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What is Sleeking™?
Robyn Turner • Dec 16, 2019
Sleeking™ is an on-demand, digital foiling process that creates impressive special effects without the need for special dies and expensive block foiling.
This technology, originally from South Korea, has revolutionised the ability to create budget-friendly finishes to rival the effects of any traditional foil stamping.
During the Sleeking™ process, toner in the digital print is fused to GMP foils in a GMP Sleeking™ laminating machine with a pneumatic roller set to the correct temperature.
Why choose Sleeking™?
Why is Sleeking™ the solution I need?
With Sleeking™, you can personalise your projects, easily and cost-effectively, by adding variable data to your design. Personalising used to be an expensive process as typical block foiling costs, which require you to create a foil plate, are high. Not any more!
From design to finished project, in-house and in one day
With Sleeking™ technology from GMP, you can foil in a day. There is no need to create dies. Sleeking™ technology is digital, which means you can create effects that will ‘pop’ out of the page quickly.
Create intricate detail
Because Sleeking™ and digital foiling adhere to the toner, you can design intricate details that make a maximum impact on your digital prints. You can also combine Sleeking™ foils to achieve different colours effects on one sheet. The design options are endless…
Short-run? Yes! Long-run? Yes!
Whether you want to print one personalised project or a huge run of business cards, using GMP Sleeking™ technology makes it easy to print and foil exactly the number you need – all at a fraction of the price of traditional methods.
Why is Sleeking™ the solution I need?
You can use Sleeking™ foil and a Sleeking™ machine to create digital foil printing effects on the following:
What are the different types of of GMP Sleeking™?
1 Digital foil sleeking
This is a quicker and more cost-effective alternative to the traditional foil blocking process, which enables you to create a range of finishes.
You can choose from metallic colours, including gold, silver, copper, pink, blue and red, or monochrome white or black finishes.
You can add shimmering highlights with Sleeking™ foils to bring static, 2-D designs to life. All you need is a digital printer and a GMP laminator.
2 Holographic
Sleeking™
This type of Sleeking™ produces a ‘rainbow’ optical effect. When light shines on the foil, a rainbow of colours is reflected. You can also choose from our range of films containing holographic patterns, like sparkles, or crystal shards.
3 Overprinting
Overprinting is an exciting new technique which enables you to print on top of artwork that has been foiled in silver. The print on top will transform the silver into various different colours. This creates endless colours options, which means you can be even more creative with your designs.
4 Variable Data Foiling (VDF)
If you can digitally print on a surface, you can Sleek on it. With Variable Data Foiling, you can create personalised effects on invitations, cards, business cards, flyers, envelopes and even book covers. This is one of the most cost-effective ways to personalise print, and the results are achieved quickly.
5 Spot Sleeking™
When you need design elements to ‘pop’ out of the page, GMP Sleeking™ enables you to add spot gloss, matt or holographic film to specific print areas or design features. This technique produces similar results to traditional spot UV methods – but with greater design and finish options, shorter lead times and at a fraction of the cost. It’s a win, win, win.
What Sleeking™ and digital transfer films are available with GMP Sleeking™?
Our GMP range has a full rainbow of colours, including our ever-popular silver and gold foils, which look amazing when overprinted.
You can also choose from gloss or matte Sleeking™ films to create spot varnish effects.
GMP digital Sleeking™ transfer foils
available:
GMP also have an exclusive range of holographic Sleeking™ foils
to add a unique finish to your projects:
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You can also buy a range of patterned holographic films for authentic security print.
Which materials can be sleeked, foiled and spot varnished?
With GMP Sleeking™, you can use coated and uncoated paper, cardboard and a selection of laminated sheets. Please ask us for more information about your specific Sleeking™ needs.
5 reasons why you should get GMP Sleeking™
How to use GMP Sleeking™ technology
Step 1:
Separate the image and digitally print the section in black. The image transfer technology will bond to the ink.
Step 2: Run it through the machine with the desired finish.
Step 3: Digitally overprint to create a layered high impact print.
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