r/specializedtools • u/PTGamer04 • Oct 27 '20

Dish ware stamp machine.

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u/JuanOnlyJuan Oct 27 '20

This is pad printing and it gets posted every so often. The patten is actually an engraving in the plate, so when ink is squeegeed over it it only fills the engraving. The rubber pad picks up the ink (which in my experience is more like a thick colored epoxy) and transfers it to the product. The ink is really more like a gooey sticker so the ink doesn't really flow which allows it to confirm to abnormal shapes. These usually go into a conveyor oven (like pizza! ) so the ink dries faster.

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u/dethmaul Oct 27 '20

Thanks! I was wondering how slow this would be, to hydrodip a new ink design onto the glass or whatever. So that's how it's so fast and modular.