When the overseas competition pays less for labor than we do for lunch, it’s time to do some hard thinking. With some planning, rational investment and a little creativity, you can compete and win by automating. Speed is the name of the game. Speed reduces the labor cost per part and helps buy back the
When it comes to manufacturers, the many parts, pieces, and components that go into a product are incredibly important. But many times, so is something like printing. Think for a moment about the many brands you interact with every day. Given a couple minutes, you could probably picture at least a dozen logos and
Ever wonder how something is printed onto a 3-D object? More often than not, the best way to do it is to take advantage of pad printing. Much like gravure printing, pad printing incorporates an etched plate. However, while a plate is used it never comes in contact with the substrate. Instead ,the image is
Pad printing has many uses in a diverse set of industries. The uses range from printing on toys, appliances, electronics, medical devices and even automobiles. The process of pad printing focuses on the ability to transfer a 2-D image onto a 3-D object. This procedure is completed by using an indirect offset printing process which
Many times, we get the question: Well, what is pad printing? If you happen to be wondering the same thing, read on! Pad printing is a modern printing process that can be used to quickly transfer 2-D images on to all sorts of 3-D objects. However, before getting into a description of what pad printing
It’s a simple formula: All Electric = Green. This is true not only in terms of the environment, but also your wallet. One of the most prevalent power sources used for industrial printing methods (and manufacturing as a whole) is compressed air. However, compressed air is actually incredibly wasteful. In fact, compressed air is one
Look at it historically. Look at it in a business sense. Look at it anyway you want. In every case, printing has changed the world. However, in the industrial world, printing has become particularly important At Innovative Marking Systems we frequently help our clients come up with the industrial printing solutions they need to make
It is undeniable that printing has changed the world, perhaps more than many other inventions. Beginning with woodblock printing and extending to the highly advanced 3D printing we see around the world today, printing has continued to grow into a fact of life for individuals and industries alike. At Innovative Marking Systems we witness this
Printing used to be a very complicated process. Complicated and limited. It began with woodblock printing, which is about as basic as it gets. Eventually, over one thousand years after woodblock printing originated in ancient China, the printing press changed everything, but it was still very limited by today’s standards. Fast forward to a period
When it comes to the things we might take for granted in our day to day lives, printing remains a fantastic example of a technology that has indefinitely altered the world, while remaining relatively underappreciated. At Innovative Marking Systems, we might be an exception to the rule — because we think about new ways to
