How to pad print on ceramic bowl and tableware

Pad printing machines are suitable for printing products with complex appearance or products that cannot be realized by silk screen printing. In most cases, it is suitable for products with relatively small dimensions. However, with the development of printing technology and the exchange and integration of various industries, pad printing machines have also begun to set foot in other In some fields, such as the tableware industry of daily ceramics, some bowls, plates, dishes, spoons and other products.

Generally speaking, the shapes of these products are relatively complex, and it is difficult to print by conventional printing methods. Therefore, the early decoration method is to print the graphics and text on the decals first, and then transfer them to the surface of the tableware. The production of decals is a comparison Complicated craftsmanship, and most of the processes of decals need to be done by hand. With the rise in labor costs and the decline in the price of finished products, this traditional craftsmanship is becoming more and more unsuitable for reality.
The latest market trend is the use of pad printing machines. The biggest advantage of pad printing machines is that they can use a soft rubber head to wrap the product to the maximum extent, and then transfer the pattern to the surface of the product, and the graphics and text on the steel plate are transferred to the deformation of the product surface. It can be corrected by continuously modifying the pre-deformation of the pad printing plate.
Ceramic pad printing machines currently have single-color, double-color, three-color, and four-color. Due to the very large size of the steel plate, at present, an open structure is basically used for ink supply. The control system also has pneumatic drive steering servo motor drive.
The most difficult thing in the pad printing of ceramic tableware is not the manufacture of the machine, but the production of steel plates according to the pattern of the product, and the multiple printing tests after customizing the pad printing head. Once the test is completed, the formal production of subsequent products becomes simple.