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Typeholders and Die Holders
What is Type?
Type are individual letters, numbers and symbols that get loaded into a typeholder which gets
placed in the head of the machine for printing. Type sets are available in a wide variety of styles
called fonts and can come in upper case, lower case, numbers, punctuation, Spanish accents or as a
complete set.
What are dies and emblems?
Stock Dies
AAmstamp Machine Company has a large selection of stock dies available which can be seen in our
literature packet or via our website at http://www.aamstamp.com.
Custom Dies
AAmstamp Machine Company can manufacture custom dies. Simply provide AAmstamp with
clean clear black and white line artwork via e-mail ([email protected]) or U.S. Mail.
(
Note:
Fax transmissions are for quotes only, as faxes are not high enough quality for final copies
of artwork).
Typeholders
are used for single and/or multiple lines of text and emblems.
Open Chase Holders
will print text, emblems and dies mounted onto type high blocks at the same
time.
Die Plate Holders
print dies mounted onto quick change plates. Die Plate Holders allow for the
fastest setup time but can not accept loose type, therefore you can not personalize individual items
with different names or dates per print. This holder is ideal for logo printing and other medium to
high volume print jobs. In addition to artwork, these logos can be designed to print non-
changeable text such as business cards.
l8pt Single Line Typeholders
(Requires single line adapter)
Available in 5 inch printing lengths and used to print a single line of l8pt body type.
18pt Two, Three and Four Line Typeholders
(
two line version requires a multi-line adapter.)
Available in 5 inch printing lengths and used to print lines of l8pt body type.
