Blind embossing is one of the most popular finishing processes in printing and advertising souvenir production. And this is not surprising. Indeed, blind embossing is able to give ordinary products an original, creative and memorable look. Experts unanimously argue that this design method is the most affordable and attractive for finishing products from polymers, leather, leatherette and many other materials.
Blind embossing, which is based on the principle of forming a relief image by pressing special stamps (blinds) into the surface of the material, allows you to get a wide variety of drawings and patterns, including various inscriptions, monograms, initials, ornaments, emblems, logos, etc. This type of embossing is carried out without the use of printing inks, but in some cases, special films are used to give the surface additional gloss and expressiveness.
Stamps for stamping are cliches made of metal (magnesium, copper, zinc or brass) or polymeric materials. Blind embossing, which forms only a depressed relief, is the exact opposite of relief stamping, with which relief convex images are created.
There are two types of blind decoration of the product surface - hot stamping and cold. The choice of a particular variety depends primarily on the physical properties of the material on the surface of which embossing is performed. The pressure of the press controls the depth of the image, which is determined by the complexity of the required relief and the presence of small details.
A feature of blind embossing is that with its help only depressed colorless images are formed. But, despite this, this type of embossing allows you to turn an ordinary serial product into a real work of printing art. Most often, a blind type of embossing is used in the manufacture of purses, presentation folders, diplomas, bindings of expensive or exclusive book publications, certificates.
To give products a spectacular and vibrant appearance in the printing industry, foil stamping is widely used . The essence of this type of embossing is to form an image on any sealed material (cardboard, leather, paper, plastic, etc.) using a special printing foil. The transfer of the pattern is also performed by the indentation method on special equipment that is equipped with a press.
Embossing foil is the best alternative to various expensive paints containing precious metals. In any case, the image is no less stylish, spectacular and impressive. As a rule, foil stamping is carried out in a hot way. This method forms the most abrasion resistant coating. Hot stamping foil is inherently a multicomponent metallized film on which in most cases a holographic image is applied. This type of embossing is very often used to protect products from falsification.