Embossing Metal Nameplates Virtually all products feature a company name or trademark as a symbol of the quality you expect to experience when purchasing the product. Using a nameplate to prominently position your brand in front of your customer allows you to precisely control that message. ...
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Deidre Kruser
Aluminum Holiday Card The inspiration for the finishes used in this design came from our interaction with customers in a variety of industries around the world. We receive many requests to create a premium look on metal whether working on the design of a nameplate or interior trim. Aluminum is a ...
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Deidre Kruser
Stock dies are a perfect match for short run product branding where you demand quality but want to minimize costs. Using stock dies eliminates capital investment allowing you to put your resources into printing the label or nameplate.
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Deidre Kruser
Aluminum Holiday Ornament This holiday ornament designed and printed for a local charity celebrates their 25th anniversary. The elegant design combines a warm gold tint with a pearlescent white finish and highly contrasting black finish leaving room for personalization through engraving.
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Deidre Kruser
Free Color Specifying eBook for Nameplates Design Your Nameplate or Label in Color In this FREE eBook you will: Learn the basics of color specification, from defining opaque, transparent and metallic colors to specifying gloss. Discover additional considerations in color development on metal ...
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Deidre Kruser
What do all three of these nameplates have in common? They all took advantage of one of the many stock dies available at Northern Engraving. After one-hundred years manufacturing product identification, we have an extensive list of options - square, rectangular, circular and oval. Small, medium or ...
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Lynn Holzworth
Digital Label Printing Digital label printing offers advantages over traditional printing for point of purchase (POP) signs, minimizing costs and timing. The four main advantages in digital label printing are:
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Lynn Holzworth
Each decorative process has advantages and limitation. Understanding the boundaries of these processe allows you to take full advantage of all they offer while pushing the limits of their capabilities.
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Deidre Kruser
Considerations in Color Development Translation of opaque color into a transparent tint of color is an effective option for taking advantage of the reflectivity of the metal substrate. Many target color chips are supplied as PMS colors chips, printed on a white substrate which impacts the overall ...
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