General
What types of products can I pad print?
Pad printing is the ideal printing process for odd-shaped, multidimensional products, e.g., pens, golf balls, etc. Additionally, it is possible to print flat surfaces. A 3” image is the most typical pad printing image size. However, it is possible to ...
How many washes will a pad printed garment sustain?
For silicone screen printed tags, these last for the life time of the garment. These never fade or crack. For pad printing, 50 - 70 industrial washes.
How Small of a Font Can I Pad Print?
The smallest font possible is arial 6pt font. Additionally, it depends on the type of font style. For tagless printing, it is important to note that extremely fine lines may not withstand wash tests. For our plate making, please send us your graphic ...
What Do "Slow," "Medium," and "Fast" Solvent Mean?
Thinner, or solvent speed, refers to the solvent evaporation rate. There are four solvents for pad printing and tagless printing. These are retarders—this is the slowest possible evaporation rate. The next level is slow. Most pad printing ...
What does Tagless mean?
Tagless is a term that refers to the label on a garment. Therefore, tagless garments have no sewn-in label; instead, the label is printed. Screen printing or pad printing can accomplish the printing of garment labels. Learn more about tagless label ...
What is the maximum number of colors for a pad printer?
Pad printing machines can have 1–8 colors. Commonly, pad printers print 1–4 colors. However, you can generally print up to six colors with certain machines. Although this is possible, the printing process becomes less efficient. Therefore, we ...
What is the minimum amount of ink to put in an ink cup?
As a rule of thumb, we recommend that you have 30% of the ink cup filled with the pad printing ink-hardener-solvent mixture. Please note that there is a wide range of pad printing ink cups, ranging from 30mm to 201mm in size. The minimum required ink ...
What type of air compressor do I need for a Pad printer to function?
For most standard pad printing machines, they require an air compressor with 3-5 cfm (cubic feet per minute) at 80–100 psi (pounds per square inch), depending on image size.
While Printing, I Have Streaks of Ink on The Plate. Is The Cup Not Doctoring Properly?
When pad printing, sometimes it is normal to have ink streaks on the plate. Do you have ink smudges transferring onto your product? If there are no ink smudges transferring onto your product, no adjustment is needed.
What Can you Print with a Pad Printer?
Pad printers are versatile. These pad printing machines come in a variety of sizes. With these machines and technology, you can print on almost everything from: textiles plastics glass metal silicone wood leather sporting goods promotional items ...
How do I remove ink from my plastic part?
To remove ink, use Ink-Off! misprint remover. This mis-print remover is designed to remove dried ink from most plastics without causing a haze.
What is needed for pad printing?
There are several things required for pad printing. First lets us review the pad printing machine: A pad printing machine is made up of three important parts, the pad printing pad, the ink cup, and the plate. In addition to the machines tooling is ...
What is the function of the printing plate in pad printing?
The pad printing plate functions as the image carrier for the pad printing process. There are several types of pad printing plates. These are laser-engravable plates and photo-sensitive plates. In the case of the photopolymer plates, the exposure ...
I am new at pad printing, is pad printing beginner friendly?
The pad printing process is beginner-friendly. It is important to get the right equipment, supplies, and excellent support. All Boston Industrial Solutions, Inc. pad printer machines are user-friendly industrial-grade equipment. These machines are ...
What are the needed components and supplies for pad printing?
There are several things that you need for pad printing. The first thing you need is a pad printing machine. A pad printing machine has three important components: the pad, the ink cup, and the printing plate (cliché). Additionally, you need the ...
How long does it take the pad printing ink to dry?
For Tagless printing the ink is typically dry immediately and shirts can be stacked immediately after printing. For hard goods the ink is dust dry in 5-20 seconds and can typically be packaged after 24 hours. Full cure for all solvent-based inks it ...
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What ink is used to print silicone rubber?
SE Series pad printing ink is the exclusive ink for printing on silicone rubber parts. This ink can be applied using either screen or pad printing. SE silicone screen printing ink is opaque, glossy, flexible, and exceptionally resistant to abrasion.
How Small of a Font Can I Pad Print?
The smallest font possible is arial 6pt font. Additionally, it depends on the type of font style. For tagless printing, it is important to note that extremely fine lines may not withstand wash tests. For our plate making, please send us your graphic ...
What ink should I use to print silicone bracelets
To paint or print on silicone wristbands, you need the SE Series silicone inks from Boston Industrial Solutions, Inc. You can apply this silicone ink via screen, pad printing, spray coating, or color filling. The SE Series silicone ink has very high ...
How long does it take the pad printing ink to dry?
For Tagless printing the ink is typically dry immediately and shirts can be stacked immediately after printing. For hard goods the ink is dust dry in 5-20 seconds and can typically be packaged after 24 hours. Full cure for all solvent-based inks it ...
Why am I getting a double image?
Ghosting, also referred to as double images, typically occurs when tabletop pad printing machines are not securely attached to the work surface. When the machine is in operation, it tends to rock and vibrate, leading to the appearance of double lines ...