Luxury packaging signifies premium content. Traditionally, gold and silver are the preferred transfer colours, but API Transfer Technologies also offer a diverse range of metallic and pigment transfer products and services from metallic hot stamping for luxury packaging, metallic cold transfer and digital finishing for cartons and labels as well as bespoke product development.
Special finishing techniques such as hot stamping and thermal embossing elevate product presentation, instantly communicating quality and exclusivity through products that deliver brilliance, lustre and sophistication for maximum shelf impact.
At the heart of the business are manufacturing and R&D facilities in the UK, where specialist products are developed and produced to meet the latest market trends and ensure an uninterrupted supply of high-quality transfer products to support the luxury packaging industry’s demanding schedules. Working closely with brand owners, design agencies and packaging producers, API provides expertise and trusted support for packaging innovations.
With key locations in the UK, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, Spain, Australia and New-Zealand, API’s distribution network has worldwide reach and the capacity to manufacture and deliver promptly across the globe.
Application technology
API’s application team, equipped with extensive experience in the Graphic Arts and Functional Marking & Coding Industries, is dedicated to providing exceptional after-sales support and tailored, project-specific consulting. In close collaboration with the UK manufacturing facility, this unit innovates, develops and implements new transfer products and projects with customers and partners to meet the most challenging packaging design briefs. On-site assistance can be provided upon request.
The division’s services encompass:
- Guidance and support for new project planning
- Assistance in optimising existing projects
- Line side support for intricate and challenging projects
- Troubleshooting and error analysis
- Training
As a service-oriented company, API Transfer Technologies specialises in optimising and analysing production performance and processes for sheet-fed offset presses and narrow-web presses, as well as enhancing performance on all major embossing presses and coding systems.
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API foils deliver brilliance, lustre and sophistication for maximum shelf impact