Hot foil

Hot foil technology

Hot foil printing (sometimes called ‘hot stamp printing’) is an established technology for coding, marking and overprinting on a wide range of packaging materials. It is based on a heated metal die (engraved printing die) pressing a pigmented hot foil tape against the packaging material.

Reliable, versatile, economical, low maintenance, and an ideal technology for online printing of lot numbers, use by and expiry dates  – these are just some of its attractions. Others include:

•    high print quality with unparalleled abrasion resistance for a permanent print
•    high-speed printing to match the fastest production line speeds
•    clean and instantly dry printing in all operational environments
•    ability to apply a shiny metallic foil print onto a variety of substrates
•    low initial and long-term costs

We also supply hot foil consumables for many hot foil printers. We guarantee competitive prices and same-day despatch of common sizes.

Hot foil tape

  • a wide range of grades and colours, allowing us to offer the best solution
  • in-house testing if you have applications or substrates that are difficult to print on
  • discounts based on annual usage means deliveries can be taken throughout the year
  • convenient box sizes for 'line side' use, maintaining the integrity of the rolls
  • delivery from stock of common sizes and grades

Hot foil type and typeholders

  • stock range of t'slot and 0.918 (type high 'Mazak') typically used for date coding and batch numbering
  • any style or font, engraved to order, including OCR to aid automatic character recognition
  • precision engraved for perfect alignment and repeatability
  • large range of typeholders to suit the most popular printers
  • rotary typeholders for quick-change of single-line codes

Hot foil accessories

  • type clips and spacers
  • backing pads in a range of materials and sizes
  • type trays
  • tweezers

Providing consumables for all your hot foil equipment Tape – engraved type – typeholders – clips and spacers - printing pads – type trays - tweezers.

 

For any further information please do not hesitate to contact us:
Tel. +44 (0) 1744 77 8070
Auto ID Services Ltd.