0Metal Printing Process
State-of-the-Art Printing Facilities
Our facility is equipped with 6 state-of-the-art metal printing presses imported directly from Fuji Japan, featuring a versatile fleet of 5-color, 4-color, and 2-color printing lines.
High-Efficiency Multi-Color Printing:
Our 5-color and 4-color high-speed presses enable precise, single-pass multi-color printing for intricate designs, significantly boosting production efficiency and minimizing registration tolerance.
Flexible Scheduling & Spot Color Expertise:
Our 2-color presses offer exceptional flexibility, specifically dedicated to spot colors, white base coating, and short-run sampling, perfectly catering to versatile custom orders.
Printing Process: ETP vs. TFS
ETP Printing Characteristics
Metallic Sheen Utilization:
With its bright pure-tin layer, ETP allows direct clear/gold lacquering to achieve a premium metallic sheen, making it ideal for fancy gift boxes, tea tins, and aerosol cans.
White Base Coating:
For high-fidelity 4-color process printing, a layer of white base coat or white ink is applied first to establish a pure background.
TFS Printing Characteristics
Mandatory Base Coating:
TFS features a metallic chrome layer with a bluish-gray tone and no tin luster. TFS requires mandatory 100% base coating or lacquering prior to printing; direct printing on bare TFS is strictly avoided.
Unmatched Lacquer Adhesion:
The chromium oxide layer on TFS exhibits exceptional chemical affinity with printing inks and overvarnishes. Post-baking adhesion is noticeably superior to ETP, ensuring zero paint flaking or cracking during deep drawing or crown cap stamping.
Standard Metal Printing Workflow
Base Coating / White Primer:
Applying internal protective lacquer, gold coating, or white base coat according to design specs, followed by high-temperature oven curing.
Multi-Color Offset Printing:
Registration Precision ≤0.05mm
High-precision pattern printing utilizing Fuji 5-color/4-color presses, achieving ultra-tight color registration accuracy.
Overvarnishing & Curing:
Applying glossy, matte, or tactile overvarnish followed by high-temp baking [180°C–210°C], providing outstanding scratch, abrasion, and corrosion resistance
