by Lara Copeland, writer, Plastics Decorating CER technology from Industrial Decorating Solutions (IDS), a division of ITW located in Oyonnax, France, utilizes a traditional decorating method that has been around for decades – hot stamp/heat transfer – while incorporating cutting edge technology that facilitates unprecedented decorating rates and product quality. This … [Read more...] about Industrial Decorating Solutions’ CER Technology
Hot Stamping
Q&A: Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Tooling and Application
by Bill Morey, Schwerdtle, Inc. In 2016, are there any "typical" hot stamp or heat transfer applications? If "typical" refers to smooth, flat surface decoration or even raised letter "tip stamping," the answer is yes. Because of the benefits of the completely "dry" process of hot stamping – particularly the wide range of colors and the bright metallic finishes of hot stamp … [Read more...] about Q&A: Hot Stamp/Heat Transfer Tooling and Application
Q&A: Hot Stamping 3D Parts
In the past, plastic elements with a curved part geometry typically have been decorated by means of galvanization, which requires two injection-molded parts. A new process developed by KURZ Transfer Products, L.P., Lexington, NC, allows a single-component panel to be partially coated with a metallic, patterned or pigmented foil. This finishing method, according to Allan Quimby, … [Read more...] about Q&A: Hot Stamping 3D Parts
Hot Stamping for Three-Dimensional Parts
by Allan Quimby, KURZ Transfer Products, L.P. At K 2013, the triennial international trade fair for plastics and rubber, held in Dusseldorf, Germany, in October, the company Leonhard Kurz, represented in the US by KURZ Transfer Products, L.P., lauched its patented 3DHS finishing process. 3DHS is an abbreviation for three-dimensional (3D) hot stamping. Visitors to … [Read more...] about Hot Stamping for Three-Dimensional Parts
Q&A: Heat Transfer vs. Hot Stamping
by Eric Steinwachs, United Silicone Question: What is the difference between heat transfer and hot stamping? Answer: Hot stamping and heat transfer both require heat, pressure and dwell (time) to apply an image to a part. However, heat transfers are pre-printed images using silkscreened, gravure, flexography or digital printing methods on a release paper or film; whereas, hot … [Read more...] about Q&A: Heat Transfer vs. Hot Stamping