Materials and Finishes

There is a great diversity of materials and finishes. If you are not completely familiar with them, contact us so that we can offer you the most convenient option based on your needs and requirements in a personalized way.

Know your options and their applications so that

make the best choice for your product

FINISHES

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Foil

It is a decorative process that is achieved by transferring a metallic film, by means of pressure and heat. Using a tool or die as per design. Applies to registration with printing, available in various colors.

Foil emboss

It is the same process as the previous one but with enhancement in the same areas where the foil is applied. Helps create a greater reflection of the foil with the light.

Emboss

It is registered with certain areas printed according to the design, it helps to give the label a greater personality.

Special varnishes to register

They are applied to register by means of serigraphy, to generate greater contrast. There are varnishes with texture or that also enhance and shine certain elements of the design.

MATERIALS

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Metallized, white or transparent plastic films

They are the ideal material for labels that require direct contact or immersion in water, oils and chemicals. There are white, transparent and metallic silver.

Screened Adhesive Security Label Films

White or silver, the latter also available with a wide variety of holographic designs and adhesive with a pattern that leaves a residue when the label is removed.

Metallic silver paper

To generate a visual effect very similar to hot foil. We call it false foil since no tools are required and the effect is achieved in the pre-press.

Special textured papers for wines and spirits

Excellent performance in temporary immersion in water. Various textures available.

Semi glossy paper

If your product does not require any special performance once attached to the product, it is short-lived and you require something cheap, this is your best option.

Laminates

It is a plastic film that is applied to the entire surface of the label to give it greater durability. It can be shiny or matte. With texture, with sunscreen or abrasion resistance.

Barcode

In order to market your products in retail chains or other establishments, you need to contact GS1 Mexico. This organization is responsible for managing all the numbers that generate a bar code for products that are going to be marketed in Mexico. It has an annual cost depending on the size of your company and has to be renewed every year. Contact them directly for guidance and more information.

There are different types of codes, each one has its specific use, for example the ISBN is for books, the EAN-13 has different functions. It's like a different language from one another, even though they are all bar formats. At Graphic Image we have more than 20 different codes, if you need a specific one, just tell us the type of code and the number. We generate it for you.

QR code

These are scannable with smartphones. These codes can have a lot of information, such as opening a website, a recipe book, instructions, a video, a location on maps, telephone numbers and addresses. By adding it to your label, you can target your promotions over the internet to people who read the code with their phone, the options are limitless! We only need the URL to generate the QR code

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