For pad printing supplies we provide the finest quality clichés for processing your own short-run pad printing plates in-house. We offer economically priced plastic (photo sensitive polymer) clichés in both alcohol and water wash formulations. Our line of clichés are designed specifically for pad printing applications, and we offer pre-cut (and punched) printing plate materials for short, medium and long production runs. See chart below for individual cliché life cycle and specs.
We also manufacture in-house high quality steel cliché printing plates. Our chemically etched steel clichés are available in both 0.5mm and 10mm thickness' and we use only the finest quality steel materials that are backed by our customer satisfaction guarantee, and we provide extremely fast turn-around time.
Laser Pro II™ - Short Run Laser Etched Polymer Cliches
| *Maximum Cycles: |
15,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
762mm x 812mm (30” x 32”) (Can be cut to any size) |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
.50mmmm (0.019") |
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| Etch Depth: |
May be varied depending on laser etching machine settings |
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| Attributes: |
Black polymer, CO2 & YAG laser processed, double sided |
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H2O Pro ™ Short Run Polymer clichés - Water Washout - pad printing plates
| *Maximum Cycles: |
10,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
787 x 1,067mm (31" x 42") (can be cut to size, see our supply catalog for details) |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
0.43mm (0.017") |
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| Etch Depth: |
May be varied depending on the percent of the screen tint film and exposure time. |
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| Attributes: |
Orange water-wash polymer with protective film on emulsion & steel backed for use with magnetic plate holders. |
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IMAGEPRO™ Short Run Polymer clichés - Alcohol Washout - pad printing plate
| *Maximum Cycles: |
20,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
635 x 812mm (25" x 32") (can be cut to size, see our supply catalog for details) |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
0.43mm (0.017") |
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| Etch Depth: |
May be varied depending on the percent of the screen tint film and exposure time. |
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| Attributes: |
Olive green polymer with protective film on emulsion and steel backed for use with magnetic plate holders. Economical, alcohol washout. |
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DURAPRO™ Medium Run Polymer clichés - Alcohol Washout - pad printing plate
| *Maximum Cycles: |
100,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
500 x 600mm (19.69" x 23.62") (can be cut to size, see our supply catalog for details) |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
0.52mm (0.020") |
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| Etch Depth: |
May be varied depending on the percent of the screen tint film and exposure time. |
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| Attributes: |
Red polymer with protective film on emulsion and steel backed for use with magnetic plate holders. Finest print quality, alcohol washout. |
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PROTOPRO™ Short Run- Polymer Clichés - Alcohol Washout - pad printing plate
| *Maximum Cycles: |
10,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
406 x 787mm (16" x 31")
(can be cut to size, see catalog for details) |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
0.30mm (0.012") |
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| Etch Depth: |
Fixed |
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| Attributes: |
Bright Green steel backed polymer with protective film emulsion for use with magnetic plate holders. Perfectly suited material for simulating thick steel cliché print results. Uses no secondary exposure or half-tone line screen and is processed with a fixed single etch depth. This is the cliché to use for proto-type pad printing jobs where you want to create brilliant 4 color process work or want to generally mimic the results you get with a 10mm thick steel cliché.. |
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Thin Steel clichés - 0.5mm Thickness - steel pad printing plate
| *Maximum Cycles: |
250,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
Up to 305 x 600mm (12" x 23.62") (thin steel clichés are cut per customer specifications. See our supply catalog for details) |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
0.5mm (0.019") |
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| Etch Depth: |
May be varied depending on the percent of the screen tint film and exposure time. |
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| Attributes: |
Thin Steel cliché material, highly polished finish on both sides with photo sensitive emulsion. Rockwell Hardness: ~52. |
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Thick Steel clichés - 10mm Thickness - steel pad printing plate
| *Maximum Cycles: |
1,000,000 |
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| Available Sizes: |
Virtually any size cliché is available. We stock most of the industries popular sizes for a variety of machine brands and models. |
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| Cliché Thickness: |
10mm (0.39") |
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| Etch Depth: |
May be varied depending on the percent of the screen tint film and exposure time. |
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| Attributes: |
Thick Steel cliché material, highly polished finish with photo sensitive emulsion. Finest print quality. Rockwell Hardness: ~63. |
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