Cold Foil - Behind the Scenes - Great Lakes Label

Cold Foil – Behind the Scenes

Facts about Cold Foil:

must run at slower speeds due to curing
accurate with color specificity
the foil is a one time use
must purchase foil and adhesive for process
brilliant shine

Behind the Scenes – How it Works:

Learn more about this technique!

Cold Foil is a popular printing technique that is used to add metallic shine to your labels! Use this eye-catching technique to draw attention to your product on the shelf.

This process is cost-effective, works with printing many shapes & sizes, and has a wide variety of colors available.

Above, you can see a diagram of printing on a press using the cold foil technique. The foil is wound through the press and then transferred onto the surface of the label substrate using printing plates & a UV lamp.

First, the image is printed onto the material with the use of a UV curable cold foil adhesive, and the UV dyer cures the adhesive to the label and the excess foil is removed. The surface can be over-laminated or encapsulated afterward, which creates a durable surface.