Hot Stamping Foil :                                                                                                    Malahide Offers a 3-Year Warranty on Parts & Labour

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.  This film is not transferred to the product.
     
  • A main layer of pigmented sediments that form the actual colour that will be seen.  Metallic foils employ a 'vacuum metallizing' process that deposits a microns-thin layer of pigmented aluminums onto the carrier noted above.
     
  • The 'release' coating, a heat activated glue that bonds the pigmented sediments onto the product being hot stamped.

 

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Metallized Foil : 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 colours.

 

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

 
 

Effects Foil : There's a wide world of foil beyond single-colour tones.  Options include :

  • Stripes
  • Sparkles
  • Light diffractions
  • Holographic patterns
  • Stone and wood grains
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Holographic Foil : We've all marvelled 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.

 Malahide's E4-CC Hot Stamp Press for Plastic Cards Applies Security Holograms
 

Scratch-Off : 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.

 Malahide's E4-PK Paper Card Machine is Commonly Used to Apply Scratch-Off Patches onto Phone Cards
 

Signature Panel : Ever wonder how they put the signature panel on the back of your VISA card?  Chances are, it's hot stamped.

 Malahide's E4-CC Plastic Card Machine is Used to Apply Signature Panels to Plastic Cards
 

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