Pad printing or Tampo Printing, is used for transferring images on otherwise impossible products in many industries. Typically you will see pad printing applied to the following:
- Electronic micro components, such as cables, connectors, IC chips, relays, etc.
- Industrial Buttons and Keys as found on calculators, telephones and computer keyboards
- Electrical Household Appliances such as iron, VCR, TV, coffee pots, telephones, etc.
- Large Industrial Appliance panels such as on dishwashers, washing machines and dryers
- Toys such as figurines, dolls, cars, infant bottles, pacifiers, rattles and night lights.
- Advertising Specialty Items like pens, lighters, key chains, clocks, watch faces
- Sporting Goods such as golf balls, baseballs, tennis rackets, footballs
We discover new applications for this technology frequently because the market potential is huge and is always growing. The recent trend of tagless t-shirts was made possible by pad printing – a technique we, at All American, pioneered through experimentation.
Ingenuity is rewarded in this process as we’ve heard some printers making a solvent home brew from vodka and chocolate to print on cookies. If you see a market need, experiment and let your imagination be your guide.
If you want to learn more, we also have information on the Basics of Pad printing, History of Pad printing, and the Advantages of Pad Printing. Also check out How to Make a Plate and our custom plate-making services.
All American’s Pad Printer line is second to none. Effortlessly print 2-D images on 3-D objects. This versatile technology is always adapting to new market demands. With two-hundred models to choose from we have a machine to exactly match your needs.
