by Craig Smith and Darlene Putz, Innovative Digital Systems, LLC Remember the days when a customer asking for custom decorated parts or components needed to order them by the thousands or more? Now, order sizes are getting smaller, while deadlines are shorter. With digital printing, industrial printers can meet the needs of today's market. Beyond the Basic Advantages of … [Read more...] about When is it Time to Digitally Decorate?
2011 Jul/Aug
Polymer Clichés for Pad Printing
by John Kaverman, Tampoprint Q: What purpose does the line screen serve in cliché making? The line screen serves three purposes: to support the ink cup's doctor ring, to control the volume of ink and to give the ink some resistance. To support the ink cup's doctor ring so that it doesn't "dip" ink out as it passes over the image area. Most manufacturers use magnets to … [Read more...] about Polymer Clichés for Pad Printing