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What machines are used for hot stamping? Is there smaller-format equipment that would be useful to an in-plant printer?

The size of the area to be stamped dictates the kind of machine that will be used. Large scale, high-volume projects are generally outsourced to shops equipped with Bobst, Kluge, Geitz or C&P presses. But for in-house work, small and mid-range presses are available from such equipment manufacturers as Franklin, Wagner and Kluge, to name a few. A small hand press or vertical press will easily handle sheets 8x12˝ or less using small metal dies. Today there are also flexographic presses that have rotary in-line stamping attachments that are ideal for in-plant work.