Is thermography printing bad for the environment? I%26#039;m having some invitations printed and was looking into thermography as a less expensive alternative to engraving. But someone had recently told me that it%26#039;s bad for the environment -- and cannot be legally done in California (Californian printers have to send such work out-of-state to be done). I can%26#039;t find anything online to confirm this -- does anyone have any knowledge of this? Thanks!

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6 months ago

I%26#039;m not sure of the details of thermography, but I know what it looks like. It%26#039;s the raised printing that%26#039;s not engraving. With engraving, I think they actually create some sort of press and then like emboss the paper (and then the back of the paper is like indented in). With thermography, I think they apply something on top of the paper to make the text raised -- and the back of the paper is flat (this is how you can tell the difference between engraving and thermography). I hope this helps!

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Yes, it%26#039;s bad. The paper has chemicals in it to alow the thermography to occur. They won%26#039;t kill you in the form theya re in at the end user level, but the manufacturing of it creates a lot of toxic chemicals.

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would like more information on why it%26#039;s bad.

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• what is Thermography printing explain that then i%26#039;ll give a vaild answer.