Abstract: A pad printing machine is arranged for enabling the transfer and application of multiple layers of ink from an ink source both into and onto an ink receiving member. The pad printing machine comprises a depth enhanced ink well (about 0.0015 to about 0.0035 inches deep) for peripherally enclosing an absorbable pattern of ink, a vertically and horizontally displaceable temperature controlled ink transfer print pad, and a temperature controlled printable item support print fixture for supporting an ink receiving printable item member, to enable multiple layers of ink to be simultaneously transferred after pickup by the print pad as one layer, and inversely and simultaneously applied as multiple layers into and onto the ink receiving printable item member on the support print fixture.

Abstract: A pad printing machine is arranged for enabling the transfer and application of multiple layers of ink from an ink source both into and onto an ink receiving member. The pad printing machine comprises a depth enhanced ink well (about 0.0015 to about 0.0035 inches deep) for peripherally enclosing an absorbable pattern of ink, a vertically and horizontally displaceable temperature controlled ink transfer print pad, and a temperature controlled printable item support print fixture for supporting an ink receiving printable item member, to enable multiple layers of ink to be simultaneously transferred after pickup by the print pad as one layer, and inversely and simultaneously applied as multiple layers into and onto the ink receiving printable item member on the support print fixture.

Abstract: A system for enabling the sequential loading of a plurality of products to be printed on a printing machine. The system comprises a printer machine frame supported conveyor belt with a gantry supported printer head arranged transversely thereover. The system includes a loading system for enabling a plurality of parts to be printed, to be aligned in a print orientation at the loading end of the conveyor belt, wherein the loading system comprises a pair of spaced-apart, vertically displaceable lift members arranged across from one another at the loading and of the conveyor belt, and a product-receiving template adjustably supported between the vertically displaceable lift members at the loading end of the conveyor belt so as to enable temporary support and alignment of products on the conveyor belt to be printed, prior to their being printed by the printer head beneath the gantry.

Abstract: A system for enabling the sequential loading of a plurality of products to be printed on a printing machine. The system comprises a printer machine frame supported conveyor belt with a gantry supported printer head arranged transversely thereover. The system includes a loading system for enabling a plurality of parts to be printed, to be aligned in a print orientation at the loading end of the conveyor belt, wherein the loading system comprises a pair of spaced-apart, vertically displaceable lift members arranged across from one another at the loading and of the conveyor belt, and a product-receiving template adjustably supported between the vertically displaceable lift members at the loading end of the conveyor belt so as to enable temporary support and alignment of products on the conveyor belt to be printed, prior to their being printed by the printer head beneath the gantry.

Abstract: A pad printing apparatus is provided with a sealed ink cup for the printing of long images having a length greater than the diameter of the ink cup. The ink cup is caused to move lengthwise of the image and the movement of the image transfer pad is in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the image.

Abstract: A pad printing apparatus is provided with a sealed ink cup for the printing of long images having a length greater than the diameter of the ink cup. The ink cup is caused to move lengthwise of the image and the movement of the image transfer pad is in a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the image.