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Printing Techniques
Having your products printed with the widest range of printing techniques has never been so easy. These are the main techniques to print your logo.
LASER ENGRAVING This technique provides a permanent impression which can’t be modified. Metal products are the most appropriate for this technique. The upper layer of the material is removed with a laser. Colors can’t be applied with this technique and are determined by the material and/or other colored under layers of the products.
SCREEN PRINTING (SILKSCREEN) The ink is pushed on the object through gauze which has open and closed parts. The print is pressed on by a scraper which is moved across the gauze. Screen printing is used to print flat products. For products with a certain rounding such as buckets, the round silkscreen printing technique is used. With this technique almost every product can be printed.
CERAMIC TRANSFER Ceramics are printed by using a special paper which has been edited by the silkscreen technique. The paper is pasted on to the product and placed into an oven. The heating process transfers the ink to the ceramic.
EMBROIDERY In the embroidery process, your logo is changed to a digital image and then assigned color threads. Your garments or blankets are placed in the embroidery machine, the needles go to work, and then excess threads are cut off.
PAD PRINTING (TAMPON PRINTING) A negative film is made and placed on a cliché. The cliché plate is exposed to light with the film. The exposed part of the plate is hardened. The unexposed part gets a small impression. The plate is put into the machine and filled with ink, the scraper slides over the plate which leads to a small layer of ink remaining in the impression. This is taken up by the silicone stamp and placed on the object, such as a pen.
HEAT TRANSFER PRINTING In this technique your imprint is applied on a (transfer) paper. The product is pressed together with the transfer paper at high temperature. The transfer paper attaches itself to the product through the pressure and heat. This technique is very suitable for flexible materials like umbrellas.
DOMING A layer of epoxy resin is applied on adhesive labels which have already been printed and cut. The layer is very clear and shows the printing below even more clearly. Also an extra dimension arises through the resin layer and ensures the protection of the printing.
EMBOSSING No ink is used in this technique; an imprint is made on or in a printing plate. By pressing this product on a soft material or leather product an imprint is made on it. This technique is very suitable for upscale products.
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