Foil stamping: What’s the difference?
Foil stamping refers to the application heat- and pressure-sensitive foil or metallic prints to plastics, paper, and cards.
It is possible to create many textures using it, including glossy, matte, and shiny textures as well holographic ones.
Stamping is a printing process that differs from silk screening or pad printing. It’s great for printing products in dark colours because it doesn’t require any ink.
Foil stamping refers to a printing process that utilizes foil stamping. It is used to create holiday cards and baby announcements as well as scratchoff foils and wedding invitation ideas.
Foil stamping: How does it work?
Foil stamping is an extremely specialized printing process that involves heat, pressure, metal foils, and text to create metallic-like designs, text and graphics in a wide range of colours and textures.
This process is also known by the names hot foil stamping and hot stamping. To transfer images from hot stamped onto a surface, heat is required.
Foil stamping may also be called dry stamping or dry foil stamping. It doesn’t require liquid ink for printing. Stamping is done by using metal plates and dies.
Foil stamping uses multi-layered foil. You can use foil with many layers, including:
- A polyester carrier layer,
- A release layer
- Lacquer layers,
- Image layers,
- Metal layers (gold leaf and gold silver leaf or foil colour)
- An outer adhesive layer
The process of hot foiling involves applying heat and pressure to the foil. The foil is then pressed against an appropriate support medium like a plate or cylindrical.
Heat and pressure are used to activate the adhesive layer of the silver foil/gold foil. The release layer then melts. The medium is then attached directly to the machine’s hot foil.
This machine is called a hot foil stamper/hot foil stamping device. This machine can be used either as a standalone unit or to connect to a printer or similar equipment.
Hot foil stampers use dies from brass that can be etched, engraved manually or by using other methods.
How Do Foil Stamping Work?
Hot foiling and hot stamping can be used to decorate many products. It can also help to fight counterfeiting.
Foil stamping can be used to package food, medicine, and beverages. It is also used to finish luxury items. Foil stamping can be used to stamp currency and artwork. It can be used to make greeting cards, wedding invitations, and book covers from paper stock.
Foil stamping techniques are suitable for almost everything: from invitation cards and brochures to regular stationery (reports cards or envelopes cards) to gold and silver foil business cards and more.
Foil stamping can be used in packaging. Foil stamping can also be used for labels, stickers and scratch and win tags. It’s quick and easy to give your products an elegant look and striking effect.
