What is Embossing and How Does it Work?
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Embossing is the precise process of creating a three dimensional design or image in a paper or ductile material. This is typically done with a prescribed combination of pressure and heat on the ductile; in printing, this process is done with a letterpress.
The term of “impressing” allows one to distinctly distinguish an image that it lowered into the surface of a specific material for the image to be raised out of the surface of a material; this is also known as embossing, but is regularly called “impressing.”
The uses for embossing can be both for clerical purposes, legal purposes, and branding promotional items. Embossing is used for notary presses to mark papers in order to make them legal, which is done by the application of a legal seal using a clamp embossing device. Once a notary seal has been applied to a paper, that paper is considered a legal document.
Embossing is also done in the production of postal stamps; this has been done in many countries including the US, Britain, Italy, Switzerland, Natal as well as some others for many years.
How does Embossing work?
Embossing is a basic process of heat distribution and pressure. It is done by using a metal die that is usually made up of a brass or similar metal consistency, and then this is combined with a counter die that can fit with the metal die base. Once these two dies are combined, fibers of the substrate are squeezed out and pressurized with applied heat given to the substrate and the two dies. This raises the level of the image higher than the original substrate in order to make it smooth.
Thus, the substrate remains to be a smooth base while the heat raises the level of the image that is printed with the two dies. Since the dies are able to raise, a sort of 3 dimensional image is created from those dies after the application of the heat.
Basically speaking, the process of embossing is when two dies are combined and drawn on to a substrate ductile such as specific paper or other like substances. Then, heat is applied by using irons, usually, and the heat makes these specific dies rise off the substrate to form this type of three dimensional image.
Which promotional products can be embossed?
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David Dawson
I work here at Promo Gifts as Technical Director. I built and maintain the website and I deal with all the Artwork and Visuals that we produce in house. If you have a technical query or a problem to be solved it's generally me you will speak to. I do appreciate any comments you may have and encourage you to post should you have anything to add.
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