Pad Printing Machine

Pad Printing Machine is a type of offset printing providing fast and high clarity printing. This technique of printing is one of the most versatile and used to printing three-dimensional objects and compound angles. Pad printer reigns supreme in industrial printing for high quality and fine printing on various materials including plastic, rubber, metal, ceramic. The printing speed and quality of pad printing machines depends on the kind, thickness of stock/paper, type of inks used and other operating conditions.

 

The plate is as important for pad printing as stylus for screen printing. Pad printing equipment prints the image that is etched on the plate that communicates with ink cup that fill the etched image with ink, then image is transferred on the surface through pad.

 

Crucial Elements of Pad Printing
Pad is made of silicone rubber that makes printing possible on three dimensional objects. it is pad that picks the ink image from the plate and transfers it on the surface. silicone rubber that actuates the pickup and release process.
 
Plate is an other significant component. Actually etched steel plate is more preferred because it is best for long term performance and long running jobs. Steel plate must be hard and flat, with a consistent crystalline composition. The plate has a self expectancy in excess of over one million cycles.
 
Ink of pad printing machinery encompasses various range that is exclusively meant for pad printing process. Pad printing ink is compatible with several different substrates like plastics, metals, woods, glass, fabrics and other natural or engineered materials. Thinners are also mixed with the ink in order to control viscosity and facilitate adhesion.