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Update for July 2022: The Cobalt 1000 has been discontinued and replaced with the CobaltONE. The CobaltONE is only used for etching plates or cliches for pad printing. If laser engraving is needed, the Cobalt PRO is a better alternative. The Cobalt1000 fiber laser is an excellent piece of machinery. It is capable of etching

“Can I Etch Laser Plates with my CO2 Laser?” – This is a very common question we get from pad printing companies. Indeed, if a company already has a robust laser engraver, it may be able to enjoy the benefits of fully digitized pad printing plate-making – simply by purchasing the laser plate material and getting some instruction. The

Pad printing on silicone objects is easier than ever now with our new line of silicone ink! Take a look at this flexible silicone keyboard. We were able to pad print our logo directly onto the surface of the silicone keyboard…and it looks great! The process was easy. We first mixed the SI Series ink

Inkcups takes pride in offering the best technical support in the industry. If you own a pad printing machine, whether you use it for printing on promotional products or garment tag printing, proper loading of the plates and cups into the machine is key to getting a great print. The following is a 5 step

Update as of July 2022: Sadly the ICN-2200-PSX is no longer available, however it has been replaced with the ICN-2200-PS 2-Color Pad Printer. Check out it’s product page to find out more. Here is a new video of the ICN-2200-PSX high-speed pad printer with a heavy-duty pad slide. In this video, we show off this pad

Ever found yourself in middle of a production run to discover that your pad printing pad suddenly split? Most people think there is something wrong with the pad itself. Hoping a new pad will do the trick. When the same problem occurs over and over, its time to find out what’s really going on. Looks