Pigmented Foils
Pigmented Foils
A perfect fit when you need something with a little more depth and richness than traditional inks on you project choose a shiny gloss pigment shade to archive a strong durable color. PGM grade is ideal for detail stamping on smooth, coated and uncoated paper and board. Available in a broad color selection, the glossy topcoat provides good scuff resistance and the ability to overstamp, overcoat or overprint for added graphic enhancements.
PGM grade is recognized as the industry standard in coding foils. A functional formulation designed for data coding where legibility and performance are key, such as in food and drink applications or clinical products. PGM’s strength is its versatility across substrates and machinery.
Key Features
- A general purpose matt pigment foil which provides versatility with excellent coverage and definition.
- Specifically, the use of heat and pressure to apply pigment foil enables the contours of the substrate to be flattened out to provide a smooth surface in the ‘printed’ area.
- Clean, high quality text and graphics can therefore be achieved on uneven, rough and textured surfaces.
- This makes pigment hot stamping foils particularly relevant for low volume, high quality label applications.
- Compared with inks and liquid coatings, foils deliver a higher pigment load per unit area, resulting in greater colour depth and opacity.
- Finally, the resistance properties of foil come into play in functional applications such as on the handling surfaces on durable goods or weather-exposed applications such as vehicle licence plates.