Metallic foils are a standard type of hot stamping foil. In general, they consist of several layers: a vacuum vapour-deposition layer of several nanometre thickness made of e.g. aluminium, a colour layer, a protective layer and an adhesive layer.
With hot stamping technology, a plethora of brilliant metallic colours such as gold, blue or pink can be expressed effortlessly.
Foil containing a polyester film that includes a layer of vacuum vapour-deposited aluminium and several other special coatings is generally considered the most representative of hot stamping foils. It is often used for paper packaging, labels, magazines as well as other products of our daily life.