Page 4 of catalogue Printing pads of Teca-Print AG

I. General information
Pad types Teca-Print offers various types of printing pads. These pads can be purchased in varying degrees of hardness, on delivery their hardness tolerance is +\-2 Shore-00*. I. Standard pads II. STARX pads III. Rotary printing pads Shore*
64 54 44 39

for a very good, fine print transfer high performance pads: antistatic, resistant, does not swell for rotary pad printing (see p. 49) remarks
STARX STARX STARX STARX Very hard, e.g. for textured surfaces Normal - most used pad, very versatile Soft - especially good for brighter print parts curved Components Very soft - for delicate and breakable components
*Shore = unit for hardness measurement 00 = hardness measuring scale

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stand ard pad Blue stand ard pad Red stand ard pad Green stand ard pad White

The pad hardness must be stated on ordering the pad: - e.g. standard pads: T120 R T = pad 120 = pad number R = pad hardness - e.g. StarX pads: T0142-64 T = pad 0142 = pad number -64 = pad hardness With the STARX-pads, the pad hardness is indicated by the two numbers following the hyphen. Remarks This catalogue illustrates the most popular pads sold, they are generally available ex-stock. Over 1000 more standard and special shaped pads (see p. 49) are available on request. Backing Plates The pads in the catalogue marked with thread sizes are delivered with an aluminium backing plate, those without have a wooden plate. Our pad plates come pre-drilled (wooden) and pre-tapped (aluminium) for easy mounting onto our pad holders (see p. 52-55). Hollow Pads: To allow the air to escape from a hollow pad, there must be a distance between the pad holder and the backing plate, e.g. by use of a spacer Pad handling With a new standard pad, the print surface must first be activated. When doing so, care must be taken. Use a soft paper towel soaked in solvent and wipe the print surface with this. When the surface turns matt and the solvent has evaporated the pad can be used to print. The high performance STARX pads require only a few seconds to be activated by briefly cleaning the surface of the pad with thinner. The use of scotch/brown tape is recommended when cleaning pads. Pads should be stored shaded from direct sunlight and not in contact with any other objects. Beware: - Never rub pads dry (creates the “rubber effect”) - Don’t rub off excess ink or dirt particles or you will damage the print surface - If ink pick-up is poor, a light wash with solvent over the pad should be used

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