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Can Static Electricity Cause Problems in My Pad Printing Business?
Comments Off on Can Static Electricity Cause Problems in My Pad Printing Business?We have all experienced the effect of static electricity in our lives. From rubbing a balloon on our sweater and sticking it on a wall, to receiving the zap from someone who’s shuffling their feet across carpeting, it is a very real force and can certainly affect your pad printing. Like the electrical discharge after […]
Tags: acrylics, atmosphere, electrical discharge, EPSVT, hygrometer, image resolution, polycarbonates, safe environment, static electricity, strenes, substrate, thermometer
The Skinny on Plate Types
Comments Off on The Skinny on Plate TypesEngineered Printing Solutions reps often hear the question “what plate type should I use?” The answer is standard for pad printing: What is the intended application How detailed is the artwork (fine lines? large solid areas?) What are the environment’s conditions (dusty? flying debris?) What is the thickness or opacity of ink required? What is the […]
Tags: Clichés, CMYK, Custom Pads, Custom Service, cycles, EPSVT, pad printers, photopolymer, safe environment, Single Exposure, Steel, Strokes, substrate, Thick Steel Plates, Thin Steel Plates
Pad Print Thinners and Hardeners
Comments Off on Pad Print Thinners and HardenersPad printing’s smooth transfer of an image from the inked cliché to the subtrates is facilitated by additives used in the ink’s mix. Pad Print thinners and hardeners are additives critical in handling ink adjustments for better adhesion and extending image life. Thinners Transferring pad printing inks requires that a percentage of thinner be mixed […]
Tags: Clichés, CMYK, cross-links, cured, Custom Pads, EPSVT, hardeners, Ink & Materials Table, ink and pigment, inks, pad printers, safe environment, speeds, substrate, tacky, Thinners
Stuck with Pre-treating for Adhesion?
Comments Off on Stuck with Pre-treating for Adhesion?Pad printing’s a great way to transfer images to 3-dimensional parts. Its versatility handling shapes and substrates composition surpass almost every other automated marking method. However, getting that ink to ADHERE to all these parts can present a challenge, especially parts molded from Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PP). These two substrates exhibit a low surface […]
Tags: ADHERE, adhesion issues, Clichés, CMYK, corona, cycles, EPSVT, Flame treatment, inks, pad printers, Pads, plasma-jet, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, pre-treatment, safe environment, substrate
Ink Viscosity and Seasonal Adjustments
Comments Off on Ink Viscosity and Seasonal AdjustmentsPad printing is a thin film process. It starts with an etch depth in the cliché of approx. 25-75 microns and only a fraction of that ink film is picked up by the pad. Of the wet ink, 50% is a solvent that evaporates leaving only a 5 micron dry ink deposit. You can easily […]
Tags: Clichés, CMYK, EPSVT, Ink Viscosity, pad printer, pad printers, Retarder, Seasonal Adjustments, substrate, thinner, Viscospatula
Viscospatula to the Rescue!
Comments Off on Viscospatula to the Rescue!Custom decorators and product marking professionals have some common challenges, and one of them is print run consistency. Getting their ink to perform in the same way with the same quality from job to job, regardless of who is mixing the ink, has a better chance of success with some controls in place. Ink series’ […]
Tags: atmospheric conditions, Clichés, CMYK, EPSVT, inks, mixing ink, pad printers, plastics decorators, safe environment, Viscospatula
SGIA 2013 Journal Round-Up of UV-LED Flatbeds: EPS’s fJET-24 Is Hi-Res for Hi-Quality
Comments Off on SGIA 2013 Journal Round-Up of UV-LED Flatbeds: EPS’s fJET-24 Is Hi-Res for Hi-QualityIn the most recent SGIA Journal, Julian Joffe, CEO of Engineered Printing Solutions, was asked to participate in the article on “Compact UV-LED Flatbeds Take Inkjet Printing to New Heights” by freelance writer Eileen Fritsch. Last October the fJET-24 flatbed printer was added to our inkjet product line. This printer supports single- or bi-directional CMYK […]
Tags: CMYK, Compact UV-LED Flatbeds, EPSVT, Inkjet Printing, safe environment, SGIA, UV-LED ink adhesion
Pad Printing Pads: Is Pad Size Important?
Comments Off on Pad Printing Pads: Is Pad Size Important?Size minimizes distortion An important variable to consider in quality pad printing is the pad size, especially as it relates to the image size. In pad printing, the larger the pad size used, the less the image is likely to distort in the printing process. Pad size is measured in length, width and height without […]
Tags: Clichés, distortion, EPSVT, pad printer, pad shape, pad size, Pads, safe environment, Special pads
All Fired Up: Pad Printing Glassware
Comments Off on All Fired Up: Pad Printing GlasswareMost glassware has some kind of discernible shape. Logically, pad printing emerges as a natural choice in glass decorating and printing. The more complex the shape, the more suitable pad printing becomes as a decorating process. With the right tooling, multicolor prints, special-effects inks, and even 360 degree wrap-of-image-around-circumference are possible. Automated parts-handling options can […]
Tags: 360 degree, acrylic inks, binder, Clichés, corona treating, EPSVT, frit inks, glassware, inks, pad printers, pigment, PPMOVT, safe environment, substrate, thinner
Print Pad Durometer or Hardness – Same Thing
Comments Off on Print Pad Durometer or Hardness – Same ThingAlbert F. Shore developed the measurement device called a durometer in the 1920s to measure material hardness. As a result of the Shore ratings, the terms hardness and durometer became interchangeable. Many pad print pad manufacturers color code the standard durometers by adding pigment to the silicone itself or by coloring the pad base. The […]
Tags: clean pads, Clichés, Custom Pads, Custom Service, cycles, durometer, durometers, EPSVT, measurement, pad printer, pad printers, Pads, PPMOVT, safe environment, substrate