Make a Good Impression

This is where a converter needs to understand his or her stamping and embossing equipment, including its capabilities and limitations, Hutchison said.

To begin, the very layout of the job needs to be balanced to make certain that pressure is evenly spread across the stamping and embossing surface. According to Raney, this not only ensures a quality result, but also protects the mechanical integrity of the machine—an important point, considering the cost of downtime due to equipment repairs or a ruined die.