Dufex - Revision history

Tidel144 at 17:18, 25 October 2019

2019-10-25T17:18:02Z

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	Because of the intricate and time consuming nature of the hand engraving necessary for each individual player's card with a Dufex design, the entire process took up to 6 months to complete for a given set, which also included the amount of time needed for shipping. Further, the labor costs to produce Dufex cards was high and to keep costs down, Pinnacle ordered in bulk. Dufex prints were usually produced in runs of 3000 - considering the large print run of any parallel (e.g., Museum Collection) or insert (e.g., Team Pinnacle) with a Dufex finish and the amount of players in these parallel or insert sets, the amount of Dufex cards ordered for a set was high. This is a possible explanation to why Dufex cards were so plentiful and used across so many parallels and inserts across the Pinnacle Brands products throughout the early-to-mid 1990s.		Because of the intricate and time consuming nature of the hand engraving necessary for each individual player's card with a Dufex design, the entire process took up to 6 months to complete for a given set, which also included the amount of time needed for shipping. Further, the labor costs to produce Dufex cards was high and to keep costs down, Pinnacle ordered in bulk. Dufex prints were usually produced in runs of 3000 - considering the large print run of any parallel (e.g., Museum Collection) or insert (e.g., Team Pinnacle) with a Dufex finish and the amount of players in these parallel or insert sets, the amount of Dufex cards ordered for a set was high. This is a possible explanation to why Dufex cards were so plentiful and used across so many parallels and inserts across the Pinnacle Brands products throughout the early-to-mid 1990s.

	Pinnacle Brands used F.J. Warren Ltd. exclusively as its vendor to produce Dufex cards and introduced the trading card world to the printing technology in [[1993 Select]] baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. While Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, the Dufex technology lived on and was utilized by various card companies through the 2000s. Specifically, Topps utilized the Dufex printing for the first time since Pinnacle's bankruptcy for their 2000 Finest Dreamcast insert. Further, Donruss-Playoff (which bought Pinnacle Brands' assets in 1998 after their bankruptcy) revived the Zenith brand and heavily used Dufex throughout that set. F.J. Warren Ltd. went out of business in January, 2010 but some of the people who led the company (including their Dufexcrafts range) formed a company called Dufexfoils Ltd., which acquired all rights to Dufex and also bought Warren's stock from the Receiver. However, Dufexfoils shut down in 2017 and no company acquired their rights, essentially ending and preventing the future use of Dufex printing.		Pinnacle Brands used F.J. Warren Ltd. exclusively as its vendor to produce Dufex cards and introduced the trading card world to the printing technology in [[1993 Select]] baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. While Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, the Dufex technology lived on and was utilized by various card companies through the 2000s. Specifically, Topps utilized the Dufex printing for the first time since Pinnacle's bankruptcy for their 2000 Finest Dreamcast insert. Further, Donruss-Playoff (which bought Pinnacle Brands' assets in 1998 after their bankruptcy) revived the Zenith brand in 2005 and heavily used Dufex throughout that set. F.J. Warren Ltd. went out of business in January, 2010 but some of the people who led the company (including their Dufexcrafts range) formed a company called Dufexfoils Ltd., which acquired all rights to Dufex and also bought Warren's stock from the Receiver. However, Dufexfoils shut down in 2017 and no company acquired their rights, essentially ending and preventing the future use of Dufex printing.

	[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]		[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]
	[[Category:Pinnacle]]		[[Category:Pinnacle]]

Tidel144 at 16:26, 25 October 2019

2019-10-25T16:26:06Z

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	'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.		'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.

Tidel144 at 16:20, 25 October 2019

2019-10-25T16:20:05Z

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	'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.		'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.

Tidel144 at 16:19, 25 October 2019

2019-10-25T16:19:53Z

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	'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.		'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.

Tidel144 at 20:42, 23 October 2019

2019-10-23T20:42:23Z

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	Because of the intricate and time consuming nature of the hand engraving necessary for each individual player's card with a Dufex design, the entire process took up to 6 months to complete for a given set, which also included the amount of time needed for shipping. Further, the labor costs to produce Dufex cards was high and to keep costs down, Pinnacle ordered in bulk. Dufex prints were usually produced in runs of 3000 - considering the large print run of any parallel (e.g., Museum Collection) or insert (e.g., Team Pinnacle) with a Dufex finish and the amount of players in these parallel or insert sets, the amount of Dufex cards ordered for a set was high. This is a possible explanation to why Dufex cards were so plentiful and used across so many parallels and inserts across the Pinnacle Brands products throughout the early-to-mid 1990s.		Because of the intricate and time consuming nature of the hand engraving necessary for each individual player's card with a Dufex design, the entire process took up to 6 months to complete for a given set, which also included the amount of time needed for shipping. Further, the labor costs to produce Dufex cards was high and to keep costs down, Pinnacle ordered in bulk. Dufex prints were usually produced in runs of 3000 - considering the large print run of any parallel (e.g., Museum Collection) or insert (e.g., Team Pinnacle) with a Dufex finish and the amount of players in these parallel or insert sets, the amount of Dufex cards ordered for a set was high. This is a possible explanation to why Dufex cards were so plentiful and used across so many parallels and inserts across the Pinnacle Brands products throughout the early-to-mid 1990s.

	Pinnacle Brands used F.J. Warren Ltd. exclusively as its vendor to produce Dufex cards and introduced the trading card world to the printing technology in 1993 Select baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. While Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, the Dufex technology lived on and was utilized by various card companies through the 2000s. Specifically, Topps utilized the Dufex printing for the first time since Pinnacle's bankruptcy for their 2000 Finest Dreamcast insert. Further, Donruss-Playoff (which bought Pinnacle Brands' assets in 1998 after their bankruptcy) revived the Zenith brand and heavily used Dufex throughout that set. F.J. Warren Ltd. went out of business in January, 2010 but some of the people who led the company (including their Dufexcrafts range) formed a company called Dufexfoils Ltd., which acquired all rights to Dufex and also bought Warren's stock from the Receiver. However, Dufexfoils shut down in 2017 and no company acquired their rights, essentially ending and preventing the future use of Dufex printing.		Pinnacle Brands used F.J. Warren Ltd. exclusively as its vendor to produce Dufex cards and introduced the trading card world to the printing technology in [[1993 Select]] baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. While Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, the Dufex technology lived on and was utilized by various card companies through the 2000s. Specifically, Topps utilized the Dufex printing for the first time since Pinnacle's bankruptcy for their 2000 Finest Dreamcast insert. Further, Donruss-Playoff (which bought Pinnacle Brands' assets in 1998 after their bankruptcy) revived the Zenith brand and heavily used Dufex throughout that set. F.J. Warren Ltd. went out of business in January, 2010 but some of the people who led the company (including their Dufexcrafts range) formed a company called Dufexfoils Ltd., which acquired all rights to Dufex and also bought Warren's stock from the Receiver. However, Dufexfoils shut down in 2017 and no company acquired their rights, essentially ending and preventing the future use of Dufex printing.

	[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]		[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]
	[[Category:Pinnacle]]		[[Category:Pinnacle]]

Tidel144 at 20:38, 23 October 2019

2019-10-23T20:38:57Z

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	'''Dufex:''' An unique printing technique developed by ~~the~~ F. J. Warren ~~company~~ of Great ~~Britian,~~ and most famously ~~employed~~ in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The process ~~involves taking an~~ aluminum lined paper sprayed with special ultraviolet transparent inks~~. After~~ the ink ~~dries,~~ the cards ~~are then hand engraved giving them their trademark "etched foil" design~~.		'''Dufex:''' A unique printing technique developed by F. J. Warren Ltd. of Great Britain and most famously utilized in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The labor intensive and multi-step process required printing images onto special aluminum foil-lined wax paper, running them through a conventional or UV litho-press that sprayed the foil paper with special ultraviolet transparent inks (which allowed the reflective shine of the aluminum foil to be retained), then engraving the design by hand after the ink dried on a master engraving that was used to create the finished product for individual player cards.

	Pinnacle introduced the trading card world to ~~Dufex~~ in 1993 Select baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. ~~When~~ Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, ~~many thought we had seen~~ the ~~last of~~ Dufex ~~cards~~. ~~However~~, Topps ~~brought back~~ the Dufex for the "Dreamcast~~" inserts~~ in the ~~second series~~ of ~~2000 Finest baseball~~.		Because of the intricate and time consuming nature of the hand engraving necessary for each individual player's card with a Dufex design, the entire process took up to 6 months to complete for a given set, which also included the amount of time needed for shipping. Further, the labor costs to produce Dufex cards was high and to keep costs down, Pinnacle ordered in bulk. Dufex prints were usually produced in runs of 3000 - considering the large print run of any parallel (e.g., Museum Collection) or insert (e.g., Team Pinnacle) with a Dufex finish and the amount of players in these parallel or insert sets, the amount of Dufex cards ordered for a set was high. This is a possible explanation to why Dufex cards were so plentiful and used across so many parallels and inserts across the Pinnacle Brands products throughout the early-to-mid 1990s.

			Pinnacle Brands used F.J. Warren Ltd. exclusively as its vendor to produce Dufex cards and introduced the trading card world to the printing technology in 1993 Select baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. While Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, the Dufex technology lived on and was utilized by various card companies through the 2000s. Specifically, Topps utilized the Dufex printing for the first time since Pinnacle's bankruptcy for their 2000 Finest Dreamcast insert. Further, Donruss-Playoff (which bought Pinnacle Brands' assets in 1998 after their bankruptcy) revived the Zenith brand and heavily used Dufex throughout that set. F.J. Warren Ltd. went out of business in January, 2010 but some of the people who led the company (including their Dufexcrafts range) formed a company called Dufexfoils Ltd., which acquired all rights to Dufex and also bought Warren's stock from the Receiver. However, Dufexfoils shut down in 2017 and no company acquired their rights, essentially ending and preventing the future use of Dufex printing.

	[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]		[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]
	[[Category:Pinnacle]]		[[Category:Pinnacle]]

Kinston eagle at 22:01, 18 June 2011

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Stalegum at 23:48, 18 December 2009

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'''Dufex:''' An unique printing technique developed by the F. J. Warren company of Great Britian, and most famously employed in The Hobby by Pinnacle Brands. The process involves taking an aluminum lined paper sprayed with special ultraviolet transparent inks. After the ink dries, the cards are then hand engraved giving them their trademark "etched foil" design.

Pinnacle introduced the trading card world to Dufex in 1993 Select baseball with the "Select Stars," "Select Rookies," "Select Aces" and "Triple Crown Winners" inserts. When Pinnacle Brands went out of business in 1998, many thought we had seen the last of Dufex cards. However, Topps brought back the Dufex for the "Dreamcast" inserts in the second series of 2000 Finest baseball.

[[Category: Hobby Definitions]]