by Jeff Peterson Whether choosing an easy-to-stamp plastic material, pretesting the foil, or deciding on the proper type of die to use (metal or silicone rubber,) a hot stamping or heat transfer job can be planned out perfectly with proper preparation. However, if careful planning does not go into the fixturing (tooling) as well, all the other preparations will be for naught. … [Read more...] about Fixturing Key to Hot Stamped Parts
2002 Jan/Feb
Making the Right Choice – Pad Printing Machinery
by John Kaverman Selling pad printing equipment on a daily basis has perpetuated many unusual questions. It seems that people today, including those in the pad printing industry, never seem to have enough time to analyze their equipment purchases correctly, but seem to find time to repeat mistakes because they are not using the right equipment for the right job. Many initial … [Read more...] about Making the Right Choice – Pad Printing Machinery