Have You Ever Used These Types of Hot Stamping Foil?

The hot stamping foil is an essential element of the hot stamping process. Serving the same purpose as ink or paint, foil is a thin film coated with the layer of color that will be transferred onto your product via the hot stamping process. Foil is composed of 3 functional layers:

A clear film forms the carrier upon which the pigment is laid. The film is not transferred to the product.
The main layer of pigmented sediments that form the actual color that will be seen. Metallica foils employ a vacuum metalizing process that deposits a mircons-thin layer of pigmented aluminum onto the carrier noted above.
The release coating, a heat activated glue that bonds the pigmented sediments onto the product being hot stamped.
MOST POPULAR TYPES OF FOIL:

Metallized Foil
Pigment Foil
Effects Foil
Holographic Foil
Scratch-Off
Signature Panel

The best known hot stamping application, metallic foils provide a bright shiny metallic look to the finished print. Although gold and silver are most popular, metallic foils are available in a rainbow of colors.

Popularly used on plastics and papers, Pigment Foils are typified by their flat, non-metallic coloring.

There’s a wide world of foil beyond single-color tones. Options include:

Stripes
Sparkles
Light diffractions
Holographic patterns
Stone and wood grains
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We’ve all marveled at the holograms found on credit cards, security seals, and ID cards. Applied with a specialized foil feed system that precisely registers each image, holograms add value by improving both security and cosmetic appeal.

Conceal PIN #’s, prizes, or answers with scratch-off foil. Scratch-off foil hot stamps just like regular foil, but it does not adhere permanently. When your client later scratches the foil, the scratch-off patch strips away to reveal the information hidden beneath. Popular for phone cards.