Specialty Printing Techniques

Screen and flexo techniques resulted in an award-winning label for this award-winning rum. Cold foil, rich screen inks, and spot texture combined with selective application of matte varnish provide visual and tactile intrigue.

When Crispin Cider launched, QAL helped the brand with their label design by adding spot texture to their logo. At QAL, we consider printing both an art and a science — the artisan look was a perfect fit for this craft beverage.

Creative use of coatings can offer a cost effective solution for a custom face stock appearance. Rather than source a specialty paper, texture offer the look and feel of linen for a fraction of the cost.

Through the combination of color shift inks, prismatic, holographic, glitter, and metalization QAL was able to help the Wheel of Fortune game simulate the look of the iconic game show’s prize wheel. The multiple specialty techniques are made possible through single-pass combination printing process.

When clear film labels are applied to your container, the label itself becomes almost invisible. You get the look of custom direct printed containers without loosing the flexibility labels offer.

With our fully in-line printing and converting process, QAL can apply decorations such as glitter without adding time and expense of a secondary print run.

Specialty coating can be applied in a custom pattern. This creates the look of holographic movement without the cost of specialty materials or custom foils.

One of many options to achieve a metalized look is to select a metalized material. Variant levels of ink opacity offer brand owners flexibility in level of metalized effect.

For Oggi Jeans, QAL developed a branded pattern in combination with our prismatic technology. The result is a one of a kind high-end tag with eye catching prismatic movement.

Pearlescent coatings offer a subtle elegance. Pearlescent is applied in-line during our printing process rather than a second step; keeping costs down.

Aspen Phamaceutical’s premium baby formula brand is well represented by using metalized unsupported film and a mix of transparent and opaque inks.

Using 3 screen-printed colors with a customer color match results in an elegant product package for Neutrogena’s Triple Moisture Recovery Mask. QAL has an in-house ink formulator and capability for multi-color screen printed labels.

Oscar Blandi approached QAL for a cost effective solution to incorporate a metallic seal into their carton presentation. Cold foiling is a low cost alternative to hot stamp.