When it comes to product decoration, manufacturers and ad specialty companies have several options: pad printing, screen printing, hot stamping digital heat transfers, etc. Which makes the most sense for your business? The bad news: it can be hard to compare and contrast the different methods. The good news: we have done all of the work for you.
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The Difference between Hot Stamping and Digital Heat Transfers
What is Hot Stamping?
Hot stamping is a dry printing process in which heated die and foil are used to apply graphics to a substrate (object), most commonly plastics. However, hot stamping does have its drawbacks: the biggest of which is that hot stamping images are generally one color.
What Makes Digital Heat Transfers a Better Option?
Like hot stamping, digital heat transfers is a dry process that uses heat, pressure, and dwell (time) to apply an image to a part, but where these processes differ is in the image itself. Digital heat transfers are pre-printed digital images and, as a result, images can be one color or multicolor. Additional benefits include:
- The digital printing process is capable of hitting over 10,000,000 colors, resulting in multi-color and photo quality images.
- The product can be handled immediately after printing. There is no dry time.
- Heat transfer is a one-step process, reducing the number of hits or passes required to apply a multi-color graphic.
- Digital heat transfers offer the highest speeds in the marketplace.
- And More!
Digital Heat Transfers from CDigital
Of the nearly 10,000 printing lines worldwide, 20% have already made the switch to digital heat transfers. 50% are expected to convert by 2015. Are you ready to make the switch to digital? Digital heat transfers from CDigital, formerly trademarked as Grafixx, are bringing the advantages of digital transfer technology to an increasing percentage of the product decorating industry.
CDigital: the leader in digital heat transfers.
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