Photopolymer Plates for Hot Foil Printing 

Really useful video - thank you. I've been mulling over Photopolymer plates for our hot foiling but think I'll leave it on hold for now.

I use photopolymer all the time and have done for 20 odd years. We use PPM/H100 and the newer version of the plate from Polydiam and they are fantastic. I use them very successfully on a huge range of board , paper , plastic etc. Overwashing and underdrying can be a common error if you are not used to the process. Im guessing the foil you are using there looks like an older foil , I forget the grade but it looks like an old Foilco 637 I think it was . Also with the PPM/H100 you dont need anywhere near 170 degrees to work with, we are quite happy at about 145-150 even on colorplan and we dont have a very long dwell either. less than a second. We never dry in an oven, we use a hairdryer, the results just seem alot better and post expose for a good 20 minutes Just one observation I notice the metal the polymer is attached to is very thin which can cause problems on larger plates. By the way a good grade of foil for metallic foils using polymer is the CF ranges from B and H Foils. Hope thats helpful. All the best

Mind is officially blown now!!

Very informative video, thank you. I've been looking at your website for a number of months now and only just came across your channel!

Thanks Lisa. Really appreciate your insights and tips!

So interesting. Thanks for sharing this.

I'm building a machine just like that one with aluminum plates , will post when finished , wish me luck 🤞

Thank you. Really useful information

Hello ! Thank you so much for your video ! It’s amazing because we have been trying for 2 years to do it. We think the polymer plate is very important.. but we didn’t think that paper could affect the result so much ... Can you tell me what the exact reference of your polymer plate is? Where do you buy it ? Do you know what is the best paper of fedrigoni to this application ? thanks for advance :)

Thank's a lot for sharing! Are the 170 degree in celcius or fahrenheit?

Hello. Could you share the brand and model of your hot stamping machine?

Very helpfull

Hi , Lisa What should I do if my photopolymer plate is too thin ( 0.08 - 1.06 mm ) for printing fine lines and the exposed image areas on the plate almost very close to the height of the background of the plate , and the ink cover the whole printing side of the plate include the background of it ? Thank you

How do you adhere the polymer to the steel backer plate?

Well explained ... thank you. How you exposed the image on plate... do you make your own films...

hi, may i know what photopolymer plate type and brand model did you use for hot stamping? i try to use toray wd95DII , but the foil wont stick to paper stock. my temp is already 150 degree celcius. waiting for your reply. thank you

Can you please tell the bonding tape you use to mount the plates on the machine.

Hello , Lisa Can I replaced engraved copper plate with a very fine line details image on it by using a photopolymer plate instead ? and What is the highest resolution DPI for the photopolymer plate ? Thank You

how to lean your job please? im from vietnam in hanoi

Can you print with this machine digitally? i.e is it connected to the computer!?

Hola! Como hace las placas para la maquina hotstamping?

do you sell these plates? if so, where can order one and how much would it be?

Where can we have the photopolimer plates for hot foil stamp?

Hi, is this a Magmark machine? And do you recomnend it?

Could these stamps work on leather?