Hot Transfer Product - Metallic

Bookbinding

AV-Grade

A metallic hot stamping transfer product for the bookbinding industry

AV is a well-established grade ideally suited to the bookbinding and shoe manufacturing industries.

Key Features

The AV grade is designed for excellent performance on specialist PVC-coated substrates, real and imitation leathers. AV has an easy release and a heavy adhesive coating making it ideal for large area stamping as well as fine detail work on coarse, grained and woven surfaces.

Key specifications for hot stamping

Designed for use on platen hot stamping machines, with typical operating temperatures:

Vertical, platen and clam-shell machines: 100°C - 130°C

The optimum stamping temperature is dependent upon machine type and other application parameters, and the customer should determine to their own satisfaction the suitability of the foil application and press setup.

Substrates

Speciality coated papers for bookbinding, including products from Balacron International, FiberMark by Neenah, Winter & Company and many others.

Real and imitation leathers.

Flexible plastic substrates such as PVC, Pyroxylin, and Vinyl.

Availability

For information on stock availability, contact the Customer Service Team at API Transfer Technologies.

You can find the colour options currently available from stock for this grade along with a link to our 3D Colour Gallery for further information at the bottom of this page.

Storage

Foils should not be stored or transported in direct sunlight, and should avoid extremes of heat and humidity, as well as condensation and undue pressure on the roll. Under ideal storage conditions of 5-25°C and 30-60% relative humidity, a storage life of 12 months should be possible.

Typical market sectors

  • Book covers
  • Presentation folders
  • Greeting cards
  • Flexible plastics
  • Shoes and handbags
  • Special Labels
  • General hot stamping applications
  • Wine and spirit boxes

Datasheet

API_Transfer_TDS_AV_ENG.pdf (110.5 KiB)

Data contained in this information sheet is provided as a source of information that we believe to be accurate and reliable at time of writing but does not constitute a warranty of any kind. Customers should determine to their own satisfaction the suitability of this material for a specific purpose. API Transfer Technologies reserves the right to change specifications without notice. Please contact the Customer Service Team at API Transfer Technologies for further information and availability details. Samples are available from us upon request. If you need assistance, we will be happy to provide advice and support.

Available Colours

Please note that we only list the grades we have available from stock here. Many colours can also be ordered in further grades on special request and with the appropriate order quantity. If the colour you require is not listed here in the grade you need, please contact us by telephone or using the contact form below to ask us about further options.

The colours displayed on your screen are very close to the exact product colour, but are still only digital representations of the original colours. The device you are viewing this on may cause the colour to appear different. We strongly recommend that you request a sample to get an accurate representation of the colour.

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