Hot Stamping is a printing technique that involves applying heat and pressure to transfer a foil or pre-dried ink onto a surface, creating a shiny and metallic finish.
Information Customers Need to Provide:
- Design Files: Provide digital files of the desired design or pattern.
- Color and Foil Selection: Specify the desired colors.
- Hot Stamping Materials: Supply the materials to be hot stamped, such as paper, cards, or packaging materials.
General Steps:
- Foil Roll Installation: Load the chosen color or foil onto the foil roll of the printing machine.
- Plate Preparation: Prepare a metal plate with the design or text, then install it on the machine along with the foil roll.
- Heating the Plate: Heat the plate to make it adaptable to the high temperature during the printing process.
- Printing: Press the plate with the foil roll onto the material to be stamped, applying pressure and heat to transfer the foil or ink onto the material's surface.
- Cooling and Curing: After printing, allow the stamped item to cool and cure, ensuring the foil or ink adheres firmly to the material.
- Inspection and Packaging: Inspect the stamped items to ensure quality compliance, and then proceed with appropriate packaging.