Foiling Printing
1. What is it?
- Foiling is a print process that involves transferring metallic foil on to the printed substrate
- Foil blocking can be used on its own or as a process running along side flexo or letterpress.
- There are two ways of foiling: cold and hot
2. Hot foiling
- Uses heat to transfer metallic foil onto the substrate
Advantages
- Better quality
- Sharper images
- More shades available
Disadvantages
- Requires expensive tooling
3. Cold foiling
- Uses a printed adhesive to transfer metallic foil onto substrate
Advantages
- Quick set-up
- No expensive tooling as only a standard plate is required
- A developing technology
Disadvantages
- The quality is not as good as hot foil and can lack of brightness
- Not suitable for fine details