Pad printing – what is it?

Pad printing is used in advertising for marking, most often, small advertising gadgets. The marking area is a maximum of 6 cm x 3 cm. However, this technique allows you to apply markings on a wide variety of surfaces. In addition to plastic, pad printing can be used to mark leather, wood, metal, glass, rubber and even toys and sports equipment. Pad printing is nothing more than a soft stamp, which is used to apply ink from the surface of the matrix to the object to be marked. A matrix for pad printing is a plate made of steel or polymer on which a selected design is engraved. Such a matrix is covered with paint. Then the stamp (pad) is pressed against the master plate and the design is reflected on the object to be marked.

Advantages and disadvantages
Pad printing has many advantages. First of all, this technique is very efficient, fast and inexpensive to implement, and the printing itself is characterized by high durability. Pad printing allows precise reproduction of the design. You can print even on uneven surfaces. To the disadvantages of pad printing we can give limitations of the printing area as well as the number of colors (up to 4 colors). The texture of the product is as important as the color. On dark and rough surfaces sometimes double “beating” of the design is required. As well as on metallic materials need to use a fixative so that the print can not be easily scratched off.

Application
Pad printing, as we mentioned earlier, has a very wide application in advertising. We marked with pad printing not only pens, lighters, key rings or notebooks. Pad printing has worked well on metal plates, speakers, headphones, toys, small car parts, home furnishings or glass panels. If you are not sure whether this technique will be suitable for marking your promotional gadgets, rest assured that you can send us an inquiry at info@printexpress.pl . We will answer your questions, make a quote and determine the fastest turnaround time.

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