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Pad printing
(T, MT, GT, P, TT)
Pad printing allows for printing on both concave and convex surfaces. This makes it the preferred method for printing on clips and for producing multi-coloured image prints. The printing plate is now created directly using CTP (Computer-to-Plate) technology, eliminating the need for traditional film production. The ink is transferred from the printing plate to the promotional item using an elastic pad (a rubber stamp).
For cylindrical writing instruments, up to two-thirds of the diameter can be used as a printable advertising surface. Pad printing is suitable for use on almost all materials.
For pad printing, only pad films with a special screen that we create can be used. We require vectored data for this in any case.
uma accepts all Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC) file formats.
For overprinting, we require exact specifications for the inks (see list of standard inks below).
To achieve an optimum printing result, we recommend pre-printing a white background (i.e. an additional colour in advance) for some coloured, transparent and frosted writing instruments.
Printing inks that can be used for printing at uma:
repro (at) uma-pen.com
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