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Where to print anything in the UAE.

Who prints it. Who makes it. Which machine to buy.

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What do you want to print on?

Ask the experts. Type an object, answer a few quick questions, and get the right method, its pros and cons, and where to go in the UAE.

Printing methods, explained.

Fifteen ways to put a design on a product, each in a short video.

How full colour is printed

Four plates.One picture.

A press prints every colour picture from four plates of tiny dots, in order: black, cyan, magenta, yellow. Each plate is screened at its own angle so the dots form a rosette, not a moiré. Scroll, and watch this painting go through the press.

Where can I print in the UAE?What machine can print this?

The painting separated into four halftone plates, printed in press order, then varnished.

Three ways to bring your product to life.

Source it. Print it. Or print it yourself.

  1. 01

    Where to source it

    Perfume bottles, cans, boxes, labels, glass. The UAE makers behind the product.

    Source
  2. 02

    Where to print

    The studios that print on your bottle, can, panel or wall. One piece or ten thousand.

    Print services
  3. 03

    Where to buy a printer

    Bring it in-house. The right machine for what you print most, supported here.

    Printers

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Bottles

Label, sleeve or direct print?

Four ways to decorate a bottle, and the one question that decides.

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Packaging

Getting custom boxes made

Box types, what to send a supplier, and where short runs fit.

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Machines

Which printer for which job

Flatbed, cylindrical, wall or belt. Match the machine to the work.

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Questions, answered.

Where can I print on glass bottles in Dubai?

For a sample or a short run, a direct-to-object UV studio such as Sun Studio in Al Quoz prints a full 360° wrap straight onto bottles you supply, with no minimum order. Bottlers printing their own bottles in volume use cylindrical UV printers; in the Middle East LSINC printers are sold and supported by PRO TECHnology.

Who makes custom printed boxes in the UAE?

Packaging converters. They print, laminate and die-cut cartons, rigid gift boxes and shipper boxes in their own plants. Our directory lists UAE packaging manufacturers; send them your box size, dieline and quantity.

Where can I get T-shirts printed in Dubai?

At a garment printer: screen printing, DTF, sublimation or embroidery. Studios that print on glass, metal and walls usually do not print clothing, so go to a specialist.

Can you print directly onto a wall in Dubai?

Yes. A vertical wall printer prints murals on site onto finished walls. Sun Studio prints walls up to 4 m high across the UAE at a published AED 950 per square metre, excluding VAT.

Is there a minimum order for printing?

It depends on the method. Direct digital UV printing has no plates or screens, so one piece is possible. Offset, flexo, can making and packaging all have set-up costs, so they come with minimum quantities per design.

Who runs Printing Experts?

Printing Experts is published by a Dubai team with expertise since 2011 in digital printing machines, in printing for clients and in sourcing products for them: the people behind Sun Studio Dubai and PRO TECHnology's Digital Printing division. We built it to help people source their products in the UAE. We recommend them only for the jobs they do, say so each time, and send every other job to independent specialists who do not pay to be listed.

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