Aluminum Clichés For Pad Printing

Pad Printing aluminum cliches is a technique used in the pad printing process, which is a method of transferring an image or design onto a surface.

A Pad Printing aluminum cliches is a plate or pad that is made from aluminum and has the desired image or design etched or engraved onto its surface. The cliché is then coated with ink, and a silicone pad is pressed onto the cliché, picking up the ink from the etched areas.

The silicone pad is then pressed onto the surface to be printed, transferring the ink onto the desired object. This process allows for precise and detailed printing on various materials, including aluminum.

Pad Printing Aluminum clichésare preferred in pad printing due to their durability, as they can withstand repeated use without wearing down or losing their shape. They also provide excellent ink transfer, resulting in high-quality prints.

To create an aluminum cliche, a design or image is first created digitally or drawn by hand. The design is then transferred onto a photosensitive coating applied to an aluminum plate. This coated plate is exposed to UV light, which hardens the coating in the areas where the image is present.

After exposure, the unhardened coating is washed away, leaving behind a relief of the design on the aluminum plate. The plate is then treated with an etching solution to deepen the relief and ensure proper ink transfer.

We TOP METAL are a leading supplier of pad printing plates (clichés) for all pad printing machinery.  We supply several types of pad printing plates:

• Laser engravable pad printing plates
• Alcohol washable polymer pad printing plates
• Water washable polymer pad printing plates
• Steel pad printing plates in both thin and thick steel

All of our plates can be delivered in any size required. and, if necessary, fitted with punched holes for any pad printing machine in the market.