Hot Stamping

What is it?

Fast and economical, hot stamping is a dry process in which a roll of pigment or metallic foil material is transferred on to a part using heat and pressure. A cost-effective way to decorate parts with minimal setup times – Works on Polypropylene, Polyethylene, Delrin, and other hard to print plastics, as well as wood, leather, textiles, and paper can be imprinted with foil, solid pigment colors, wood grain and holographic effects. Foil stamping or hot stamping, is a transfer process whereby under pressure and heat, foil (available in hundreds of metallic and solid colors) is transferred to a part by an engraved die. The heat and pressure releases the foil to the part to form a permanent bond with the part. The die can be made directly from your artwork to include your logo and text.

How does it work?

Hot stamping is also the process used to decorate raised lettering or to press the image down into the part, such as leather or vinyl – with or without film or foil.  Processes called “deboss” or “emboss” are accomplished on a hot stamp machine; the process of creating three-dimensional parts, lettering, and other surface definition onto materials. This is achieved through the use of forms and dies which are forced into the surface of the material by extreme pressure. When removed, the patterns on the forms and dies are indelibly stamped into the material. Many standard and exotic engineering materials can be stamped or formed with heat and pressure.

What We Hot Stamp

Promo Products hot stamps enclosures, vinyl covers, containers of all kinds, and thermoformed trays, as well as assorted knobs and other plastics. On a special order basis for Medical Grade film, images or text information can be applied in production runs. Hot stamped impressions are especially nice looking. They can be bold colors or very expensive looking “metallic ink” because they are actually printed with melted plastic! Hot stamping machines have electrically heated type or commercially prepared dies. The operator loads the holder with the appropriate reverse type, logo, illustration or die, and positions it in the machine. When the type or die reaches the desired temperature, cycling the machine causes the hot surface to be pressed against a film strip from a roll of plastic mounted on the machine, and an image is “melted” onto the product item. Our hot stamping machines are either manual or automatic, and can turn out thousands of printed parts per hour.