Pad printer questions

[Craig Keller]

Anyone into pad printing here??
My question is to burn a plate with a laser what watt laser is needed?

Thanks

 

[James Burke]

Looks like they also make photo polymer cliches. I have to believe that would be a lot more economical.

Anyway, there's a few options out there.

I'd be willing to bet good money that you could use photo resist and a sandblast cabinet with very fine abrasive to etch one. Heck, you might be able to etch a glass cliche.


JB

Automark: Pad Printing Cliches

pad printing: ink, pads, cliches, cleaner. pad print machine cleaner, pad printer ink, silicon pads, cliché cleaner, ink cliches

www.automarkco.com

 

[Craig Keller]

Looks like they also make photo polymer cliches. I have to believe that would be a lot more economical.

Anyway, there's a few options out there.

I'd be willing to bet good money that you could use photo resist and a sandblast cabinet with very fine abrasive to etch one. Heck, you might be able to etch a glass cliche.


JB

Automark: Pad Printing Cliches

pad printing: ink, pads, cliches, cleaner. pad print machine cleaner, pad printer ink, silicon pads, cliché cleaner, ink cliches

www.automarkco.com

Interesting!

 

[jagsouthern]

Anyone into pad printing here??
My question is to burn a plate with a laser what watt laser is needed?

Thanks

I am in talks woth Inkcups and i was told that my 80w CO2 laser could make the plates.

 

[Craig Keller]

Think it 20watt min. I got xtool D1 Think it's only 10 watt

 

[Superior_Adam]

we used to pad print but dont anymore. We used to burn our plates. The laser plates were just coming out and at that time I was not impressed.

 

[Craig Keller]

U just got out of pad printing? Why? Just curious.
Thanks!

 

[Superior_Adam]

U just got out of pad printing? Why? Just curious.
Thanks!

we were doing quite a bit of it then in our area it died down. I can order a lot of the stuff needed now through ASI and get it cheaper than what I could produce it for.

 

[Craig Keller]

cool With us being able to make our own plates we can go after small runs that most Asi dealers probably don't want. I have some questions being new at it if you dont mine. Could I call u? First one is what printer can we use for doing film?

 

[Humble PM]

Interesting!

Inkjetmall https://shop.inkjetmall.com/UV45 do conversion kits for small desktop printers, if you want to go the automark UV photoresist route.

 

[Joseph44708]

Anyone into pad printing here??
My question is to burn a plate with a laser what watt laser is needed?

Thanks

I did pad printing in the early 90's. (Lighters, key chains, golf balls, ink pens). It was fun and profitable then.
Sold it all off for $100 to hobbyists. He then traded to an automated press and banked.
Haven't heard from him in 15 years.

 

[tefisen]

Anyone into pad printing here??
My question is to burn a plate with a laser what watt laser is needed?

Thanks

20W. I have tried using a laser engraving machine，Now we will use a fully automatic pad printing machines

 

[Superior_Adam]

20W. I have tried using a laser engraving machine，Now we will use a fully automatic pad printing machines
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well your a manufacturer so good try at the "we now use" line. You still have to make a plate to go on your machine.