Painamisen
Painamisen is a Finnish term referring to the act or process of applying pressure to materials in order to shape, imprint, or transfer a design. Broadly defined, painaminen covers a range of techniques where a die, mold, or other pressing form interacts with a substrate to create a result such as an impression, texture, or ink transfer. The term is used across disciplines including printing, bookbinding, metalworking, textiles, and plastics, and it can denote both traditional and modern methods of press-based processing.
In printing and graphic arts, painaminen encompasses processes where ink or pigment is transferred to a surface
Historically, painamisen developed alongside the growth of printing and metalworking, evolving with technology to improve consistency,
Etymology and usage: derived from paine, meaning pressure, the term in Finnish is used generically but can