Find The Bottleneck

America has a throughput problem.  How to stick over 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine into arms as quickly as possible? We have written in the past about the logistical challenges of administering the COVID-19 vaccine to the US population—the challenges of manufacturing the vaccines and distributing them.  This is a classic throughput problem, so […]

How to Increase Throughput In A Pad Print System: Seconds Matter

Pad printers are an excellent solution to product-marking and -decoration when runs are long, the artwork is fairly simple, and part topography precludes an inkjet solution. But as with any form of “contact” printing, there are theoretical limits to throughput speed. The pad can only move so fast, or the ink needs a minimum time […]

“No Two Print Machines Are Alike”—What Does That Mean?

At Engineered Printing Solutions, we design direct-to-object product-marking machines with custom automation and part-handling. As it says on the bottom of every page on this site, “No two print machines are alike.” This is no mere slogan. So many factors go into the design of a particular printing machine, from part topography and substrate to […]

Part 2: When is Automation Right for your Pad Printing Business?

In Part 1, I explained some of the indicators of a need to implement automation in your process, and some of the challenges you needed to anticipate and control during the implementation. Let Me Tell You a Story This is the story of a manufacturer with two endings – one happy, one sad. The company […]

Part 1: When is automation right for your pad printing business?

Engineered Printing Solutions custom solutions sometimes involve designing and engineering automation capabilities. When appropriate, we  recommend an upgrade from your existing equipment. Why would you do that? After analyzing your current process, we sit down with you and discuss where you can save time and money by investing wisely in a custom automated system. A […]