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Hot Stamping Foils and Ribbons

What is Hot Stamping?

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What is Hot Stamping?

If you're looking to personalize your product by adding your name, monogram, or company logo, hot stamping is a tried and true direct part marking...

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Hot Stamping Polypropylene Parts at AFM Engineering

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Hot Stamping Polypropylene Parts at AFM Engineering

AFM Engineering, located in Santa Ana, CA, specializes in refurbishing, rebuilding, and selling hot stamping and other manufacturing processing...

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Hot Stamping Foil and Ribbons

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Hot Stamping Foil and Ribbons

Hot foil stamping is a popular marking solution for a wide range of applications. Our pigmented hot stamping foils (most commonly used for date...

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Magnesium Dies and Foil Ribbons for Hot Stamping

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Magnesium Dies and Foil Ribbons for Hot Stamping

Megan Hammock, the Buyer at South Texas Lighthouse for the Blind, needed replacement white ribbon for their hot stamping process and their previous...

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How to Hot Stamp with Foil and Ribbons

Hot stamping is capable of creating vibrant, permanent marks on a wide variety of substrates. To get the best results when hot stamping, however, it...

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Foil Stamping Dies

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Foil Stamping Dies

Over the years we’ve helped a lot of customers with hot stamping applications. From standard hot stamp dies used for part marking to decorative,...

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Norwood 39V Steel Type for Hot Stamping

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Norwood 39V Steel Type for Hot Stamping

Norwood 39V steel type is used in hot stamping equipment, typically together with a hot stamp ribbon for package date coding applications. In...

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AKA Bindery Uses Brass Type for Bookbinding

Anne Krawitz owns the AKA Bindery in Philadelphia specializing in custom clamshell boxes for valuable books and documents, as well as a full range of...

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Hot Stamping Foils Make Decorative Marking Easy

We've covered the basics of hot stamping before, but in case you need a refresher: Hot stamping is a flexible process allowing the user to mark...

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Which Direct Part Marking Method is Best for You?

There are many different ways to direct mark a product or part. Each marking method has its own strengths and applications. Here are some examples of...

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