Pad printing is one of the most widely used types of print in the promotional gifts sector. We see pad printed products around us every day. For example we can find it on a pen, a lighter, a remote control, keychain but also from larger products such as a computer, TV, kitchen appliances, etc.

What is a pad printing?
Most easier way to imagine a padprinting is by thinking of an ordinary stamp, because pad printing is similar to it. Tampotrük is etched on a printable image on a metal plate or cliché. The colour is applied onto cliché, then the tampon is pressed against it, which leaves the an image on a tampon. The tampon is then pressed onto the product and the
the ink remains on the product.

Which products are suitable for padprinting?
Pad printing can be made for almost all products, but it is particularly suitable for the printing of small and/or special shaped products.

What are the advantages of a padprinting?

• – The product does not need to be flat (also suitable for printing golf balls for example).
  – Almost any material can be printed It is also possible to print very small details.
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What are the disadvantages of a padprint?

• – The printing area is not very large
• – Surface coverage is not as good as with silk screen printing.
• – Not suitable for printing images in a large number of colours
• – Printing raster objects is not very feasible in pad printing.