Thermographic Printing
Thermography is a post-printing process that combines traditional printing techniques with thermography machines. This results in beautifully raised printing of typefaces, with a lovely texture and a glossy sheen. It is a technique that easily replaces engraving and copperplate printing to be far more affordable. It also means it is flexible enough to meet your design demands.
Thermography printing is produced by a multi-layer process, instead of raising the paper’s surface or sheet like engraving does, thermographic printing only raises the typeface lettering or image.
First the sheet of paper or board is run through our traditional printing press. While the ink is still wet, it is carried through on a conveyer belt to the thermo machine, where powder known as thermo powder is sprinkled onto the sheet. The powder sticks to the wet ink, the excess of unused powder is vacuumed up. Then the sheet carries on through to a heating process where the sheet is exposed to temperatures of 900 to 1300 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat melts the powder combining with the ink, and when it cools it raises up to give the raised printed finish. All this is done in a mere 2 – 3 seconds.
Thermography print can be used for most types of stationery as you can see from our many products.
Thermographic business cards give that extra touch of professionalism, they can be printed in your corporate image. Business cards can also be printed double sided and even gilt edged if required. We can also continue the raised thermography print throughout your business stationery on products such as letterheads and compliment slips.
Other products that benefit from raised thermography printing are invitations. These can be wedding invites, corporate invitations or a celebration invite, they all look great with the raised embossed finish to the print.
Finally, our ranges of personal stationery give that extra touch of class when printed in raised thermography. At Home Cards and Correspondence Cards are very popular and what with them finished off with the raised embossed print, they make them a treat to send off to family and friends.
