Pad printing is for round or irregular surfaces. There is million of way to use from keyboard to golf ball here I collected some examples of nice pad print used on packaging.
When it is advisable to use pad printing?
– When you need high quality printing
– When the surface is irregular
– When the graphic is detailed with fine lines
– When you want to use multicolor
– For larger volume projects
Advantages:
– Vary usage, flexibly technic
– Fast
– Print on nearly every material
– Save money on labeling ( ie. cost of label material, printing, application and the cost of transport if they are not located in one place)
Disadvantages:
– This method is wear but there are different inks which are highly resistant
– Using only ink no enamel or paint
Inks types:
The ink systems currently available to the industry fall into seven different catergories:
- solvent evaporating
- oxidation curing
- reactive (i.e., catalyst curing, two component)
- baking
- UV curable
- sublimation
- ceramic and glass
More detailed information about inks and methods here
