Magnesium Plates.

A photosensitive coating applied to a finest grade magnesium photo engraving plate available, allows the us to chemically etch an image into the magnesium plate after exposing a film negative and developing that image on the plate. The most popular use is in creating dies for foil stamping and embossing a variety of printed products including greeting cards, folders, brochures, book covers and packaging materials. Other applications for magnesium photo engraving plate include thermal 'kiss-cut' dies, flexography, nameplates, decorative plaques, recognition awards and fabric/leather embossing. New applications are continually being developed.

Zinc Plates.

Premium zinc starts with the highest grade zinc spelter available, which is carefully processed with precision traces of aluminum and magnesium, to produce a smoother etch.  The unique annealing and thermal flattening process helps shape grain growth to ensure the finished plate maintains a uniform, flat character. The zinc etches "soft," yet is durable enough to stand the test of time. The result is superior zinc etching plate proven effective around the world.  The main uses are as for magnesium plates as detailed above.