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Hot & Cold Foil Stamping
Add metallic shine, rich color, and a luxury finish to your labels—hot foil for textured materials and intricate detail, cold foil for vibrant CMYK-combined effects with no tooling costs.
Compatible Materials
Cold foil requires a smooth, flat surface for clean adhesion. Hot foil can be applied to a wider range of materials including textured estate and kraft papers.
How Each Process Works
Hot and cold foil stamping achieve a similar metallic result through very different methods—here's how they compare.
Hot Foil — Create the Die
A custom metal die is precision-machined in the reverse image of the design elements that will receive foil. The die is mounted to the press above the label stock.
Hot Foil — Apply with Heat & Pressure
The heated die presses a roll of metallic or pigmented foil onto the label surface, bonding the foil to the exact shape of the die. The result is a raised or flat shiny imprint that is extremely durable and resistant to fading and smudging. Suitable for intricate patterns and textured label stocks including estate and kraft papers.
Cold Foil — Apply UV Adhesive
A UV-curable adhesive is printed onto the label substrate in the precise areas where foil is desired—no metal die required. The adhesive pattern defines the exact foil placement, allowing for fine lines, gradients, and complex shapes.
Cold Foil — Transfer, Cure & Remove
Metallic foil is pressed onto the adhesive, then exposed to UV light which instantly bonds it to the substrate. Excess foil is peeled away, leaving a precise, flat metallic design. Cold foil can then be overprinted with CMYK inks to create vibrant, full-color metallic effects not possible with hot foil.
Ready for a Luxury Label Finish?
From hot foil stamping on kraft paper to cold foil with vibrant CMYK effects, we'll help you choose the right method for your material, design complexity, and budget.
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