The difference between hot stamping and thermal transfer:

1. Hot stamping, commonly known as "hot stamping", refers to the hot stamping of characters and patterns made of materials such as foil on the first or fourth cover of the hardcover book and the back of the book, or the stamping of various convex and concave titles or patterns by hot pressing. Thermal transfer printing is a new method of printing patterns on various materials, which is especially suitable for making a small number of personalized and customized goods and printing patterns containing full-color images or photos.

2. The essence of hot stamping is transfer printing, which is the process of transferring the pattern on anodized aluminum to the substrate through heat and pressure. Thermal transfer is to print digital patterns on special transfer paper with special transfer ink through a printer, and then transfer the patterns to the surface of goods accurately at high temperature and high pressure with a special transfer machine to complete the printing of goods.

3. Hot stamping is to laminate the heated hot stamping head with metal or paint on the hot stamping film to the surface of the workpiece to achieve the purpose of decoration or logo. The transfer printing process transfers the exquisite patterns on the transfer printing film to the product surface through one-time processing (heating and pressurizing) by a thermal transfer printing machine, and the molded ink layer and the product surface are integrated into one, which is vivid and beautiful, greatly improving the product grade.

4. Four basic conditions of hot stamping process: hot stamping head includes hot stamping template, heater and pressure transmission mechanism. Thermal transfer is divided into billion and thermal transfer. Thermal transfer technology can also use a variety of different transfer materials to achieve different printing effects, the most important are film transfer and sublimation transfer.

thermal transfer is a new printing technology, which was introduced from abroad for more than 1 years. The printing mode of this process is divided into two parts: transfer film printing and transfer processing. The transfer film printing adopts dot printing (resolution up to 3dpi), and the patterns are printed on the surface of the film in advance. The printed patterns are rich in layers, colorful and ever-changing, with small color difference and good reproducibility, which can meet the requirements of designers and is suitable for mass production. Extended information

Notes:

1. If the printer generates fever, smoke, odor and abnormal sound, please cut off the power supply immediately and contact the information personnel.

2. It is forbidden to put other items on the printer. Please unplug the printer from the power socket when it is not used for a long time.

3. When it thunders nearby, pull the power plug out of the socket. If it is plugged in, the machine may be damaged.

4. When printing paper and ribbon box are not set, printing is prohibited. The print head and the print roller will be damaged.

5. The print head is in a high temperature state. Do not touch until the temperature drops. Prevent burns and injuries.

6. Do not touch the printed cable connector and the metal part of the print head. Do not touch the print head when it is working.

7. When the print head is working, it is forbidden to cut off the power supply.

8. Please do not disassemble, move or drag at will. If there is any fault, please contact the information personnel.

9. Foreign objects (staples, metal pieces, liquids, etc.) are prohibited from entering the machine, otherwise it will cause electric shock or machine failure.

1. Do not turn on the printer until the power supply is normal and the data cable is connected to the computer.

11. Please do not move, drag or turn off the power of the printer when printing.

12. When the printing volume is too large, keep the printing volume within 3 copies and let the printer rest for 5-1 minutes to avoid overheating and damage to the printer.

13. When printing files, paper with too high thickness (more than 8g) and wrinkled and folded paper are not allowed.

14. In case of serious physical damage, man-made damage or damage to the printer due to non-compliance with the above operating specifications, the responsible person will be investigated.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Thermal Transfer.