Substrate is used in a converting process such as printing or coating to generally describe the base material onto which, e.g. images, will be printed. Base materials may include:
- plastic films or foils,
- release liner
- textiles,
- plastic containers
- any variety of paper (lightweight, heavyweight, coated, uncoated, paperboard, cardboard, etc.), or
- parchment.
Electronics
Printing processes such as silk-screening and photolithography are used in electronics to produce printed circuit boards and integrated circuits. Some common substrates used are;[1]
