Pad Printing Machines: Overview

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Hand Pad Printing Machines

 

 

Hand Operated Model 606

Price: $ 1550.00

The STI hand operated model 606 is the original hand pad printer. STI developed this unit as a prototype machine 20 years ago, but it has evolved into a very good short run production machine.

 

Features:

  • Roller bearing slide on the table and bronze bearings on the head make it very accurate

  • Easy adjustments make set up a snap.

  • The height adjustment on the pad mount means that you can print anything from a flat card to a softball size part in this versatile unit.

  • The 4" diameter one color print area makes this machine THE choice for hand operated pad printers.

 

Hand Model 606AW
(Auto Wipe)

Price: $ 1950.00

This upgraded version of our popular 606 has an automatic doctoring system.

 

Features:

  • Automatic doctoring systems frees up one hand

  • Faster and more consistent

  • Extends the life of polymer cliches.

 

The popular choice of pad printers doing any amount of production, this machine has rapidly become our number one selling pad print machine. This unit, along with the short run cliche making kit, puts you in the pad printing business.

 

Hand Model 606-2SIC Two color with Ink Cups

Price: $ 2400.00

The latest version of the popular Hand Model 606

 

Features:

  • Two 2" dia sealed ink cups for printing two colors with an image area of up to 1 3/4" diameter.

  • This unit uses short run cliches and plastic ink cups.

  • Perfect for two color printing on golf balls, base balls, key fobs and many other items.

 

 

Automatic Pad Printing Machines

 

 

Model 802

STI manufactures and sells automatic and semi-automatic machines for printing one to six colors by the pad transfer printing method.

 

Features:

  • The model 802 comes as a one or two color unit

  • Can be fitted with a shuttle table or rotary table

  • Automatic feeding and ejection of parts can also be added to these machines

  • Can be incorporated in in-line operations with other machines giving a completely automatic operation.

 

Specifications:

Number Colors (Imprint)

1

2

Print Area

3" X 5"

3" X 2"

Speed (per hour)

1000-1500 cycles

600-1500 cycles

Air Consumption

4 cfm at 80 psi

4 cfm at 80 psi

Power

110V

110V

Controls

electric

electric

Ink Cup Size

2" or 3"

2" or 3"

 

Model 804

STI Introduces our new Magnetic Sealed Ink Cup Series Pad Printers

 

Features:

  • 85mm magnetic ink cup

  • One or two colors
    75mm print area

  • Optional shuttle table which allows two color printing with only one nexting fixture

 

Specifications:

Number Colors (Imprint)

1

2

Print Area

3" diameter

3" diameter

Speed (per hour)

800 - 1200

400 - 600

Air Consumption

4 CFM

5 CFM

Power

110 VAC

110 VAC

Ink Cup Size

85 mm

85 mm

 

Model 805

STI manufactures and sells automatic and semi-automatic machines for printing one to six colors by the pad transfer method.

 

Features:

  • Our automatic machines utilize a racetrack conveyor, a shuttle table or a rotary table for printing.

  • Automatic feeding and ejection of parts can also be added to our machines, or they can be incorporated in in-line operations with other machines giving a completely automatic operation.

 

Specifications:

Number Colors (Imprint)

1

2

3

Print Area

3" X 8"

3" X 4"

3" X 2"

Speed (per hour)

1000-1400 cycles

600-1400 cycles

600-1400 cycles

Air Consumption

4 cfm at 80 psi

4 cfm at 80 psi

4 cfm at 80 psi

Power

110V

110V

110V

Controls

electric

electric

electric

Ink Cup Size

3" or 4"

3" or 4"

3"

 

 

Model 810

 

Specifications:

Number Colors (Imprint)

1

2

4

Print Area

4" X 12"

4" X 5"

3" X 4"

Speed (per hour)

800-1200 cycles

500-1000 cycles

500-1000 cycles

Air Consumption

5 cfm at 80 psi

5 cfm at 80 psi

7 cfm at 80 psi

Power

110V

110V

110V

Controls

electric

electric

electric

Ink Cup Size

4" to 6"

4" or 5"

3 1/4"

 

 

Model 840

 

Specifications

Number Colors (Imprint)

1

2

6

Print Area

7" X 15"

7" X 6"

6" X 4"

Speed (per hour)

600-800 cycles

400-800 cycles

400-800 cycles

Air Consumption

6 cfm at 80 psi

6 cfm at 80 psi

8 cfm at 80 psi

Power

110V

110V

110V

Controls

electric

electric

electric

Ink Cup Size

6" or 7"

5" or 6"

3 1/4"

 

 

Sealed Ink Cup System

The Service Tectonics Sealed Ink Cup System can be adapted to many applications on a variety of Pad Printing Machinery. Shown here is our Model PAP 802 Pat-A-Print Machine with a Single Color Sealed Ink Container.

 

Features of the Model PAP 902 Pat-A-Print Machine:

 

  • The Sealed Ink Container minimizes solvent evaporation which is not only environmentally attractive, but also minimizes ink viscosity change.

  • This system is adaptable to multicolor units, as well as the single color applications.

  • This system is adaptable to be retro-fit on old STI equipment, as well as many other brands.

  • This simple system eliminates the doctor blade assembly and spreader bar, replacing it with the ink cup that is self-doctoring.


SIZE INK CUPS AVAILABLE

Model Number

1 Color

2 Color

3 Color

4 Color

606

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

802

3" Dia

2" Dia

N/A

N/A

805

Up to 5" Dia

3" OR 4" Dia

3 1/4" Dia

N/A

810

Up to 6" Dia

4" or 5" Dia

N/A

3 1/4" Dia

820

Up to 7" Dia

5" or 6" Dia

N/A

4" Dia

 

 

Special Machines

 

 

802 with Rotary and Auto Eject

The Model 802 pad printer with rotary table and pick and place unloader is another automated pad printing system from STI.

 

Features:

  • Three inch sealed ink cup system

  • Interchangable dial plates with interchangable grippers for the unloader.

  • PLC controls allow for many different programs

  • The auto unloader, which drops the parts onto a drying conveyor, lets the operator get maximum speed out of the process.

This machine was designed and built in our Adrian, MI plant.

For more information on how we can help you in your pad printing applications call, fax or e-mail STI.

 

 

 

805C with Automatic Part Flipover

 

Features:

  • Model 805C pad printer with automatic flame treater. It flame treats both sides of a PP part, pad prints both sides, then dries both sides.

  • This machine can automatically pad print two sides of this part at production speeds in excess of 1000 parts per hour.

 

 

 

Model 812 with Corona Treater

The Model 812 is the new innovative pad printing machine by Service Tectonics.

 

Features:

  • Incorporates a 4 station Camco Rotary Table, 2 color system and Corona Treater for polypropylene parts

  • Allows one color printing on two parts at a time or two different colors on two parts at a time.

  • The Corona Treater is adaptable for various size parts.

  • The PLC controls allow the machine to be run with several different programs.

  • Safety guarding is provided for operator safety and the machine is capable of running up to 1500 parts per hour.

 

 

 

Special 3 Color with Shuttle

 

Features:

  • Can print up to three colors on large parts

  • The PLC controls allow each color to be hit up to four times.

  • The part is printed in station one and then shuttled to the next station and dried in between.

  • The system is capable of printing a 6" X 8" print area in the three colors.

  • A light curtain guard protects the operator and heated blowers help production speeds by drying the ink between stations.


The silver and dark green parts to the left were printed in two and three colors (black, white and orange) on this machine.

 

 

 

Large 2 Color with Up to 16" Diameter

Print Area

 

Features of this large two color pad printing machine:

  1. Prints wheels from 12 " diameter to 16" diameter in two colors.

  2. The clichés are etched with all of the circles so the only change needed are the pads to go from small, 12" diameter, to the large 16" diameter.

  3. The nesting fixtures are built to center each wheel automatically, so there is no change between wheels.

  4. The covered inkwells minimize solvent evaporation.

  5. Production speeds are 400-500 two color wheels per hour.

  6. Since the pads are dowel pinned in position and there is no change of clichés or nests, changeover time to go from one size wheel to another is a matter of minutes

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