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Pad printing on silicone objects is easier than ever now with our new line of silicone ink! Take a look at this flexible silicone keyboard. We were able to pad print our logo directly onto the surface of the silicone keyboard…and it looks great! The process was easy. We first mixed the SI Series ink

Inkcups takes pride in offering the best technical support in the industry. If you own a pad printing machine, whether you use it for printing on promotional products or garment tag printing, proper loading of the plates and cups into the machine is key to getting a great print. The following is a 5 step

Update as of July 2022: Sadly the ICN-2200-PSX is no longer available, however it has been replaced with the ICN-2200-PS 2-Color Pad Printer. Check out it’s product page to find out more. Here is a new video of the ICN-2200-PSX high-speed pad printer with a heavy-duty pad slide. In this video, we show off this pad

Ever found yourself in middle of a production run to discover that your pad printing pad suddenly split? Most people think there is something wrong with the pad itself. Hoping a new pad will do the trick. When the same problem occurs over and over, its time to find out what’s really going on. Looks

July 2022 Update: While the ICN-2200-PSX has been discontinued, our standard 2200-PS 2-color pad printing machine is equipped with this high-speed function. Inkcups is proud to introduce the ICN 2200-PSX high-speed pad printer. When we say high speed we mean it can print up to 2600 impressions per hour! That’s almost 3 times as fast

Update: Technology has come a long way since 2010 when this blog post was written, in 2022 laser plate makers have taken over the plate etching scene. Visit our Laser Plate Maker page for the most current offerings available to etch plates. At Inkcups, we have customers that make their own photopolymer plates for apparel tag