by Steve Smith, Diversified Printing Technologies Pad printing has had the reputation of being a tough process to nail. Consistency is even more difficult to achieve. This is still true if you think pad printing is an art form or that its success depends on some secret recipe. Instead, pad printing is a scientific procedure. Many variables exist that can affect the outcome, … [Read more...] about Pad Printing Tips – Increase Efficiency AND Profitability
2005 Jul/Aug
The Process of Vibration Welding
by Jordan Rotheiser, Rotheiser Design Inc. In my day, Boy Scout manuals described a method for creating a fire by rubbing two pieces of dry wood together. However, this particular Boy Scout was never successful at creating anything more than a sore arm with this technique. I now realize that the problem was that I never achieved speeds of 120 cycles per second in rubbing the … [Read more...] about The Process of Vibration Welding