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Pad Printing & Hot StampingPad Printing 
Pad printing is a wet process where ink is transferred to a part on either a round, oval or irregular surface. First a film positive is made from the desired artwork. This film positive is then used to create a printing plate (cliché) which contains an etched image of the desired artwork. Ink is then spread into the etching and a blade or ceramic ring is used to remove all the excess ink from the plate; leaving ink only in the etched portion of the plate. A silicone pad of the correct size, shape and firmness is then used to remove the ink from the etching, allowing the ink to adhere to the silicone pad. The pad is then compressed on the part, transferring the ink with the desired image onto the part.
The advantage to pad printing is that ink can be transferred to irregular three-dimensional surfaces because the silicone pad wraps around the part adapting to its particular shape without distorting the image. There are, of course, some size and radius restrictions to this method. This process also allows for the printing of fine detail and tight multi-color registration.
Capabilities
- 2 color station
- Maximum 4 inch print image
- Auxiliary equipment includes plate making
Artwork Manipulation - When reviewing your artwork file, ATH Manufacturing may require some change to the artwork in order to provide the best print quality. We will inform you of the required changes and either you can make these revisions or we can provide the revision in-house.
Hot Stamping
Hot stamping is a dry printing process. In hot stamping, metallic or color pigmented hot stamping foil is applied to the part by trapping the material between a heated die and the part. Heat and pressure is applied and the foil is released from the carrier and is permanently bonded to the part. Hot stamping machines are specific to certain types of applications.
Flat hot stamping machines are designed to be used exclusively on flat parts or flat areas of a part. They can also be used to tip off a raised area on a part such as raised letters or numbers.
Capabilities
- From 1 ton to 2 ton, 6 inch by 9 inch capacity
- Flat printing
Artwork Manipulation - When reviewing your artwork file, ATH Manufacturing may require some change to the artwork in order to provide the best print quality. We will inform you of the required changes and either you can make these revisions or we can provide the revision in-house.
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