Blind Debossing
Blind debossing presses designs and text into paperboard, creating an engraved look. Ideal for crafting unique artwork designs, debossing is popular across various industries, including apparel, cosmetics, and luxury goods.
- Engraved look
- Time efficient
- Ideal for enhancing logos, text and designs
Best Used With
Overview
While similar to die stamping or engraved printing, blind debossing uses no ink; instead, dies are pressed onto the paperboard to create an engraved look. Shadows and highlights define the designs, logos, and text. Ideal for corrugated and folding carton packaging, blind debossing is a unique and subtle way to highlight key elements of your packaging design.
Foil Stamping Process
Relief Pattern Configurations
Press Types of Embossing/ Debossing
Roll press
Large paper rolls are continuously fed between dies to emboss or deboss designs, making this method faster than traditional techniques.
Straight stamp press
Like a stamp, single sheets of paper are fed between dies and imprinted to create an emboss or deboss effect.
Clamshell press
Derived from the resemblance to an opening and closing clamshell, paper is placed between dies to create an emboss or deboss effect.
Embossing/ Debossing Die
Embossing/Debossing Die
Embossing and debossing dies fit together like puzzle pieces, featuring a mirrored image of the custom design—one raised and the other sunken—to create the desired effect.