Embossing and Debossing Equipment

The term usually refers to several techniques for creating a raised pattern on a material:

• Paper embossing, the raising of paper and other non-metal products using specific tools to accomplish the task
• Embossed In Register (EIR) aligns embossing with an underlying image
• Leather embossing
• Embossing (manufacturing), commercial scale embossing of sheet metal
• Repoussé and chasing, by hammering sheet metal by hand
• Image embossing, the process to create highlights or shadows that will replace light/dark boundaries of an image

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