Printing Pads - Silicone Material, Custom Hardness, Available In Round And Rectangular Shapes | Optimized For Print Quality And Image Transfer

Though the function of the pad seems simple - to just transfer the image from the printing plate onto the substrate - it is subject to the same types of print-quality fluctuations if you don't choose the correct pad type and use it properly.

Five key pad characteristics can affect the quality of the printed image:
1.shape
2.size
3.hardness
4.surface finish
5.material

Vary any one of these and the print quality will shift. You must take these factors into account when you plan the job and order pads from your suppliers.

The shape of the pad largely determines how well the pad will achieve this rolling action. This makes shape the most important variable in selecting a pad. Most pad suppliers have hundreds of pad shapes in their standard inventory. But most are based on these three basic shapes
* Round
* Rectangular
* Bar

Hardness :
The hardness of the pad is normally determined by the amount of silicon oil used when the pad is molded. The harder the pad, the less silicone oil that was added. Four basic pad hardnesses are standard in the industry and cover most applications. Customs pad hardnesses are available.