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Suitable for the short run?

Stamping and embossing can be done at relatively high speeds. For example, embossing using a die will run at a higher speed than screen-printed emboss, though, using the screen printing process will be less expensive. The converter also saves time on waiting for die or mag plate delivery when using screen printing. Stollenwek contends that methods such as cold-foil stamping and embossing with polymer plates can make stamping/embossing suitable for shorter runs, “but a lower image quality will have to be accepted [as well as] less detailed designs,” he says.