Doming is a finishing process that not only enhances the appearance of printed items by producing a three-dimensional look, but it also makes them more durable and most importantly, doming creates an impression of value and quality in your products that quickly translates to greater profits for your business. The doming process relies primarily on three components a dispensing system, a resin from which the dome or lens is formed and a product with surface tension sufficient enough to accept and control the liquid resin during and after application. Essentially, the dispensing equipment draws or receives the doming resin from dedicated containers and then deposits the resin on the surface of a receptive product, usually a tag, decal, label or nameplate that has previously been printed and die cut or knife cut. Provided that the surface energy of the material is high enough to allow the resin to wet its surface, the resin spreads until it reaches the cut edges of the part, forming a dome that encompasses the entire part. In this manner, a rectangular cut label forms a rectangular dome after resin is applied, a circular label a circular dome and so on. As straightforward as this process may sound, successful doming hinges on your ability to control several key variables in the process. Perhaps the greatest challenge in doming is figuring out how much resin to deposit onto a product's surface. If you dispense too much, the volume of the resin will overcome the product's surface tension and the liquid will flow over the edges of the label or tag. If you dispense too little, the resin may not reach the edges of the product's surface as it flows out.