Blind Embossing

Blind embossing presses logos and text into paperboard to create a 3D design that customers can see and feel. Ideal for creating cutting edge artwork designs, embossing is popular across a wide rang of industries including apparel, cosmetics and luxury goods.

  • 3D design
  • Time efficient
  • Ideal for enhancing logos, text and designs

Best Used With

Blind embossing detail showing raised lettering on white paper for premium packaging – packlora

Overview

Embossing uses no ink and dies are pressed onto the paperboard to create a 3D look, allowing customers to not only see designs, text and logos, but feel them too. Ideal for corrugated and folding carton packaging, blind embossing is a unique and subtle way to draw attention to key elements of your packaging design.

Foil Stamping Process

Foil stamping process diagram showing die, paper, and counter layers for creating metallic stamped effects – packlora

Relief Pattern Configurations

Single level relief embossing pattern example – packlora
Two level relief embossing pattern diagram – packlora
Multilevel relief embossing pattern illustration – packlora
Impressed relief embossing pattern example – packlora
Single level rounded relief embossing pattern graphic – packlora
Sculptured relief embossing pattern sample – packlora

Press Types of Embossing/ Debossing

Embossing and debossing die machinery for creating raised and sunken paper effects – packlora

Clamshell press

Derived from the similarity of an opening and closing clamshell, paper is placed between dies to create an emboss/deboss effect.

Straight stamp press equipment used for embossing and debossing – packlora

Straight stamp press

Like a stamp, single sheets of paper are fed between dies and are imprinted to create an emboss/deboss effect.

CLC Packaging - Holographic Foil

Roll press

Large paper rolls are fed through between dies continuously to emboss/deboss designs faster than other traditional methods.

Embossing/ Debossing Die

CLC Packaging - Embossing / Debossing Die

Embossing / Debossing Die

Two opposite dies that fit together like puzzle pieces, embossing and debossing dies feature a mirrored image of the custom design, one being raised and the other sunken into the die to create the desired look.