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Printing templates and finishing
This is how writing instruments become elegant advertising media!
Our mission is to create an optimal writing advertising medium. For this we use the most innovative and modern finishing park in Europe.
We are happy to share our many years of experience with you to ensure satisfaction in the long term.
In order to achieve the best printing results it may be necessary to underlay the print with white or to implement a double print. In these cases we will coordinate additional printing costs with you.
Depending on colour or material (transparent housing) we recommend the use of printing inks with a high contrast to the color of the pen. This optimizes visibility and the legibility of the print.
The duarbility of printing inks on plastic models can be not compare with the special surface qualities of metal writing instruments (pressure key MT/MS) or rubberised soft-touch surfaces (pressure key GT).
The printing results on these surfaces are basically stable, but higher abrasion probabilities apply and a lower scratch resistance than prints on plastics.
Silk printing (S, MS, GS)
This is the most popular and efficient method of finish- ing writing instruments by printing on the barrel. The image to be printed will be generated from the artwork and then applied to the screen using a photochemical process. In this process, only the areas of printing are permeable to ink, causing images to appear on the print substrate by means of a pressing process. With screen printing it is possible to achieve multi-colour and all-round prints, which makes optimum use of the promotional surface of the ballpoint pen. This means, that line as well as grid templates can be implemented. Please contact our experts if you require further detailed information.
Pad Printing (T, MT, GT, TT)
Pad printing allows to print on concave and convex surfaces. When it comes to printing on clips it’s mostly done by pad printing or multi-coloured image printing. A film will be generated from the artwork, thereof a cliché will be created. By using a silicone pad (like a rubbered stamp) the colour will be transferred from the cliché onto a substrate. The advertising surface of cylindrical writing instruments have a maximum height of 2/3rds of the diameter. Pad printing can be used on any material.
Laser technology (L, RL, EL)
The laser technology opens up completely new possi- bilities of manufacturing because even finer and more precise processing are possible, with any materials. Especially with metal surfaces, the laser shows its full strength, by removing accurate to the millimetre a fine layer of the writing instruments surface. Thanks to the latest laser technology, high-gloss personalisation and 360°-engraving are included in the uma assortment.
Cauterisation (E)
Classic and expressive appears the cauterisation on pure metal. At first a film will be generated from the artwork, afterwards a template for the cauterisa- tion. By using an electrolyte solution and the supply of power the metal will be inducted and changes its colour into an anthracite, black background. This procedure suits for smaller, single-line logos.
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