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Special
Services


Complete Solutions & Support for Industrial Pad Printers

Computerized Ink
Color Matching &
Mixing


Custom Fixture
Design & Building


Digital Artwork
Creation &
Adjustment


Cliché Plate Etching
& Processing


Expert Test Printing
With Part & Fixture


Special Silicone
Products



To read about how our art department creates artwork from customer files, click here!


To read about our special custom-designed fixtures, click here!


To go to our troubleshooting guide for pad printers, click here!


Any questions? Call your consumables representative at 630.752-4000
or e-mail us!
Single Source for Expert Special Services

IN addition to a full line of printing cliché plates, pads, inks and other supplies, ITW Trans Tech offers its customers a single, complete, in-house source for special services demanded by industrial product decorators, including:


Computerized Custom Color Matching & Mixing

Custom Fixture Design & Building

Digital Artwork Creation & Adjustment

Cliché Plate Etching & Processing

Expert Test Printing with Parts & Fixture

Special Silicone Products

Custom color matching using spectrophotometer
Custom Ink Mixing & Color Matching


Ink Mix & Match
Custom mixing and computerized color matching of pad printing inks is made to formula specifications by our experienced specialists. Color matching is done using state-of-the-art computerized equipment for accuracty and repeatability.




Photo of machine shop equipmentbutton fixture
Custom-Designed & Built Part-Holding Fixtures


Fixture Design & Build
Our in-house machine shop technicians design, build and test part holding fixtures to customer specifications. Whether a one-off special order or several dozen units for a multi-pallet, automated system, these durable fixtures are critical for precise part support, image location and ease of loading.




Production artist at computer
Digital Artwork Production


Artwork Creation & Adjustment
The all-important image to be pad printed is only as good as the artwork from which it is created. Our staff of skilled digital artists employ high-tech graphic art production equipment, computerized design and years of experienced in solving unique artwork challenges prior to outputting high-resolution film for cliché plates.




Plate services technician checks etch depth with microscope
Cliché Platemaking Etching & Processing


Cliché Plates Second To None
Our complete platemaking facilities for processing and etching steel cliché drums, plates and foils plus polymer clichés have set the industry standard. Highest quality plates are processed, etched and microscopically inspected to exacting specifications by skilled platemakers.




Process technician tests pad printer, part & fixture
Test Printing with Part & Fixture


Print Lab & Technical Service
Our dedicated print lab will test-print customer artwork on sample parts to ensure ink-to-substrate compatibility, pad suitability, image distortion and to determine any modifications to artwork. In addition, these pad printing experts test equipment prior to customer accceptance as well as assist in training and ongoing support. Technical service off-site is always available at customer request whether in person or online. For our troubleshooting guide for pad printers, click here.



Spcial silicone rubber roller wheel
Special silicone rubber fixture component

Special Silicone Products ... more
When handling or packing various shapes and types of materials, there is often a need to secure an object firmly without damaging the surface. Of course, the uniquely flexible and shock-absorbing characteristics of silicone rubber are ideal for holding without scratching a product. So, in response to requests from our customers we are applying our expertise in the field of silicone pad manufacture to other industrial purposes.

For more information about any of these special services from ITW Trans Tech, feel free to call your Consumables representative directly at 630.752.4000 or e-mail us!



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ITW TRANS TECH
An Illinois Tool Works Company
475 North Gary Avenue • Carol Stream, IL 60188-4900
Phone: 630.752.4000
Fax: 630.752.4460
www.itwtranstech.com

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