Application of aluminum-plated thermal transfer film

1 Application of aluminum-plated thermal transfer film
Aluminum-plated thermal transfer film is a relatively special series in the thermal transfer film group, and it is also a relatively expensive series in the thermal transfer film group. It has a wide range of applications and can be transferred on substrates made of plastic, metal, leather, wood and other materials, which can add a bright coat to the surface decoration of the product.

Application of aluminum-plated thermal transfer film

However, due to the relatively high price of aluminum-plated thermal transfer film, not all products are suitable for this process. Only some products with higher requirements for product appearance and higher grades dare to widely use this process.

2 Market price of aluminum-plated thermal transfer film
So, what causes the high price of aluminum-plated thermal transfer film?

This is mainly due to the process flow of making aluminum-plated thermal transfer film. After the pattern to be printed is made into an electric engraving plate, it enters the printing process of the aluminum-coated thermal transfer film. The process flow is mainly divided into the following steps: <

1. First, apply a blank base film according to the process requirements of the aluminum-coated thermal transfer film to be produced;

2. Print the transfer film pattern;

3. Vacuum aluminum-coat the printed transfer film (for details of the aluminum-coating process, see "Aluminum-coated Thermal Transfer Technology");

4. Wash the aluminum-coated transfer film;

5. Dry the aluminum-washed transfer film;

6. Apply the corresponding glue to the dried transfer film;

7. Re-inspect the transfer film coated with glue;

8. Slit the re-inspected transfer film;

9. Package the stripped thermal transfer film.

At this point, the production of aluminum-coated thermal transfer film is complete.

3 Characteristics of Aluminum-coated Thermal Transfer Film
What are the characteristics of aluminum-coated thermal transfer film produced by such a cumbersome process?

The emergence of aluminum-coated thermal transfer film makes the metal color on the surface of the substrate no longer rely on the use of metal pigments, nor does it require multiple processes to achieve the presentation of metal colors. Only one process of thermal transfer is required, and the metal color on the surface of the substrate is immediately presented brightly, which greatly improves the metal effect on the substrate pattern and increases the added value of the substrate.

In addition, some extremely dark-colored substrates often show the bottom during thermal transfer, but this situation no longer exists when encountering aluminum-coated thermal transfer film, because the high covering performance of aluminum-coated thermal transfer film will form an excellent barrier between the pattern and the base color of the substrate, so that the printed pattern can be well reproduced.