Next time you want to give your job the £50 note feel, thermography will go a long way to achieving the quality look that you desire.

Thermography

Thermography is a method of printing raised lettering and artwork, often with a traditional high-quality engraved feel to it, although designers continue to find new and innovative uses for this unique process.

Commonly used on wedding invitations, letterheads, business cards, greetings cards, gift wrap, packaging. Thermography can even be used to print braille text for the blind.

Thermography is popular on diploma and certificate printing too as an attractive alternative to engraving or embossing options.

How it works

Thermography machines are constructed with three sections.

Firstly the areas selected for raised printing are printed with inks that do not contain dryers or hardeners so that they remain wet during the application of a powdered polymer to the entire sheet.

The second section of the process is a vacuum system that removes excess powder from those portions of the paper surface that have not been inked.

Thirdly the sheet is conveyed through a radiant oven system and exposed to temperatures of 900 to 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit which raises the letters. The heating process taking around 2.5 to 3 seconds.

Lancing Press thermography services

Lancing Press are specialists in the field of laser thermography.