Edited by Erin La Row, editor, Plastics Decorating NanoVis Nanocleaners, offered by Automark, are changing the pad printing cleanup game. The company, located in Katy, Texas, has been providing a full range of pad printing and laser marking solutions for medical, cosmetic, industrial, automotive and aerospace industries for over a decade. It now includes the NanoVis … [Read more...] about Tech Watch: Automark’s NanoVis Nanocleaners
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Pad Printing Functional Materials
By John P. Kaverman, Pad Print Pros For all of its flexibility as a decorating process, people often overlook pad printing as a potential solution for transferring functional materials. Examples of functional materials that I’ve worked with include conductive and dielectric materials, adhesives (and activators), radiopaque materials, lubricants and dyes. In a standard pad … [Read more...] about Pad Printing Functional Materials
Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing
Apex Machine Company 954.566.1572 www.apexmachine.com Apex Machine Company, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has redesigned its C-400 cylindrical parts printer – changing the way golf tees are decorated. A versatile turnkey decorating system, the C-400 delivers high-quality multi-color, 360-degree shaft decorating. The C-400 is capable of printing inside the cups of golf tees and … [Read more...] about Equipment Highlight: Pad Printing
Secondary Education Options in Plastics Decorating
By Liz Stevens, writer, Plastics Decorating The US manufacturing industry continues to face workforce recruitment challenges. Colleges and universities are helping to address the shortage by offering plastics decorating-oriented subject matter in their plastics and polymer programs. What are institutions offering, and what might they need from industry partners to support … [Read more...] about Secondary Education Options in Plastics Decorating
Decorating Trends for Medical Applications
By Hallie Forcinio, writer, Plastics Decorating The use of plastics in medical applications continues to grow with an overall compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.5%, and some segments like auto-injectors are forecast to reach a 13% CAGR. Driving forces include an aging population, new products and rising demand from developing economies. “Plastics continue to be the … [Read more...] about Decorating Trends for Medical Applications