Foil Print

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Foil printing is a hot stamping technique used on fabrics or other materials, to imprint florescent designs and graphics.

It is an endothermic process that involves heat, pressure and metallic sheets and is popularly known as dry stamping, hot stamping or leaf stamping due to the methodology it involves.

Process

The step by step process entails foil relocation on the desired surface. As a result of high temperature and pressure the foil leaves an impression of designed caricature onto the relocated base.

Due to vigorous heating, the adhesive on the foil surface gets stimulated. The foil is itself a polyester carrier with coating of thick lacquer on the surface.

The sculpted metal plate when comes in contact with the foil transfers a thin layer of the foil film onto the intended substrate.

The final step is to pigment the color with desired and vibrant shades of peppy colors.

Advantages

High gloss metallic holograms that seem to be virtually impossible are printed at ease with this technique.

It produces eye catchy, robust and shiny incredible prints, enhancing the visual appeal and leaving an attractive impact in mind.

Foil printing is also called dry printing as it does not involve any ink for the printing process rather it makes use of engraved metal plates, heat, and adequate pressure.

Metal sheets of various compositions and varied thickness can be used to generate a vast variety of laminations.

It is regarded as a highly economical commercial process that also meets the health and safety requirements of the people involved.

Applications

Foil print is the widely used and most sought after measure to print holograms, wood grains, decorative statures and fabrics.

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