Pad Printing Supplies
Inkcups is a pad printing supplier in the USA, with distribution worldwide, and the only true turn-key provider of pad printing supplies including ink, fixtures, and more.
Inkcups is a pad printing supplier in the USA, with distribution worldwide, and the only true turn-key provider of pad printing supplies including ink, fixtures, and more.
Pad printing supplies is a major focus of Inkcups. We take pride in our line of pad printing consumables. Strongly backed by our knowledge of the printing industry, we understand the pad printing process down to the finest detail. We are able to provide impartial product recommendations and accurate technical advice on process improvements. For hundreds of companies, Inkcups serves as the source for all pad printing supplies: from mixing sticks to laser engravable plates. Most pad printing supplies are manufactured in-house, enabling rapid fulfillment of orders and exceptional quality control. Inkcups has multiple warehouse locations all over the world to expedite shipping.
The Sapphire® brand of pad printing ink contains a wide variety of ink, each with unique adhesion and abrasion properties.
Pad printing ink also goes through a number of compliance testing to ensure it passes industry standards. Learn more about ink testing compliance for pad printing and digital printing.
Inkcups is one of the top pad printing ink suppliers, and our commitment to helping you find the right ink for your application is unmatched, even when we’re dealing with challenging substrates such as metals, flexible plastics, and fabrics.
Find out more: Pad printing inkSolvent is used to aid in the transfer of pad printing ink from the pad to the substrate. Solvent varies by evaporation rate and is often chosen based upon environment, substrate, and print speed.
find out more: pad printing ink solventHardener is added to pad printing ink to increase abrasion resistance once cured.
find out more: pad printing ink hardenerA pad printing plate is critical in achieving a good print. The plate is engraved with the image, by either the photopolymer plate-making or the laser plate-making method. Plates are available in a wide variety of color and type, each with unique properties.
how to find the right plateThe shape, size, and durometer of a pad are all important factors in successfully transferring an image with pad printing equipment. We offer a wide variety of pad shapes, sizes, durometers, and materials to fit any need.
how to find the right padOur name says it all! We founded this company based on a better ink cup, and today we offer the widest variety of pad printing ink cups to fit nearly any pad printing machine.
find the right ink cupAll of the necessary items and pad printing accessories to maintain every component of a pad printing machine, including a blow-off device, pad and plate conditioners, solvent bottles, mixing cups and sticks, plate developer, and more.
find out more: pad printing aux suppliesEverything necessary to maintain a tagless pad printing operation including all inks, pads, plates, ink cups and more!
Visit our tagless page for more information