Which materials can be pad printed?
There exist a whole range of different ink types, with this range you are able to print onto almost any kind of material, such as:
- Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
- Acrylonitrile styrene acrylate (ASA)
- Aluminium
- Cellulose acetate
- Ceramics
- Chromium-plated surfaces
- Coated surfaces
- Cotton
- Duroplastics (phenolic and melamine resins, glass-fibre reinforced polyester and epoxy resins)
- Glass
- Gold-plated surfaces
- Leather
- Metals
- Nickel-plated surfaces
- Rhodium-coated surfaces
- Paper
- Plasticized PVC
- PMMA (acrylic glass)
- Polyacetal (POM, with flame-drying)
- Polyamide (PA)
- Polycarbonate (PC)
- Polyester (PES)
- Polymer blends like PC/ABS
- Polystyrene (PS)
- Polyurethane (PU)
- Pre-treated polyolefines, i.e. polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (HD-PE, LD-PE)
- Rigid PVC
- Rubber
- Silicone rubber
- Styrene acrylonitrile resin (SAN)
- Synthetic leather
- Thermoplastic elastomers (TPE, TPU, TPS, soft-touch coatings)
- Wood
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