What is Hot Foil Printing?

Hot foil printing is a process where an image can be applied to a substrate using heat, pressure and foil

HOT FOIL PRINTING MACHINE

 

What is a Die / Plate / Block?

It is a sheet of magnesium which has your chosen image engraved onto. It is then mounted onto the hot foil machine ready for printing. This can be reused for future reprints.

VARIOUS MAGNESIUM DIES

 

What colour of foil can be used?

There is a massive range of colours available ranging from Metallics, Satin & Matt to Holographic, Diffraction, Rainbow, Gloss & Matt Pigments even Pantone Colours.

A SMALL SELECTION OF FOIL

 

What products can be printed onto?

Paper, Card, Plastic, Leather etc. as long as the surface is flat, with the exception of Metal, Glass and some Hard Plastics.

 

We hope these questions and answers have given you an insight into Hot Foil Printing, please don't hesitate in contacting us if you have any more questions.

 

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