| Thermography is used in the form of business cards as well
as many other printed items such as stationery, invitations and
announcements, labels, and attractive window or counter
displays. It is difficult to find any information pertaining to
thermography in the archives of printing because no adequate
records were kept. However, it is known that some raised
printing dates back to the 1900's. At that time thermography was
considered only as a means of obtaining novelty effects. All the
work was done by hand because automated machines had not yet
been developed. A person would dust each printed piece with
resin while the ink was still wet and shake off the excess
resin. The piece would then be held over a heat source, such as Sterno or a hot plate to
melt the powder and obtain a raise. Because of
the heat involved, the process became known as
"Fried Printing". Thermography continued as a
craft until around 1915, then the first machine
was developed to do the process automatically.
With the help of machinery, it now became
practical for printers to become involved. After
World War II thermography started to become
popular. With more advanced machines and
superior powders more manufacturers started
using the process. Today, thermography is widely
regarded as an appealing and preferred printing
process that adds prestige to any printed piece.
Thermography is also now available with a laser
safe finish procedure which can be used in a
laser printer or copier without melting onto the
fuser roller and transferring back onto the
sheet of paper. Thermography has come a long way
since the early 1900's.
Thermography is not provided by many printers
- most outsource this printing to other printers
such as Thermo Fast. You can tell outsourced
products as opposed to ordering direct from
Thermo Fast.
- It takes a long time to get the finished
product as there is a lot of (see the
background behind the logo on this page)
shipping time to and from the real printer.
- Frequently they present the finished
product in our custom boxes rather then a
box branded with their logo.
- The prices are much higher as they have
added their markup on the amount we charge.
Order Direct from the source - it just makes sense.
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