Pad Printing

Many of the products that you see advertised on our website have the ability to be decorated in various methods. One of these methods is pad printing. Pad printing is a technique that is an enhanced version of hot stamping. Pad printing is vital to the promotional products industry as it has the ability to print custom logos, text and designs onto almost any surface. It can mould to any shape, which means that even the most complex of items can have a custom print on it. Most pad printers are only capable of 4 colours; this can include a 4 colour process print or CMYK so that full colour or shaded logos can be printed.
Wholesale Promotional Products only uses the latest pad printing technology so you can be sure that your logo will turn out clearly and accurately every time. Ink is selected for the pad printing machine and this is mixed in a complex manner to resemble corporate PMS colours as closely as possible. The final outcome is dependent on the colour of the material that is printed and this will determine the final print colour.

Advantages of pad printing

1. Any non porous surface can be pad printed. This means that metal, plastic, varnished wood and imitative leather.
2. Any shaped product can generally be pad printed, this means that even if an item is curvaceous or rounded, it should generally be able to be printed on
3. Up to four colours can be pad printed, and full colour images can be printed by way of a four colour process option
4. Highly detailed images can be pad printed even small text will come out clear, providing the colour is dark.
5.  There is minimum rejects or problems once a job has started. The pad printer is accurate and you can be sure that every item is printed the  same as the first.
6. It is an economical printing option

Most of the items excepting apparel can be pad printed. These include; anti stress toys and shapes, bags, glassware, mugs, keyrings, corporate gifts, novelties, toys, pens, pencils, calculators, office products and stubby holders.