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Different printing materials provide different textures and performance. We list some recommendations for regular applications of every material for you to choose.
aluminum foil
Aluminum foil can be used to produce covers and packaging. You can also print patterns, production dates and ingredients during the production process.
coated paper
Coated paper is one of the most useful paper kinds printing factory, widely used to make make-up label, medicine label, fragile security labels, food labels and calendars.
gold cardboard
Gold cardboard is a kind of synthetic paper with hard texture and shiny surface. The surface of gold cardboard can present laser effect after processing with multiple colors. Gold cardboard is mainly produced as packaging box, suitable for cigarettes, alcohol, food, cosmetics, toothpaste boxes, packaging for medicines and gifts, etc.
silver cardboard
Silver cardboard is different to gold cardboard with silver surface, surface of which can present laser effects. Silver cardboard are mainly produced as packaging boxes.
PVC
Cards such as VIP cards or score cards can be produced with PVC materials.
PET
PET can be used to produce stickers and transparent packaging box. Color printing, patterns and words can be produced to form a pretty outlook and attract consumers.
Washi paper
Washi paper can be used to produce tape products with patterns and words on their surface.
Matte silver PET
Matte silver PET is a polymer material with relatively higher hardness and brittleness. It is waterproof and anti-corrosion, usually be used to produce labels and attached to monitor and mobile batteries as product identification. Something to mention is that matte silver PET is electricity conductive needed to be attached to insulation products such as positions where board or metal housing is in contact with the electronics.
Transparent PET
Transparent PET is used to produce stickers with good heat sealing ability and high temperature resistance.
C2S art paper
C2S art paper is used to produce brochure, clothing tag and greeting cards with glossy surface, high smoothness and low transparency.
C1S art paper
C1S art paper is suitable for product catalog and brochure with glossy surface and uniform coating.
CCNB board
CCNB board is relatively thick with white surface side and gray bottom side, mainly used as the outer packaging but not suitable for printing brochures.
corrugated paper
Corrugated paper is an adhesive with multiple layers, consisted of at least one layer of wavy core paper sandwich and one layer of cardboard and mainly used to produce paper box.
gray board
Gray board is a kind of environmental protecting paper made by recycled waste paper, mainly used to produce packaging boxes, folder and liner.
PE
PE is usually be used to produce bags and bottles. Silk-screened ink is difficult to adhere to its surface because of its oily. Generally we will melt its oil membrane by heating and then start printing process.