Pad Printing · Servo-Electric

KE / KV / PE Series

Precision servo control. Best-in-class repeatability.

When repeatability and programmability matter more than raw speed. Servo-driven pad print stroke for high-precision medical, automotive, and electronics decoration.

7 models · KE / KV / PE / XE / XEtech
7
Models across families
±0.01
mm repeatability
The systems

Models in the servo-electric family.

Servo-driven precision across KE, KV, PE, and XE sub-families. Brushless servo motors, programmable recipes, integration-ready. Pick by chassis size, cycle rate, and color count.

KE07
Brushless servo · 1,500 cycles/hour · 1–4 color
  • High-speed brushless servo motor — up to 1,500 cycles per hour
  • 1 to 4 colors available
  • Horizontal pad stroke variable to 8 inches, adjustable 45–90°
  • Ideal for horizontal in-line printing of vertically-positioned parts
  • Accepts 60mm, 90mm, 110mm, 130mm, or 160mm sealed cups
  • Two KE07s can be paired to print opposite sides simultaneously
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KE16
Servo with job storage · large parts
  • Store and instantly recall jobs (down stroke, print/cliché pauses, more)
  • Independent pads available for multicolor logos and 5-color process
  • Great for printing large parts: appliance panels, hard hats, etc.
  • Options: independent pads, automatic pad cleaning, pre-treatment
  • Can be fitted with various feeders or rotary tables
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KV09
Compact servo · 3,000 cycles/hour · 1 color
  • Two brushless servo motors
  • Small footprint for integration to existing automation lines
  • 1 color, up to 130mm cup
  • Touch screen control accessed wirelessly
  • Programmable pad cleaning system
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PE09
Compact servo · 2,300 cycles/hour · automation integration
  • Brushless servo Z-axis
  • Small footprint — easy integration to existing automation production lines
  • 1 or 2 color with 110mm cup; 220×110mm oval cup for wider image
  • Touch screen control accessed wirelessly
  • Designed and built in our facility in Vermont
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XE20
5-color servo · production line
  • Five-color XE chassis · production-line capable
  • Servo stroke control · vision integration ready
  • Integration-ready chassis for custom automated cells
  • Multi-shift duty cycle
  • Recipe memory for fast SKU change
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XE30
Largest model available · multi-color production
  • Max chassis size in the XE family
  • Multi-color production line capable
  • Servo stroke control with vision integration
  • Integration-ready for custom automated cells
  • Recipe memory and remote diagnostics
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XEtech 16-20
Specialty configuration · various sized cups/clichés
  • Gantry style robotic pad print system
  • Servo control with custom integration
  • Designed for unusual fixturing and EOAT requirements
  • Recipe memory · multi-shift duty
  • Custom builds engineered around the application
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What the servo-electric family shares

  • Servo control permits precise control of complex pad movements via software.
  • High-speed operation — up to 3,000 cycles per hour (KV09).
  • Windows-based operating system with job storage and recall.
  • Multi-color printing capability up to 5 colors.
  • Integration-ready for existing automation production lines.
  • Large-format capability for panels up to 1 m x 0.5 m.
Who this fits

When servo-electric is right.

Right fit when

  • High-precision decoration with tight registration
  • Medical, automotive, electronics applications
  • Per-job recipe and parameter programmability
  • Speed and repeatability are required
  • Vision and inspection integration required

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