Dandy Printed Magnets & Magnet Printing
Printed magnets are manufactured in a number of different ways. Most magnet
printing is now carried out by offset or digital machinery, though some printed
magnets are screen printed.
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This has led to the quality of printed
magnets to be much more professional and colourful. When magnet printing was
first launched, it would have been rare to see anything more than one colour.
The only other method available for magnet printing was hot-stamping, a method
using a heated block and colour film, or “foil”. This style of printed magnet
was not at all colourful and relied on the novelty of the magnet
itself.
Now that technology has advanced, magnet printing is treated much
like any other mainstream printing with magnets expected to be of high quality.
Most printed magnet manufacturers also tend to over-laminate the print which
adds a slick and glossy look. Magnet printing has certainly come a long
way!
Many people have discovered that magnet printing can also be carried
out at home, as long as only small quantities are required. Printed magnets can
be made by using an ultra-thin magnet sheet which has a white printable face.
The sheet is thin enough to run through a desktop inkjet printer giving an
acceptable printed magnet result. Magnet printing could not be
easier!
But for large quantities, magnet printing is best handled by
professionals. Dandy Designs in Sydney pioneered magnet printing in the 1990s by
introducing full-colour to their range. Special and custom shapes were also
introduced to their range and nowadays, printed magnets can be virtually and
shape or colour.
While magnet printing is not a “secret art”, it requires
knowledge and experience to produce a good result. Printed magnets are often
needed to fit in with a promotion schedule and a specialist manufacturer has the
equipment and skilled staff to meet the most critical deadlines. Magnet
printing has come a long way in a relatively short time scale. Printed magnets,
while once seen as an optional “give-away” item, have become a powerful
advertising tool and a business essential.
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