


$25.00 Each


$36.00

$58.14 Per Case


$23.75 each (3 and up)


$31.82 Each Kit (3 and up)



$125.17 Per Case


$23.75 each (3 and up)


$34.20 Each Kit (3 and up)

Adding PolySub™ 11 oz. mugs and 15 oz. travel mugs to your mix of product offerings allows you to provide a safe, durable sublimated polymer mug for use at swimming pools, outdoor cafes, coffee shops, patios, boats, marinas and any other place where breaking a ceramic or glass mug would cause a serious safety hazard. Along with the durability, it is light weight which makes it ideal for use by children and the elderly.

The bright white finish provides more brilliant color transfer with high contrast possible in sublimation reproduction. The sublimation dye penetrates the surface of the polymer. There is no coating. This protects the image from scratching and chipping even after years of dishwasher and microwave use. PolySub is also a better insulator than glass, ceramic, or stainless steel and offers greater temperature stability.

PolySub products also deliver many benefits such as lower shipping costs, easier handling, elimination of double boxing requirements and elimination of inventory loss due to breakage.

FEATURES

Markets

• Expands target markets where breakable containers are dangerous and unacceptable, such as swimming pools, outdoor cafes, amusement parks, coffee houses, patios, boats and marinas, sporting events, nursing homes, college cafeterias, hospitals, and traditional markets
• Easy for children and the elderly to handle

• Produces crisper, accurate color reproduction that creates a visually-appealing product
• There is no coating on the surface of PolySub so the sublimation inks transfer into the surface of the mug instead of on a coating that can chip, scratch, delaminate, or discolor
• Shorter sublimation time than the image transfer process on ceramic mugs

• Lower freight charges
• Easier handling,
• Use lighter shelving
• Easy for children and the elderly to hand

Product Specs

Coffee Mug
: The PolySub™ coffee mugs are sold in case lots of 36. They are packaged in plastic sleeves to protect the surface. The insert tool is designed and machined to exacting tolerances to assure proper fit and performance. Use of the insert tool assures consistent quality sublimation transfer.

New Travel Mug
:The PolySub™ travel mugs are sold in case lots of 36. They, too, are packaged in plastic sleeves to protect the surface. The insert tool is designed and machined to exacting tolerances to assure proper fit and performance. Use of the insert tool assures consistent quality sublimation transfer.

New Travel Mug Starter Kit:
The PolySub™ travel mug starter kit includes five blank mugs and one aluminum insert tool. Part number SPS-T-15-KIT

How To

The successful sublimation of any substrate depends upon balancing the variables of pressure, temperature and time. We tested the following mug presses with various inks and papers to come up with general parameters that will help you get started. Your combination of ink, paper and mug press is unique to you, and will require adjustments to obtain optimum results with the PolySub mug.

Pressure: The PolySub mug is an injection molded polymer with a uniform tight tolerance surface. As a result, there is no need for high pressure to achieve good contact between the transfer and the mug. No matter which mug press you are using you should set the pressure as low as possible. High pressure can cause deformation of the mug, ghosting of the outline of the transfer paper and impression from the heating element.

It is a good practice to make your transfer paper size either 3 1/2” x 8 1/2" or 3 1/2" x 9 1/4", regardless of the size of the image, to eliminate the potential for ghosting. This also helps with the proper alignment of the image on the mug.

Some mug press heating elements have a pattern on the surface which can transfer to the mug. The use of a Teflon sheet can prevent such transfer. The design of one mug press is such that the compression of the heating element is elliptical instead of round and deforms the mug regardless of the pressure setting. Our solution was to design an aluminum tool that slips in the mug to prevent deformation. The tool is also necessary when using mug wraps. The tool is recommended with all presses as it stabilizes the mug.

Temperature: The PolySub mug has a melting temperature of 430° F. If you are melting the surface of the mug you are well above the temperature required for sublimation to occur and should adjust your settings downward. Remember, the temperature setting of the mug press reflects the design of the controls and the position of thermocouples, and does not necessarily reflect the actual temperature at the surface of the mug.

Time: The PolySub mug heats up faster than a ceramic mug as it is 1/3 the weight of a ceramic mug. In general, the time to sublimate a PolySub mug is less than a ceramic mug

Note: The above settings are only intended to give you a reasonable point to begin to determine the best settings for your system.

Warning: The insert tool must be removed immediately after sublimation. It may become lodged in the mug if it cools prior to removal. If the mug cools and the tool sticks inside, reheat the mug/tool until the tool can be removed.