As a high-performance chemical, pad printing silicone plays a vital role in the printing industry. It is primarily used for printing irregular patterns on plastic toys, electroplated products, electronic toys, trademarks, communications equipment, craft gifts, and other applications. Its unique advantages demonstrate broad application potential in numerous fields.
The properties of pad printing silicone make it a preferred material for the printing industry. Its moderate viscosity ensures excellent fluidity and uniform distribution during the printing process, resulting in precise image rendering. This excellent fluidity allows pad printing silicone to easily fill even the finest details of the mold, ensuring the integrity and clarity of the printed image. During the vulcanization process, pad printing silicone does not shrink, ensuring the dimensional stability and accuracy of the printed image. Furthermore, it exhibits excellent deformation resistance, maintaining a stable shape even under high temperatures or pressures.Excellent ink transfer performance results in vibrant and rich printed patterns. The longer working time at room temperature facilitates adjustments and operations for printing workers, while rapid vulcanization at elevated temperatures significantly shortens the production cycle.
Pad printing silicone rubber has a wide range of applications, covering various industries such as plastic toys, PVC toys, craft gifts, electronic products, lighting, electroplated products, trademarks, and more. By transferring the pattern on the steel plate to the product through the pad printing head, it achieves high-precision and high-quality printing effects, meeting the diverse needs of different fields for pattern printing.
In terms of manufacturing process, pad printing silicone rubber goes through a series of meticulous steps. Firstly, the preparation of the glue solution involves mixing silicone rubber, silicone oil, accelerator, and other raw materials evenly according to the proportions of each component in the formula to form a stable, uniform-colored liquid. Then, vacuum pumping is carried out to prevent gas from mixing into the elastomer and ensure the quality of the glue solution. Next, the mixed glue solution is poured into a mold and allowed to cure, forming a pad printing head. Finally, vulcanization treatment is performed to improve the hardness and wear resistance of the head to meet printing requirements.
The content of silicone oil, the content of vulcanizing agent, and the design of the mold are key factors affecting the printing effect of pad printing with silicone rubber. The addition amount of silicone oil directly affects the hardness and printing effect of the rubber head, and should be adjusted according to actual needs. The content of vulcanizing agent has a significant impact on the hardness and strength of the rubber head, and its content should be strictly controlled to ensure the performance of the rubber head. The design of the mold should have good exhaust function and expected deformation treatment to ensure the clarity and integrity of the printed pattern.