Tactile prints
Tactile prints tactilely stimulate the fingertips when touched. The sense of touch is stimulated in addition to the sense of sight. This gives you increased attention and longer engagement with your print product. It has been scientifically proven that appealing to several senses also leads to better networking and storage in the brain.
Tactile, tactile prints are not the eye-catcher that attracts potential new customers. We offer many other options for this purpose. Tactile prints, however, are the factor to win over customers who linger and remember!
Like the saying “Many roads lead to Rome”, you could also say “Many roads lead to haptics”:
Tactile paint effects
Simsa relief varnish
The paint with the maximum three-dimensional effect. Our tip: Design with many finer elements and spaces. The fingertips will experience a memorable, tactile rollercoaster ride when touching your print product.
In addition to high gloss, relief varnish is also available in a matt version. This allows you to discreetly and realistically bring the feel of natural surfaces to paper. For example, you can print the grain of a wooden board, tree bark or the nubs of a basketball in a very realistic way. The subtle look of the matt varnish also ensures surprising moments when you touch it.
Simsa “Good Lack” – Microscopically fine lacquer elements
Microfine lacquer structures from our Good Lacquer sample catalog invite you to create eye-catching graphic designs. In addition, images of objects can be visually enhanced with fine details, such as fabric weaves or record grooves.
Simsa textured paint “The Rough”
The effect varnish for imitating rough surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, sandpaper, stone or brickwork: we print natural textures using UV varnish in thick-layer screen printing quality. Make your pictures look even more lifelike.
Simsa orange peel lacquer “Lacquer Orange” & wet lacquer “Wet Look”
You can have images of citrus fruit peel printed just as realistically as rain-soaked surfaces.
Tactile embossing effects
3D embossing:
3D embossing is the three-dimensional shaping of paper or cardboard. If the motif is raised, it is referred to as raised embossing; if it is recessed, it is referred to as deep embossing.
Single-level embossing has one raised or one recessed level. A multi-level embossing has two or more. In both cases, the planes are parallel to the paper surface. Sculptured 3D relief embossing, on the other hand, shows three-dimensional gradients and body shapes, such as a face, a statue or the curved surface of a golf ball.
You can find detailed information here.
Lacquer embossing or lacquer embossing:
Additional light reflection greatly enhances the optical effect of 3D embossing. One possibility for this is the High-gloss UV varnishing of the embossed motif, a so-called varnish embossing or varnish deep embossing.
Foil relief embossing:
Additional light reflection greatly enhances the visual effect of 3D embossing. One option for this is to metallize the embossed motif with a very thin layer of reflective metal, known as foil relief embossing. Gold, silver, metallic colors and hologram effects are available. The brighter the color, the better the visual effect.
Tactile film laminations
Laminating films are applied to the entire surface of the printed product. In contrast to the other tactile printing options, this cannot be done partially. However, you get the added value of a protective coating that is wipeable, moisture-resistant and largely tear-proof. Laminating films with tactile surface textures are available in linen texture, sand grain, brushing with linear alignment and leather look.
Tactile multi-level pressure
Thick-layered structure of different heights onto which the color print is then applied. Suitable for small series, such as the art reproduction of a painting in which the thickly brushed acrylic colors are to be reproduced. It can also be used to create tactile elements on individual signage, for example for people with visual impairments.
