Reciprocating Cup Slide

Auxiliary Device for Pad Printing

• Extends Capabilities of Sealed Ink Cup Systems
• Allows Printing Images of Up To 18 Inches Long
• Easy Changeover & Quick Installation

The Reciprocating Cup Slide enables pad printing of images up to eighteen inches in length with sealed ink cup technology by using either existing sealed ink cup or conventional pad printing machines. This versatile conversion kit with a reciprocating ink cup will not only fit ITW Trans Tech pad printing machines, but also many other manufacturers’ machines as well.

Allows Pad Printing of Especially Long or Narrow Images
Product decorators who require long or narrow images will benefit from this accessory. Tubing, catheters, binder spines, even multiple images separated by some distance can be successfully pad printed using the cup slide unit.

Typical reciprocating cupslide installation on a padprinting machine.

The reciprocating 60mm cup continuously passes across the cliché image, constantly rewetting the image and allowing the operator to use ink thinners mixed to the same ratios as previously used. Retarding the ink is completely unnecessary. The unique design of the 60mm ink cup allows little or no ink leakage from the cup seal and provides exceptionally clean doctoring, even over slightly irregular surfaces. This feature makes the system ideal for use with steel, foil, polymer, hydro-foil and Express- 3 cliché materials.

Drawing of side view of cupslide (above).

Drawing of front view of cupslide (above) and top view (below).

Conversion of existing sealed ink cup or open inkwell-type pad printers is fast and can easily be changed back to a standard configuration. The doctor slide and cliché holder table are simply removed, a sensor is then installed, wires and air connected, and the machine is ready to print.

This conversion accessory can also be ordered on new pad printing machines at considerable savings.