Troubleshooting Checklist: Blurred Print When Pad Printing?

Unsharp printing means blurred reproduction of lines or lettering. PROBLEM SOLUTION Pad too soft Use a harder pad. Pad wrong shape Use a different shape Cliché etching inaccurate Make a new cliché. Wrong type of screen Test a new cliché with a different screen. Wrong type of cliché Use the suitable cliché type (e.g., steel […]

How to Prevent UV Curing from Damaging Print Heads

When it comes to UV inkjet printing, reflective, transparent or glossy substrates do not always ‘play nice’. These substrates can be anything from glass and crystal to simply any type of shiny media that causes UV light to bounce back into the print heads. The problem with UV light reflecting back into the print head […]

Unique Ink-Saver Ring

Have you ever run into the problem of producing a printed image with weak coverage on solid areas despite using the right amount of ink?  If you have then we have the solution for you. Engineered Printing Solutions’ unique Ink-Saver Ring agitates the ink as the cup slides across the cliché, allowing the ink to […]

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 […]