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What Is Thermography?

Thermography is the process of producing a raised effect to add dimension and enhance a printed piece without the use of steel plates or dies. The volume of thermographed work has steadily increased through the years and is readily available to anyone. Not only has growth been tremendous, but with the arrival of new powders and equipment raised printing is found in a variety of products. 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.

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