Printing Processes

Many different printing processes are available to print Blister cards and Insert cards.
The method chosen depends on many different factors. Blister or insert card volume, desired
quality and budgets are a major factor as to which process is chosen. We can supply low volume, medium resolution cards via the color or black and white utilizing a commercial
photocopy process. This process allows a very low volume card to be manufactured,
however in order for the card to be heat sealed it needs a second step of aqueous seal coating
to be applied, which makes this process relatively expensive on a per units basis.
The overall capitol costs as a whole are kept low. Limitations are trimmed on industrial
numerically controlled guillotine cutters in straight lines. If curved lines or delta hangers are
required, a stamping die must be mage and the cards are mover to a secondary stamping process
The next level we offer is Digital Graphics printing. This process provides a very high quality / resolution insert card to be produced while allowing low volumes to be produced. As with the photocopy process, a second step of applying an aqueous seal coating if the card need to be
heat-sealed to a thermoformed Blister. As with the photyocopy process, the limitations are
that no Delta hangers can be applied or rounded corners can be made. The cards are
trimmed on industrial numerically controlled guillotine cutters in straight lines. If curved lines
or delta hangers are required, a stamping die must be mage and the cards are mover to a
secondary stamping process.

Gang Run:

When the volume needs are of a higher nature, then standard offset or Rotogravure printing now becomes economical. By scheduling multiple customers together on a single “Gang Run” . In the
gang run process disposable trim dies are used to trim put the cards.

Custom Printing

For larger volume and or a large volume larger variety Blister card mix custom run printing is
available. This process requites an investment in a trim die to cut out all the different cards,
but provides the lowest cost per unit method to obtaining the cards needed. Minimum square
inches of Blister card combinations are required to justify this method. Approximately
150,000 sq inches are required to economically justify this method of printing blistrer and
insert cards. Asll cards must be of the same card stock weight.