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Applications of hot stamping foil -  Hot stamping foil may not be a common term. But it has many applications in our day to day life. The glistening sheen of gift wraps, the golden letters, and numbers of business cards, invitations, and jewel boxes are due to the process of hot stamp foiling. In the past, it was primarily used for decorative purposes like gold printed floral designs on books and photo frames. Now the stamping foil technology is used to make holograms that have security and brand identity features. Hot stamping foil holograms are widely used by the FMCG industries to protect counterfeiting and product duplication. They are also used for credit card protection and for featuring logos on various products. Similarly, holograms are mainly used for identity protection in electrical and electronic goods and automobiles. Customization : Crucial for our business - Hot stamping foil manufacturers can bring in a lot of variety to the packages, identity cards, m...

Hot stamping has been around since the 19th century when it was a means to decorate a surface, especially plastic. Being a method of relief printing, it involves placing pre-dried foils or ink on the exterior under high temperatures. Hot stamping saw a rise in popularity and use after the 1970s as a decorative tool for plastics. However, hot stamping foil has applications beyond the decoration of surfaces, and a need for increased security unveiled the same.  Holographic hot stamping foil came into the picture when a rise in counterfeiting and the lack of security against it garnered attention. They are hybrid stamps that combine both the advantages of holograms and stamping foil. The combination, thus, provides water-tight protection disabling replication and duplication of the stickers.   Holographic hot stamping foil, however, has applications beyond the security against counterfeiting. Akin to its traditional cousins, they serve decorative purposes, as well....

Hot stamping is a revolutionary printing method which is environment-friendly, easy to implement, durable and can include a variety of colours and processes. The printing method has diversified, since its rise to popularity in the 19th century. Post 70s, hot stamping became one of the most popular printing technologies used on plastic products. Once majorly used for only plastic products, hot stamping is now being used for electronic components, cosmetic items, automobile parts to name a few. Hot stamping involves a process in which a part of the object is efficiently marked with the foil. The hot stamping foil can endure harsh conditions of nature like pressure, temperature, scratches etc. Now, let’s understand the process of hot stamping. In a hot stamping machine, a die is mounted and heated. The product which needs to be stamped is placed beneath the die. A painted roll leaf carrier is inserted between the die and the product. The die presses down through it. The ...

The world is moving at a pace that is hard to keep up with, and with the pace comes the marvels of technology that keeps reinventing at the speed of wildfire. But it’s human nature to take something good and use it for bad, just like we can turn bad to good, you give them nuclear power and you’ll either get clean energy or two cities blown to bits. Anyway, the matter of security of products and commodity is not as big as a nuclear fallout but it can cause a nation to crumble under its own weight. The fast paced technology has made security solutions cheaper than ever but it has also made it easier for counterfeiters to duplicate someone’s hard work. A business, as soon as it comes out with its first product, is vulnerable to counterfeiting, duplication and at the worst, even smuggling. One innocent leniency in the security of products and you might just serve your brand to counterfeiters on a silver platter, just like accidentally putting up a picture of your credit card online a...