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Cliché Plates
Made To Order
Or Do-It-Yourself
We carry a full range of pad printing cliché plates to meet your needs as well as offering our in-house production art and platemaking experts to assure superior quality.
• Thick Steel more...
Our industry-benchmark Hardened Steel clichés and Steel Drum rotary clichés hold the finest print image, recommended for production runs of a million cycles or more. These are manufactured here using Trans Tech's proprietary etching process and our computerized digital artwork.
Also available:
Steel Foil Clichés for those applications where over 100,000 cycles are required but at less expense than thick steel clichés. Ask your Plate Services representative which type is best for your machine and application. Steel foils are another quality product line of our in--house platemaking department.
• Short-Run
• Plastic Plates:
For shorter runs of 100,000 cycles or less, we offer a wide range of five economical plate materials. Each type has valuable features and benefits that make them suitable for your specific requirements and operation budget. You may prefer to etch them yourself or provide us with your artwork and order finished plates from our experienced in-house experts.
• Red Polymer
• NBAW
• BGP
• Express-3
• H2Orange
(For details on each material, see chart at right or download it as a handy PDF.)
Pulsar™ Laser Plates
made-to-order-- fast, high-quality clichés that are produced directly from computer digital file to finished plate via YAG laser. More...
StarLight™ Laser Plates
made-to-order-- fast, high-quality clichés that are produced directly from computer digital file to finished plate via CO2 laser. More...
Other Pad Printing Supplies:
Inks, Additives & Solvents
Silicone Transfer Pads
Other Supplies & Accessories
Special Services
Need a PDF with information on Plastic Cliche Plates? Click Here!
Time To Re-Tool? Ask Our Experts more...
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Our full line of pad printing cliché plates include thick steel, steel foil, rotary steel drums, five types of plastic plates, and two types of laser-etched clichés. Shown below: our wide range of plastic cliché plates; for complete information, click here.
Short-Run Plastic Plates
| PLATE TYPE |
CYCLES
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COLOR
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ETCH DEPTH
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FEATURES |
| Red Polymer |
100,000
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red
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variable
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Best print quality; alcohol wash; longest lasting. |
| NBAW |
20,000
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green
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variable
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Hard; no baking required; alcohol washout. |
| BGP |
10,000
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olive
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variable
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Economical; alcohol washout. |
| Express-3 |
10,000
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green
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fixed
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No screen exposure required; alcohol washout; preferred for fine lines & four-color process. |
| H2Orange |
10,000
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orange
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variable
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Economical;
water washout. |
| Pulsar Laser |
20,000
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black
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fixed
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Works with other YAG lasers. |
| StarLight Laser |
10,000
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green
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variable
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Works with other CO2 lasers; magnetic hold-down backing. |
Filmless Digital Laser Clichés: Direct-To-Plate
Have you considered ordering direct-to-plate Laser Plates?
Pulsar LPM Laser Plate Maker
StarLight LPM Laser Plate Maker
Do-It-Yourself Cliché-Making Instructions and FAQs:
How To Make a Red Polymer Cliché?
How To Make an NBAW Cliché?
How To Make a BGP Cliché?
How To Make an Express-3 Cliché?
How To Make an H2-Orange Cliché
Calibration: Cliché Greyscale Instructions:
What Is a Grey Scale Test
Why Do I Need a Grey Scale Test?
How To Make a Red Polymer Grey Scale
How To Make an NBAW Greyscale
How To Make a BGP Greyscale
How To Make an Express-3 Grey Scale
How To Make an H2-Orange Grey Scale
Quick Reference: Cliché Making Resources:
Have You Seen our PlateWasher Accessory?
Questions about cliché plate troubleshooting?
Questions about artwork production?
Steel Cliche Care Tips
Plate service technician measures etch depth on a made-to-order finished thick steel cliché plate prior to shipping.
Any questions? Ask your Plate Services representative at: 630.752.4000
or e-mail us
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