Hot Stamping and Samples
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Hot Stamping Process

Hot Stamping is an industrial marking process best known for the shiny metallic gold or silver print it commonly produces.  Most people know hot stamping as the hologram on your credit card, the gold band around a lady's lipstick, or the wood grain finish found on some televisions and radios.

Hot stamping works by impacting a heated metal die against a color and the product to be printed. Where the raised surface of the die meets the foil and product being stamped, the foil graphic is transferred to product.

What sets the hot stamping process apart from any other method of printing is it's ability to apply a shiny metallic print- a brilliance that cannot be duplicated with ink. Hot stamping is employed in a diverse range of consumer and industrial applications. 

Foil hot stamping on velour type fabric is not a permanent application. Unlike the smooth surface of paper or board, pouch fabric has a nap, making the hot stamp less than perfect, as a permanent print.

Foil hot stamping may rub off when you rub your finger along the printed area. This is normal under these circumstances. However, if a little care is given to your printed pouches, the printing should last a considerable length of time.

If your requirements are for a longer lasting print, you may want to consider debossing. This procedure eliminates the foil and the results are a strong permanent indentation in the pouch which is legible and also produces a rich look.

We must also point out that the pressure required to hotstamp or deboss may or may not leave a slight impression on the reverse side of the pouch. This is also normal and we guarantee our pouches will make a most favorable "impression" on your customers.

Therefore, please keep in mind, once your logo is approved, we cannot accept any returns for any reason.

Thank you for your understanding, and your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

If you would like to place a sample order, there is a $20.00 flat rate which includes shipping and handling. To place an order, follow the directions on the Sample Order page. The sample orders do not include the Hot stamping process. For logo imprinting information, refer to the Logo Imprinting Info page.

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