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FOIL HOT STAMP PRINTING

Foil Hot Stamp Printing

Foil Hot Stamp Printing is a method that uses color foils with heated metal plates to stamp, which seals the image of your logo onto the packaging.

  • Foils are solid and opaque, which means that, unlike Ink, you can't see through them. Foil printing offers more vibrant and crisp colors, especially when printing on color base boxes or bags.
  • Foil Hot Stamp Printing uses a heated metal plate to stamp the foil against the packaging.
  • Both glossy and matte laminated surfaces can be Foil Hot Stamped easily.

Hot Stamping on Packaging Example


 

  • Only one or two colors can be printed with this method, and each color needs its own metal plate and prints separately.
  • Foil printing can possibly overlap if you have a second color. The overlap needs to be minimal so that the foil does not cause damage or flaking while printing the second color on top of the first color.
  • Bounce Factor: Since two-color printing requires each color to be stamped at separate times, a slight bounce factor (or movement allowance) of 1/4 inch may occur between your logo's colors.

Preparing Your Artwork For Printing


Best Logos For Each Printing Type


 

Flexo Ink Stamping

 

 1 or 2 Color Logos

Colors seperated by 1/4" Space

No Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Julia Catering Flexo Print 2 Color Example

Julia Catering

1-2 Colors

√  No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 

Foil Hot Stamping

 

 1 or 2 Color Logos

Colors seperated by 1/4" Space

No Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Shi's Seascapes Hot Stamp Print Example

Shi's Seascapes

1-2 Colors

√  No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 

Screen Printing Ink

 

Up to 3 Color Logos

Colors Touching or Overlapping

Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Grady Surfing Co Screen Print Artwork Example

2Grady Surfing Co.

1-3 Colors

Colors closely touching

√ Fine detail in parts of logo

 

Digital Printing Ink

 

Multicolor Logos (4+ Colors)

Shading, Fading, or Texture

Fine Lines and Detail 

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Hi-Resolution 300 dpi Images saved in .jpg, .png, .tiff, .psd

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Mer's Provisions Digital Print Artwork Example

Mer's Provisions

4+ Colors

Colors closely touching

√ Shading, Fading, Texture


Acceptable Logo Image Formats for:

Foil Hot Stamp • Flexo Ink Stamp • Ink Screen Print

Artwork must be sent to us in Vector format for non-digital prints.   Vector format looks like the image below when you use your mouse to click on it.  

Vector format allows for your logo to be outlined so that the machine making the printing plates can follow the outlines in your logo. 

Vector formats can be saved in several file types including, .ai, .pdf, .psd, & .eps

Example of a Vector Logo showing outlines


Unacceptable Logo Image Formats for:


Foil Hot Stamp • Flexo Ink Stamp • Ink Screen Print

Unacceptable formats show the pixels in your logo, making your logo not smooth enough for the machine to cut the printing plate.


Unacceptable:

Pixelated Logo has rough edges when resized:

(.jpeg, .jpg,.png,.gif, of .tiff)

 

Example of Pixelated Logo - Not Vector

Acceptable:

Vector Logos have smooth edges when resized:

(.ai, .pdf, .psd, & .eps)

Example of Vector Logo


Fine Lines

Artwork with Fine Lines may "fill in".

Fill in means that if lines in artwork are to close together, they may merge.

It is possible that the printing plates can not be cut to the fine detail of some artwork.


Original Logo: Lines within this Crown will likely fill in when printed in either ink or foil:

Splendor Logo with Fine Detail

Shown as printed all in one color with a Silver Foil Hot Stamp with lines filling in.

Splendor Logo Printed in 1 color foil hotstamp showingn fine detail filling in


Adapting Multi Color Logos

to print with Foil Hot Stamp, Flexo Ink Stamp, or Screen Print

 

Artwork with multiple colors or shading will need to be reduced to 1 or 2 colors in order print with

Flexo Ink Stamp or a Foil Hot Stamp or Screen Print


Original Image:

Digital Print Only 


Mer's Provisions Digital Print

Modified Image: For Foil Hot Stamp, Felxo Ink Stamp, or Screen Print


Mer's Provisions 1 Color Print

 


Additional Info:

FLEXO INK STAMP PRINTING


  • Flexo-Ink printing is a technique that uses a rubber plate to stamp the image of your logo or artwork on the box or bag. You can ink print on a broad assortment of our in-stock bags & boxes.
  • Simple logos, limited to one or two colors, are recommended with Flexo Printing.
  • Flexo Printing uses a rubber stamp pressed onto the bag's surface or box to apply the Ink.

Flexo Ink Printing Example

 

  • Bounce Factor: Since two-color printing requires each color to be stamped at separate times, a slight bounce factor (or movement allowance) of 1/4 inch may occur between your logo's colors.
  • Ink is not an opaque substance, and you can see through it. If you print Ink over a vibrant or dark color of the box or bag, it will appear different in shade or color. Samples of your Ink will require approval before production begins.