Printing and dyeing the flags of participating countries in the Olympic Games using "digital printing" technology

Take the 938 bus from Tuqiao Station on the Batong Line, more than 20 kilometers eastward, and arrive at the Beijing Jinggong Hongqi Factory New Factory in Tong County, Tongzhou. It is responsible for the main production process of the banner including printing, dyeing, sewing and fixing. The heming of the banner is performed by the old factory outside Zuo'anmen.

Beijing Jinggong Hongqi Factory was founded in 1956. In the past 52 years, this factory has experienced glory and has experienced decline. However, today's Beijing Gonggong Red Flag Factory has become the official of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee during the 2008 Olympic Games. And the "Official Flag" designated production enterprises of the 205 member countries and regions of the International Olympic Committee.

A female worker removes the five-star red flag that has been fumigated at a high temperature from the steamer


Workers will rinse and throw off the 80% dry red flag from the dryer

It is precisely because of this major task it is responsible for the Olympic Games that when various colors, various patterns, and flags of various sizes are seen decorating the yard into a colorful "little UN", it seems that the Olympic Games seems to be in sight.

The closest to the factory gate is the printing and dyeing shop. Several lines are covered with fabrics waiting to be printed and dyed, and the original white is printed in other colors as needed. For the production of the banner used by the Olympic Games, Beijing Gonghong Hongqi Factory has made great breakthroughs in its production process. In order not to have a slight deviation, at present, the plant adopts “digital printing” technology, which completely eliminates the error that may be caused by manual printing.

After dyeing and sewing, the flag was then steamed in two workshops located at the southernmost part of the factory. On the day the reporter visited, the workers happened to be washing the five-star red flag. Although the steaming bucket was about two meters high, it was due to The steamed five-star red flag is very large, so it can only be steamed four times at a time. A worker told the reporter while waving the flag to be steamed uniformly: “The color of the flag is corrected after steaming, and it can withstand the wind and the sun does not fade.” After the banner is steamed, it is washed and dried, and then hanged. To dry in the yard, finally stacked and waiting for the Olympics to show their looks.