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History
General Industry
Pottery Industry
Principles
Types of Inking Systems
Open Ink Trough
Closed Cup
Rotary System
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Advantages
Many Different Shapes
Detail and Definition
Compact Equipment
Wide Range
Low Consumable Cost
Disadvantages
Wet Ink System
A Thin Film Process
Effect of Ambient Conditions
A “Black Art”
Static
Quality Control
Print Area
Print Size
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Introduction
Terminology for Print Applications
Printing
Decorating
Coding
Machine Requirements
Basic Machine Requirements
Machine Types
Manually Operated Machine
Open Ink Trough Machine
Sealed Ink Cup Machine
Reciprocating Plate Machine
Rotary Machine
Total Colour Machine
Carousel Machine
Vertical Machine
Computer Numeric Control Machine
Machine Extras
Pad Cleaning
Ink Pumps
Solvent Dispensers
Air Blowers
Static Eliminators
Image Recognition
Deciding Which Machine to Buy
Purchasing Considerations
Criteria for Choosing a Supplier
Adelco Pad Printing Machines
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Safe
Working Practice
General Guidance
Factories Acts
The Health and Safety at Work Act
Main Provisions of the Act
Responsibility
Employers
Employees
Non Compliance
Penalties
Codes of Practice
Supply of Chemicals to Printers
How to Read Health and Safety Data Sheets
Understanding Safety Data Sheets
How is a Safety Data Sheet structured?
Information in the 16 Sections
How Can the Pad Printer Find What He
Needs to Know?
What is the ESMA Position?
Personal Protective Equipment in Pad Printing
Some more general advice
Outline COSHH
RIDDOR
Pertinent Areas for Printers
Chemical Hazards
Other Hazards
CHIP
Labeling Legislation
Changes in 2002 for Product Labeling
Environmental Classification
Sensitisation & Allergic Reactions
Irreversible Effects
Information
Glossary of Terms
Publications
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About
Silicone Pads
Terminology
Criteria for Pads
Pad Shapes
Hollow and Dual Hardness Pads
Combination Pads
Guidance for Choosing a Pad Shape
Hardness
Guidance for the Determination of Pad Hardness
Surface Finish
Material
How is the Pad Made?
Guidance for the Prolonging of Pad Life
Quality Control of Pads
Metal and Plastic Bases
Recovering / Re-Sheathing Pads
Life of Pads
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Origin
of Pad Printing
Plate Materials
Thick Steel
Principle of Etching a Steel Plate
Etch Depth
Screened Plates
Artwork and Photopositive
Plate Identification
Single Sided and Double Sided
Plate Layout and Care
Grades of Thick Steel Plate
Thin Steel Plates
Photopolymer Plates
Applications
Limitations of Photopolymer Plates
Types of Photopolymer Plate Material
Making The Photopolymer Plate
Screening
Exposure Tests
Exposure Units
Equipment Required
The Photopositive
Mounting
Care of the Plate
Storage
Procedures for Processing Photopolymer Plates
Automatic Plate Production
Plate Order Form
Mechanically Engraved Plates
Laser Engraved Plates
General Guidance on Plates
Cup and Doctor Blade Setting
Cleaning the Plate
Quality Control of Consumables
Multi-Colour
Special Plate Systems
Multiple – Sliding Plates/Split Plates
Plate Indexing Systems
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine
The Four Key Elements of Quality Control
Cleaning and Storage of a Steel Plate
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Doctor
Blade Setting
Types of Blade
Rigid Doctor Blades
Flexible Blades
Doctor Blade Setting
The Blade Angle
The Pressure
The Blade Contact Edge
The Blade Length and Height
Suitability for the Plate and Image Type
Setting Hints
Care of Blades
Quality Control
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Sealed
Ink Systems
Types of Sealed Ink Cups
Other Clamping Methods
Ink Distribution
Print Area
More Information
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Ink
Systems
Solvent Evaporating Systems
Oxidation Drying Inks
Reactive (Catalyst Curing Inks)
Ultra Violet Light-Curable (Solventless) Inks
Water Soluble
Sublimation
Ceramic/Glass Firing Inks
Basic Ink Structure
Resin
Pigment
Dyes
Solvents
Extenders
Minor Additives and Flow Aids
Ink Selection
Substrate
Printing Equipment to be Used
Pre and Post Treatment Equipment
Colour
Adhesion and Resistance to Abrasion
Single or Multi Colour
Food and Toy Grade
Post Production Processes
Over-Lacquering
Vacuum Forming, Bending and Punching
Final Selection
Drying Methods
Ink Problems & Rectification for Rigid Plastic Components
Investigations
Other Ink Related Printing Problems
Flow Additives and Impact Modifiers
Filled Plastics
Plasticisers
Bubbling
Crazing
Drying
Intercoat Adhesion
Feathering
Pinholing
Pick-Up
Rub Resistance
Stress Cracking of the Substrate
Release Agents
Condensation on the Substrate
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Colour
Perception
What is Colour?
Additional Information Specific to Printers
Colour of Substrate
Ink Film Thickness Matt or Gloss
Surface Texture of Substrate
Viewing Light
Colour Matching Cabinet
The Ability of the Viewer to Differentiate
Between Colours
Colour Matching
Colour Matching by the Ink Supplier
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Machine
Set Up
Assembly of Machine Parts
Mix Ink
Assembly of an Open Ink Mechanism
Assembly of Closed Cup Systems
Mount Pad
Set Pick Up Stroke
Jig Fixing
Adjust Print Stroke
First Print
Fine Adjustment of Strokes
Print onto Paper
Examination of Printed Part
First Production Run
Adjust Speed of Machine
Outline Set Up Procedure
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Treat
Pad Printing as an Engineering Process
What Should You Measure
Variability
Printing Specification Questionnaire
Production Control Card
Operator Control Card
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Problem
Solving
Registration
Ink
Pad
Plate
Components
Adjustments
Fault, Cause, Cure
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Determination
of Quality
Colour Matching
Four Colour Process
Definition and Clarity
Surface Quality
Surface Contamination
Packaging and Cleanliness
Consumables
Artwork
Plates
Doctor Blades
Ink Cups
Inks
Silicone Pads
Pre and Post-Treatment
Packaging
The Inspection Element of Printing
Controlling Quality of the Printed Item
Viewing Distance
Agreed Samples
Problem Areas
Ink Adhesion Testing
Abrasion Testing
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Wide
Range of Materials
Know the Material
Plastic Materials and Their Identification
Material Groups
Thermoplastic
Thermoset
Synthetic Rubbers and Elastomers
Properties of Particular thermoplastics
Polyethylene and Polypropylene
Polyvinylchloride
Polystyrene
Acrylic Glass
Polyamide
Polyester
Thermoset Polyesters
Plastic Identification
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Plastics
Needing Pre-Treatment
Liquid Priming
Corona Discharge
Flaming
Procedure for using Basic Flamer
Plasma Treatment
Forms of Plasma
Effects of Plasma
Equipment
Methods of Pre-Treatment
Plasma Surface Treatment and Adhesion
Fluorination
Testing for Correct Pre-Treatment
Bottled Liquid Test Kits
Marker Pens
Running Water
Sellotape®
Measurement of Contact Angle
Ideal Levels of Pre-Treatment
Other Factors Affecting Adhesion
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Methods
of Post Treatment
Hot Air Ovens or Blowers
Short Wave Infra-Red
Medium and Long Wave Infra-Red
Ultra Violet Light
Heated Blankets
Flaming
Static Ovens
Side Effects of Heating Processes
Safe Operation of Heating Processes
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What
is Static
How is Static Generated
Contact and Separation
Friction
Temperature Change
Effect of Static
Static in Plastics
Static Elimination
Earthing
Care with Packaging
Anti Static Additives
Machine Speed
Thinning Ink
Humidity
Anti Static Printing Pads
Ionised Air
Air Ionisation/Static Eliminators
Availability of Ionisers
Other Uses of Equipment
Alternative Methods
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Design
Attributes
Wet Ink System
Adhesion and Abrasion Resistance
Thin Film
Large Areas of Colour
Colour Matching
Multi Colours
Trichromatic
Uneven Surfaces
Textures
Angles
Printing on the Circumference
Printing up to a Shoulder
Printing Round a Cylinder
180 Degree Printing
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Methods
of Decorating Rigid Plastics
Dry Offset
Applications
Characteristics
Ink Systems
Printing Plates
Printing Machines
Mask Spraying
Filling
Hand Painting
Transfers
Water Slide Transfers
Dry Fix Transfers
Solvent Fix Transfers
Heat Applied Transfers
In-Mould Decoration (IMD) of Injection Moulded Parts
Development of the Process
Web Fed System
IMD Using Formed Foils
The Cubit Process
Application Technique
Surfaces that can be Printed
Applications
Therimage
Characteristics
Basic Operation
Costs
Summary
Labeling
Laser Marking
Ink Jet Printing
Thermal Transfer Process
Ink Jet Processes
Continuous Ink Jet
Continuous Array Ink Jet
Drop on Demand Ink Jet Processes
Thermal Ink Jet
Piezoelectric Ink Jet
Ink Technology
Competition with Pad Printing
Comparisons of the Main Decoration Processes
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Nearly 150 meanings of the most commonly used terms in the Pad Printing Industry.
Presented in a easy to follow A-Z list.
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Contact
Angle Measurement
Controlling Ambient Conditions
Closed Cups
Risk Notes
Risk Phrases
Safety Phrases
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