by Matt Regan and Chris Blanken With the continued trend toward shorter runs for all types of plastic molded products, there will be a demand for short-run decorating alternatives. Digital heat transfers provide an option for shorter run applications, with the added benefit of offering variable data on each plastic part. Plastics Decorating has asked two of the leading experts … [Read more...] about Digital Heat Transfers
Heat Transfers
Ins and Outs of Hot Stamping v. Heat Transfer
by Keith Hillestad, United Silicone The hot stamping industry as we know it today began in the 1940s with the introduction of roll leaf, which was hot stamping foils manufactured in roll form. The early hot stamping foils used acetate or cellophane as the carrier. Hot stamping applications greatly expanded through the late 1940s as the first vacuum metalizing of a carrier film … [Read more...] about Ins and Outs of Hot Stamping v. Heat Transfer
Questions on Servo-Driven Hotstamping Machines, Heat Transfer v. Foil Stamping, and Rainbows and Blushing
by Neil Meador, Permadur Industries, Inc. Servo-Driven Hot Stamping Machines What are the advantages of a servo-driven hot stamping machine? Servomotors can sense the force they apply and "know" where they are. Therefore, servo-driven machines always can apply a set print pressure even if the thickness of the material being printed varies. Another advantage is in set-up. … [Read more...] about Questions on Servo-Driven Hotstamping Machines, Heat Transfer v. Foil Stamping, and Rainbows and Blushing
Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Decorating and Tooling
by Brenda Denny, United Silicone Hot stamping is "the combination of three central components (temperature, pressure, and dwell) to transfer an image from a carrier to a part." These three components are interdependent; a change or variation in one may affect/impact the other. Temperature is the amount of heat required to soften the foil or heat transfer pigments and the … [Read more...] about Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Decorating and Tooling
Overcoming Challenges when Applying Heat Transfers
by Staff When hot stamping with foils, the stamping die can hit the foil roll anywhere on the roll to apply the image to the part. Basically, it is a continuous pattern throughout the hot stamping foil roll. With heat transfers, there are a few more sequences involved based on the fact that each transfer on the roll must be registered to the part as it passes through the hot … [Read more...] about Overcoming Challenges when Applying Heat Transfers