View our Foil Stamping Portfolio
VIEW OUR FOIL STAMPING PORTFOLIO
The waste foil material after image has transferred
to paper
Foils in various colors and finishes
Close up of Copper foil die mounted
on press
Press setup with foil die and press sheet

FOIL STAMPING

Precise Continental has 6 presses that can accommodate foil stamping in various combinations of the manufacturing process.

KEEP IN MIND

  • Rule and font thickness and size. Fine lines and small type pose challenges unless they are designed within specific tolerances. Rules must be .25 points or wider. Bear in mind that the paper you select may also dictate a rule's thickness.
  • Paper finishes, particularly those with textured surfaces, can affect a foil's ability to adhere to the surface. To ensure a trouble-free project, request a die strike on several papers and select one that you and your manufacturer can agree upon.
  • When combining with offset printing, wax free inks must be used or foil will not adhere properly to areas with ink coverage.

SEE FOIL STAMPING

Precise Continental has created many unique projects using foil as the main process and as a supplementary process. Click on the client name to see the work we have done for them. Delphine, Fordham University, Marriott Hotel, Nick Cannon, TV Guide

ABOUT

Foil stamping is a specialty process that uses heat and a film material to transfer an image onto paper. It's also known as hot stamping, dry stamping, foil imprinting or leaf stamping. Foil stamping uses dies, or sculpted metal stamps, to seal a thin layer of material onto a surface. Once heated, it releases the foil from a substrate with enough pressure to adhere only in the intended places. Employing several layers of foil in various colors, or combining ink and foil stamping, can further enhance your project. Foil stamping can also be combined with embossing to add dimension. Depending on the project, foil edges can be straight, curved or sculpted to make images more pronounced or appear as if floating above the page. Foil leaf is available in nearly every imaginable color and pattern -- metallic, matte, pearlescent, holographic, opalescent or glossy finish. Using semi-transparent layers of foil will allow colors underneath to visually play off one another. In summary, foil stamping is a unique and vibrant technique that can be applied to a more diverse selection of surfaces than offset or other specialty processes.

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Please contact us with your questions about foil stamping. Think of us like that friendly production manager you never had.


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