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February 18, 2025New Technology By: Ben Adner

Nano Pin Curing technology streamlines production and preserves printheads for Inkcups Helix® customers Danvers, Mass. February 18, 2025 – Global printing industry leader Inkcups announces the commercial availability of its award-winning, patent pending Nano Pin Curing technology for the Helix® range of cylindrical direct-to-object UV printers.

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Inkcups Achieves GOTS Certification for Seven Inks in its SB Eco Series

March 17, 2025 By: Jessica Makrinos

Inkcups reinforces its focus on sustainability as seven inks in the SB Eco Series for pad printing achieve GOTS Certification

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How to Print on Handled Drinkware

March 11, 2025 By: Derek LaChance

Let’s state the obvious: handled drinkware is having its moment, and it’s one that’s unlikely to fade anytime soon. All the major players in the drinkware industry are offering cult-classic handled tumblers, designed to keep beverages like Diet Coke cool for hours. While these tumblers were once highly coveted for limited runs in trending colors,

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December 10, 2008Laser Plate-making

Laser Etched Glass Jars

July 2022 Update: The Cobalt 250 has been discontinued and replaced with the Cobalt PRO. The Cobalt PRO is an advanced CO2 laser capable of producing high-quality laser plates for plate-making. All other etching applications should be testing. Here you see one application of Cobalt 250 laser engraver: laser etched glass. This compact machine, designed

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August 28, 2008Pad Printing Ink

Diamond Etch – Unique Pad Printing Ink for Glass

Doesn’t this image look laser engraved? Yet it is printed, fine line detail and all! The pad printing ink for glass not only looks great, but you can save money using it as well because the cost of a print is only a fraction of a penny! Inkcups’ Diamond Etch pad printing ink for glass can

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August 12, 2008Laser Plate-making

Laser Engraver under Development

As always, ICN engineers are busy with several new projects… Among them is building a new machine – Cobalt laser engraver equipped with a belt conveyor. Here is the drawing… We are going to bring the new machine to the upcoming SGIA show. This particular conveyor will be tailored to pen engraving. But the belt

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August 5, 2008Pad Printing Ink

Diamond Etch Pad Printing Ink for Plastic

This is Diamond Etch ink – the pad printing ink that imitates laser engraving or sandblasting. Yesterday Pete – Inkcups’ Ink Master – printed this logo on a glass jar, today, he experimented with printing on clear plastic. Despite the glare on the photo, you can probably see how nice and crisp it came out.