Other imprinting processes used on promotional products & imprinting glossary
Screen printing an image and debossing it onto the surface of a promotional item.
The depression of an image into a material's surface resulting in the image to sit below the surface of the logo product.
Artwork imprinted onto a transparent decal and applied to the promotional product.
Embroidery artwork first must be "digitized", the specialized process of converting two-dimensional artwork into stitches of thread, before being added to corporate apparel. As with most artwork, certain graphic formats, such as a jpeg, tif, eps or bmp cannot be converted into an embroidery tape. These formats must be recreated by a master artisan known as a digitizer to recreate the artwork into stitches. TEC Marketing's Digital Masters are the best in the advertising specialties industry.
Impressing an image in relief to achieve a raised surface for an imprinted promotional product.
A promotional item is covered with a protective coating that resists acid to create the artwork. This leaves a bare surface and a protected surface. It is then exposed to acid. The acid dissolves only the exposed surface to a controlled depths resulting in the image etched onto the surface.
Stamping metallic or colored foil imprints to vinyl, leather or paper surfaces such as corporate gifts. Commonly used to add color and/or texture to a debossed imprint.
A color image is separated into four different color values (CYMK) and images using filters and screens resulting in a series of tiny dots. These dot images are pressed onto printing plates and printed on a printing press with the colored inks: C = cyan (blue), Y = yellow, M = magenta (red), and K = black to reproduce the original color image.
Setting a design on a metal relief die or plate, then heated and pressed onto the printing surface of the logo product. TEC Marketing has our own hot stamp services in house.
Art or lettering is cut into an advertising specialty by a laser beam.
After covering a recessed surface with ink, the plate is wiped clean, leaving ink in the recessed areas. A silicone pad is then pressed against the plate, pulling the ink out of the recesses and pressing it directly onto the promotional product. TEC Marketing provides pad printing as one of our on-site services.
Dye transfer process where the image consists of a colored dye permanently embedded into the pores of the material surface. Used to imprint messages, graphics and photographs on a variety of items, primarily corporate apparel, tradeshow giveaways and advertising specialties.