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Full color or four color process is
printing is used when a “full” color image is required. The process involves
separating an image into its four component colors (cyan, magenta, yellow and
black). Once separated the image is printed using these colored inks. The four
ink colors used with varying values “intensities” can then be combined to
produce millions of colors.
This process is not readily applicable to lanyard
material since it’s best suited for printing on vinyl. Retractable lanyards
which make use of plastic badge reels are typically printed using this method.
White adhesive vinyl is printed, cut to the correct shape and applied to the
center of the badge reel.
The advantage of this
method is that the imprinted vinyl is both weather and scratch resistant. Clear
synthetic covers “domes” are sometimes applied over the imprints, but this is
more for aesthetic reasons than for imprint protection.
Lanyard Imprinting Methods
Hot Stamping |
Screen Printing | Dye Sublimation
Full Color | Laser
Engraving | Embossing
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