Imprintable Plates

With today's technology, many modern designs for commemorative plates are now possible. There are digital engravings, electronic etchings, and of course, imprintable plate designs.

With the imprintable plate method, it is now possible to print or transfer colored photographs and images to the plate, which cannot be achieved in traditional commemorative plate production. Likewise, imprintable plate enables production of multi-colored images, since earlier imprint techniques can only create a single-color image. Porcelain (fine china bone), ceramics, and even cardboard and paper render very well on imprintable plate method.

Imprintable plate method enhances the value of commemorative plates even more, since it allows a more personalized design, not to mention more lively and interesting finished products, which may be either glossy or matte.

What's more, imprintable plates are more affordable than traditionally-made commemorative plates, and production is simpler and faster, making it an ideal choice for a few personalized plates for intimate family occasions or rush orders for company use.

There are two ways to imprint a design on commemorative plates, mugs and other novelty items. The first is sublimation (ink or toner sublimation) where several ink combinations are applied with heat and pressure on the material. Sublimation imprint do not render a very high quality finish and it can only be applied on flat surfaces.

The other way is through decal imprint, where the image is transferred to the material by using various color glazes melted at high temperature. This produces a high-quality finish, and the desired photo and text can be placed anywhere on the plate or mug. A decal printing machine is quite expensive but is a must for commemorative plate manufacturers to be able to produce excellent personalized imprintable plates especially for shipping abroad.

Not all commemorative plate stores may have the perfect method or equipment for your commemorative plate requirements, especially imprintable plates. If you need to have imprintable plates custom-made for you, you may want to begin your search online. The sites www.promotionalproductsandideas.com, www.commemorative-plates.co.uk, and www.discountmugs.com are best online resources to inquire about custom-made imprintable plates.