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Pad printing is
a printing process that can transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D
object. This is accomplished using an indirect offset (gravure) printing
process that involves an image being transferred from the printing
plate (cliché) via a silicone pad onto a substrate (surface to be
printed). The unique properties of the silicone pad enable it to pick
the image up from a flat plane and transfer it onto a variety of
surfaces.
Physical changes within
the ink film both on the cliché and on the pad allow it leave the etched
image area in favor of adhering to the pad, and to subsequently
release from the pad in favor of adhering to the substrate (material
being printed).
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Why
use pad printing?
Pad printing is used
for printing on various substrates like Plastics, Metals, Glass and
Ceramics, Paper and Cardboard, Leather. However, it is primary used in
places where the printing area is small and / or the contour or surface
of the object is not flat or hard to reach by other printing process. |
