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The relief printing label printing process can complete the entire label printing process on a single device, including four-color printing, coating, die-cutting, UV drying, and sheeting. Relief Printing with Thick Ink Coverage Compared to offset printing, relief printing can apply greater pressure and ink coverage, making it suitable for special colors and solid blocks, resulting in more saturated and thick colors. Relief Printing Suitable for Textured Art Paper Due to its thicker ink coverage and greater pressure, relief printing can easily penetrate the paper fibers and texture, making it suitable for textured art papers. Simultaneous Laminating and Die-Cutting Operation Printing is carried out simultaneously with lamination (glossy, matte...) as well as die-cutting and sheeting. UV Ink From a material compatibility perspective, UV ink is ideal for plastics with poor ink absorption such as PET and PVC. It typically ensures good adhesion, and when combined with coating, almost eliminates any adhesion issues.

Hot stamping and color printing are the main operations for presenting printed products. Printing can be more delicate and four-color overprinting can be achieved, while hot stamping can display various metallic textures, including holographic films. Another feature of hot stamping is the use of heat and pressure to create embossed or debossed surface textures on the material, which are effects that color printing alone cannot easily achieve. Three-Axis Three-Position Hot Stamping The patented design of HOLO SOLUTION's hot stamping equipment allows for the simultaneous use of three different films. With three types of film being hot stamped at once, not only is production speed increased, but the positioning accuracy of the three-color films is also greatly improved. Hot Stamping and Die Cutting in One Operation The machine has two main processing stations, allowing for direct die cutting to create finished products after hot stamping. Multiple Texture Effects in One Go Embossing, debossing, embossing patterns, positioning hot stamping, multi-color hot stamping... various surface processing textures can all be achieved! Of course, multiple effects can also be combined to create even richer variations.

Solvent basis adhesive coating machine can handle various Acrylic adhesive costings, hot stamping adhesive coating, or full coloring and dyeing. In addition, it can be mixed with special materials to coat on special-purpose materials, such as flypapers, plastic wraps, etc. The Specially-made narrow formatted (no wider than 300mm) solvent basis adhesive coating machine is suitable for small-volume and large variety of applications. Precise Thickness Control Comma blade can be used for thickness control (5-30um), and mesh roller (net-pattern roller) can be used to control extreme-thin thickness (1-2um). It all depends on the application demands and characteristic conditions of the adhesives. The specially-made narrow formatted (no wider than 300mm) solvent basis adhesive coating machine is suitable for small-volume and large variety of applications. Multi-functions Solvent basis Adhesive Coating Mixing different ingredients of raw materials will result in different coatings on the products. We make good use of ordinary Acrylic adhesive (oil glue), and we can also mix it with other special materials for some products such as flypapers, plastic wraps, etc. for specific features. Of course, hot stamping adhesive, R adhesive, dual-component adhesive series and dyeing application can be implemented as well. Precise Coiling Control The precise tension control and EPC edge positioning control is able to perform coiling process stably.

The Hot Melt Adhesives are generally referring to the glues to be softened by heating before they are coated onto the surfaces. The hot melt adhesive we have used for coating is a kind of non-drying adhesive, or called self-stick adhesive, pressure-sensitive adhesive. Just like other stickers in the market, the attachment process can be done simply by applying pressure. Comparing to the Acrylic adhesive (or Oil Glue), the adhesive we have used does not contain any organic solvent that there is no concern for causing allergy or skin itch, and it is relatively harmless to the human body in the production process. Narrow-Formatted Small Volume Operation The max operational dimension of hot melt adhesive applied by HOLO SOLUTION INC. is 200mm, ideal for small-volume/multiple-types of operations. We can control the coating dimension and perform spacer gluing effect, i.e. alternately apply adhesive at certain interval to apply adhesive on one portion and not to apply adhesive on certain potion. Such measure is ideal for some applications such as vertical stickers, or double-layer stickers, of the shampoo or shower cream bottles. Adhesive is purposely not to be applied at the pull-apart portion for the ease of tearing off the stickers. Solvent Free and Wide Applicable Scope Oil glue (or called Acrylic adhesive) uses organic solvent as an auxiliary liquefaction media. As it is possible that organic solvent could damage the material surface, while hot melt adhesive is a kind of melted soft glue that there is no need for such auxiliary agent, thus its application scope is even wider. It can be applied to metal film materials with a coating layer and ordinary paper materials. Moreover, its transparency is also good enough to be used as a glue for transparent glazing film.

Professional narrow format shape die cutting machine allows 300mm-wide paper loading. It can also handle up to 0.5mm-thick cutting on PVC, PET optical light guide plates, etc. in addition to extreme-thin stickers. Moreover, full cutting of paper cards is also available, operational for both flat and rolled materials. Extreme Thin Sticker Precise Shape Cutting We also accept OEM orders with small quantities on narrow shape cutting, edge tearing-off, and sheet cutting. The whole process can be done in a single cycle. Precise PVC, PET Optical Light Guide Plate Shape Cutting The forming can be done on rolled materials, together with hole waste discharging function and precise cutting depth control. Full Paper Card Shape Cutting of Flat or Rolled Materials Paper card shape cutting service with automatic waste discharging function is available with roll-delivery option. It is convenient for coping with the follow-up barcode printing requirements on variable data such as item name, date, dimensions, specifications, etc.

Common latent image effects can be seen on the New Taiwan Dollar 1000 banknote, where rotating the viewing angle reveals the hidden number "1000". This latent image effect can only be produced with intaglio printing. We do not use intaglio printing, but achieve a similar effect through the design of patterns and printing techniques. Because of the higher production threshold, it has an anti-counterfeiting effect. By rotating the viewing angle, two different pattern changes can be seen, making it easy for users to identify authenticity.

Table of Contents Invisible Fluorescent Ink Infrared Ink Photosensitive Ink Glow-in-the-Dark Ink Thermochromic Ink Metal Reactive Ink (Coin) Watermark Ink Mirror Ink Optically Variable Ink (OVI) Laser Holographic Ink Scratch-Off Ink Under different conditions such as special light sources, angles, and temperatures, the ink will reveal, change color, and undergo various transformations. Inks with these characteristics may possess anti-counterfeiting properties. Inks with such changes are diverse and not easily obtainable. Printing technology has a certain threshold. Counterfeiters do not know that the product contains special ink, making it impossible to replicate. Of course, this type of ink can not only be used for anti-counterfeiting but is also a printing effect favored by many creative designs. In this article, we list an overview of anti-counterfeiting inks. Most commonly seen anti-counterfeiting inks can be found here. If there are any items not listed, please let us know, and we will add them accordingly. Invisible Fluorescent Ink | Shortwave Ink Invisible Fluorescent Ink appears transparent under natural light, and specific colors and patterns can be visualized under a counterfeit detecting lamp. The strengths of such kind of inks are as follows: It is not easily noticed under natural light thus may be ignored by counterfeiters. It has a high process threshold and cost, and it features anti-scanning and anti-copying functions. It is easy to authenticate Design inspiration: This successful design was inspired by the idea that a client used invisible fluorescent ink to print a restaurant's menu for a Halloween magic-theme event, allowing diners to experience the mystery of finding a wordless book… Infrared Excitation Ink | Longwave Ink Infrared inks are transparent and colorless when viewed under natural light. The use of an infrared projection pen can visualize light spots of specific colors. The infrared projection pens do not give rise to any reactions on normal inks, only infrared inks. Photochromic Ink - Solar Discoloration Ink Solar Discoloration Ink appears transparent and colorless under indoor daylight and colored under natural sunlight (or UV light). If brought back indoors, its color will last for a short period of time. Invisible fluorescent inks will change color after exposure to UV light but will fade immediately when the light source is removed. The main difference between Photochromic Ink and Invisible Fluorescent Ink is that Photochromic Ink will maintain the color for a short period of time after removal of the light source and will not fade immediately. You may be curious about why we say that UV light causes photographic inks to develop color, but these inks are also known as daylight discoloration inks. Is it sunlight or ultraviolet discoloring ink? Actually, sunlight contains ultraviolet light! This ink is also known as sunlight discoloration ink because the ultraviolet rays in sunlight are strong enough to change the color of the ink. Design inspiration: Some customers have printed photographic inks on the bodies of hand-held drinking cups as a marketing gimmick. Luminous Ink Luminous Ink can maintain its brightness for a period of time in a dark environment after absorbing sunlight. Luminous inks are self-luminous inks that maintain their brightness for some time after absorbing enough energy from the sunlight, while fluorescent inks are non-self-illuminating inks that require a continuous supply of UV light to trigger luminescence. Design inspiration: A full-print luminous ink printing can be made firstly, re-print with a color print, and then it will appear as an ordinary color print in natural light, but will glow at night to result in psychedelic and surprising effect. Temperature-Sensitive Ink Temperature-Sensitive Ink is a kind of ink that changes color with the change of temperature. In addition to differentiating temperatures and colors, there is also a reversible/irreversible distinction. It looks just like normal ink. It can be used in the field of anti-counterfeiting to identify the authenticity of a label by simple frictional heat. Design inspiration: High-temperature discoloration (being changed to transparent) is the most common type of temperature-sensitive inks. We may print a hidden pattern first and then overprint the top layer with the temperature-sensitive ink. At room temperature only the full-print temperature-sensitive ink is visible, while at higher temperatures the rich pattern printed underneath can be shown, highlighting a sense of contrast. It can be used for high-temperature alerts, body temperature measurements, water temperature alerts, creative mug merchandise, and more. Coin-Reactive Ink Although invisible inks are good for being not easy to find out, sometimes we would need some special equipment to authenticate. As to coin-reactive ink, you can simply take a coin that is easily accessible to you and scratch gently to see a color change or a hidden pattern for authentication! It can be used very conveniently for gift vouchers and meal vouchers in the complex channel or catering industry. Design inspiration: Coin-reactive inks are often designed to be concealed, allowing the users to pick up a readily available coin and scratch out the concealed pattern to provide a differentiated experience or for anti-counterfeit identification purposes. Watermark Ink Unlike regular security paper where the watermark is completed during the papermaking stage, watermark ink is printed afterward. Watermark ink can create a translucent effect on the paper, allowing for the customization of watermark designs in small quantities. In fact, watermark ink is also used on New Taiwan Dollar bills. On the 1000 NTD bill, the number "1000" printed in the lower left corner on the side with the four children is done with watermark ink. The technology used for this is different from the chrysanthemum watermark on the side. Mirror Ink | Polarized Ink The mirror ink has a shimmering metallic appearance in natural light and appears with different colors under different filters. It is easy to distinguish the true from the false by the differentiated results. Optical-Variable Ink (OVI) Optical Variable Ink (OVI) can be seen at different angles for different ink colors. The Optical Variable Inks have their unique features due to the complexity and variability among different manufacturers’ formulas. For example, the photochromic inks used for banknotes are subject to the control of government units and it is extremely difficult for other printers to tune for the same color patterns. Laser Hologram Ink The production of Hologram anti-counterfeit labels generally requires the fabrication of expensive printing plates. Therefore, the batch scale and unit prices are higher. Laser Hologram Ink allows for the production of simpler holographic patterns, while at the same time exhibiting the texture of a holographic s anti-counterfeit label. Design inspiration: The ordinary holographic film processing techniques have their limitations. With holographic inks, it is easier to integrate into the general printing process to cope with color printing to achieve a special and eye-catching color application. Scratch-off Ink | OVI OCEP available The scratch-off ink is falsely attached to the surface of the material and can be scraped off with harder materials such as coins. QR Code, barcode, serial number and other information can be covered under the scratch-off. You should use a coin to scrape off the scratch-off ink to see the information hidden in the bottom layer. Scratch-off Ink can also be combined with OVI (Optical Variable Ink) and OCEP (Optical Changeable Effect Pigments) The OVI or ICEP ink has good anti-counterfeiting identification, and you can see different colors with different angle of view. The scratch-off ink with OVI or OCEP can be used for lottery scratch cards, color coupons, anti-counterfeiting verification labels and other products.

No more worry on warranty and tamper disputes | Fragile Warranty Label The eggshell paper is made of fragile material which can easily be broken by piercing with a screw driver. It would break into pieces and there is no way to put it back to the way it was when anyone tears it off. It is therefore ideal for attaching onto the screw hole or applying on sealing area to avoid warranty dispute. Laser anti-counterfeiting, tamperproof and anti-counterfeiting | Fragile Warranty Label The ordinary screw hole tamperproof stickers do not have anti-counterfeiting features that some unscrupulous vendors can replace with fake stickers, and similar stickers are easily available in the markets too. Holo Solution has exclusively developed stickers with anti-counterfeiting feature which have achieved effects of both tamperproof and anti-counterfeiting. Customized Production | Fragile Warranty Label Exclusive versions of laser patterns are recommended for high level anti-counterfeiting requirements. As to small orders, Holo’s public-edition products are good for your choices. The logo areas are specifically printed white for customization to enrich the public-edition variety.

By combining with printing, the hologram textures are able to express low-key but high-quality effects on plastic surfaces. The textures are looming, not very eye-catching, but they can achieve the benefits of anti-counterfeiting and anti-fake at the same time. Carbon Fiber hologram Texture Laser holographic technology can simulate extremely realistic material textures similar to carbon fiber, hairline, sandblasting processes. Hologram Nameplate with hidden pattern. The hologram patterns created on transparent materials look looming that they can be made into highly anti-counterfeiting nameplates together with manipulated pattern designs. Lens Effect of Laser Nameplate Using holographic technology to create a 3D lens effect on a flat nameplate. Pre-programmed data processing Pre-programmed data such as serial numbers, sequence numbers, random numbers can be made on the hologram nameplates for tracking the goods’ whereabouts, anti-counterfeiting and identification.

Both plate etching and squeeze-up processes function to create fancy stereoscopic reliefs on nameplates. There will be round, smooth chamfers around squeeze-up process areas, and comparatively Etching process may create stereoscopic reliefs with sharper edges that both generate different textures. Etching + V Cut + Paint Marking Etching process results in sharper edges, thus painting process together with gluing is usually arranged to create accurate and rich color blocks.

POLY Nameplates After all the various printing, squeeze-up processes, the nameplates can be wrapped in stuffed coatings to protect the inner layer from scratches or oxidization. It will make the nameplates less scratchy and elastic, and the created distance to make it untouchable is a way of texture performance too. Moreover, after stuffing with such coating, its dimensions will be highlighted to show extraordinary elegances.

The squeeze-up process for nameplate is the most direct way to create stereoscopic effect. In addition to the localized squeeze-up on logo, it also allows nameplate to have 3D curve changes in the entire performance. Squeeze-Up + Mono Printing In addition to the localized stereoscopic relief effect, squeeze-up also allows nameplate to have 3D curve changes in the entire performance, or smooth close-up on the surrounding curves. Squeeze-Up + Three-color Printing Very diverse changes and stereoscopic effect/appearance can be fulfilled by integrating squeeze-up and printing. Squeeze-up formation facilitates curvature close-up around the nameplate edges and make such metal plates less scratchy.