Author Archives: 1234Crai

Customized Brass Die Stamps

It’s great to see that hot foil stamping has taken a huge resurgence in the [...]

What gauge size to choose for foil blocking

A common question we often get asked about when discussing the ordering process of our [...]

What are Toggle Bits ?

Toggle Bits, or sometimes referred to as key bits or stems are an integral part [...]

Copper Dies for Hot Foil Stamping

Copper dies are becoming harder and harder to source within the industry due to high [...]

RP Foil – Excellent results when foiling on gloss & matt laminated card

As with all our testing here at Profoil, no matter what we have to test, [...]

Clean your dies for a better foiling result

Before you begin foiling, it’s important to clean your dies (clichés), especially if they’re magnesium or [...]

Cylinder Cutting and Creasing Jackets

High quality steel Cylinder Cutting and Creasing Jackets which have been designed to replicate the [...]

Foil and embossing tooling – Which material should I use for my die (cliché)?

Which material should I use for my die (cliché)? Here at Profoil, we’ve detailed a [...]

Hakro Replacement Hot Foil Systems

Are you looking for a replacement hot foil stamping system for your Hakro conversion kit? [...]

Heat Foam benefits for hot foil stamping

Reduce Foil Wastage and Improve Production with Heat Foam What is scorching? When foil comes [...]

Drupa 2016 Success

We wanted to say a huge thank you to all the international visitors to the [...]

Convert an original Heidelberg printer into a foiling press

The classic Heidelberg lithopresses of the 1950’s still remain a key resource for many small [...]

Brass Dies for Hot Foil Stamping and Embossing

At Profoil, we manufacture brass foiling and embossing dies in house using our very own [...]

SBB Heater Plate off to New Zealand

Another successfully completed project has left the Profoil premises this week with the sale of [...]

Reduced: Thompson Foil Pull Units In Stock

If you’re looking for a foil pull drive for your Thompson foiling press, then look [...]

Kolbus Foiling Conversion

Profoil was recently tasked to investigate the option of installing a foiling conversion to a [...]

Foil Length Calculator

Struggling to estimate how many impressions you will obtain from our foil rolls? Our simple [...]

Win a set of Toggle Hooks worth over £300

If you didn’t know already, Profoil has it’s own range of Toggle Hooks along with [...]

Leave A Review For 10% Discount

We would like to build up some great product reviews on our webshop, so to [...]

Toggle Hooks

Using Profoil Toggle Hooks View our Toggle Hook video to see just how easy it [...]

Die Ordering Guide – Important

Detailed Artwork Requirements: We consider our die production service to be deemed as a fast, [...]

Toggle Hook Size Guide – Standard or Low Profile?

There are two considerations you must take before purchasing our original design Toggle Hooks. You [...]

Pertinax – my recommendation for quality, hot foil stamping

We asked our expert, Alan Hutchings for his top tips on foiling and too no [...]

Toggle Hook Quality Guarantee

We strongly believe in the quality of our toggles. We have ensured that they’re made [...]