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David Allen | Emeritus Professor | Cranfield University | UK Photochemical Machining of Aerospace Materials
5/31/18
Magnesium alloy embossing die (Courtesy of Tomlinson Ltd, Leicester, UK
The most popular use these days is in creating dies, especially for high resolution foil stamping and embossing, whereby a wide variety of printed products including greetings cards, folders, brochures, book covers and packaging materials can be made. An example of a magnesium alloy embossing die is shown below. [Courtesy of Tomlinson Ltd., Leicester]
Gold foil (front)
Embossed (rear)
Magnesium stent made by PCM (Courtesy of Cranfield University, UK)
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