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According to DIN 8580, embossing is a mechanical process of a manufacturing process from the group of impressions , which is part of pressure forming .
process
When embossing, a forming tool applies pressure on a flat workpiece surface to deform it into a relief . In handicrafts (e.g. punch , goldsmith , blacksmith ), the resulting mark is usually imprinted on the surface in many manual sub-work steps . When using a device or an embossing machine , the embossing is done manually using leverage or automatically using a press in one work step.
Examples
- Coin minting using an embossing tool on a clip mechanism , pocket mechanism or another embossing machine, see also false coinage (numismatics)
- Hallmark z. B. when driving in copper or leather with punches (also called stamps)
- in bookbinding, color embossing and blind embossing of books, such as putting the title on the cover
- Drypoint etching and embossing , artistic printing techniques
- Embossing , a finishing process for textiles, paper and leather
See also
Web links
Commons : Embossing - collection of images, videos and audio files
