Pad Printing In Plastic

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Pad printing in plastic.

Also referred to as stamping pad printing is a very simple quick and affordable painting process for adding color to plastic injection molded parts. Pad printing is an indirect offset or a gravure printing process where an image is transferred via a soft silicone pad onto the surface to be printed. Each plate material type has features and benefits that make it suitable for specific requirements and operational budgets. This is accomplished using an indirect offset printing process that involves an image being transferred from the cliché via a silicone pad onto a substrate.

The process makes use of height compensators for ink cups to print at different levels in one printing run. We print on a wide variety of materials including plastic metal glass ceramics and pcb s. The offset printing process requires the use of an etched plate also known as cliche and pad to transfer the image. Pad printing is the process of transferring a 2 d image onto a 3 d part.

Trans tech offers a wide range of plastic laser thick steel and thin steel foil printing plates to fit the full spectrum of pad printing applications. Today there are two primary doctoring methods used. In basic terms to create a pad printing process a large pad is created incorporating a raised design that will pick up the paint then apply it to the plastic. Stack plastics custom pad printing services allow you add long lasting lettering numbering logos or other designs to your parts.

Pad printing machines range in style depending upon the number of colors and size of the image. The best quality pad printing and part decorating available. The best drying or curing method chosen following pad printing is determined by the many variables in material and the molding process selected. Contact us for pad printing on plastic parts and much more.

Pad printing also called tampography is a printing process that can transfer a 2 d image onto a 3 d object. The pad printing process is used to transfer a 2 d image onto a 3 d object such as injection molded plastic parts. If the product is solvent sensitive it will not need pre treatment because the solvent in the ink will slightly alter the molecular composition of the product allowing for better adhesion. From printing on three dimensional plastic parts to embossed or etched surfaces or even golf balls pad printing can be used for a wide variety of applications.