The kinds and features of Silicone PAD

There are 4 kinds of “Silicone PAD”. They are ① Shape, ② Hardness, ③ Type and ④ Base. Silicone PAS should be adequately selected by considering the printing size and the shape of products.

① Shape

The shape should be selected by considering the printing size and the shape of products.

• Generally, a pointed pad will print more beautifully.
• A bigger and blunt PAD is much better for the curved surface.
• The completion of a blunt PAD will be much better in case that printing speed is slow.
• In case the shape of products is complicate and the special designed PAD is necessary, we can make it by a special order.

Please refer to the list by shapes. (this page below)

② Hardness

The hardness should be selected by shape of products, printing design, ink and printing speed.

No.	１	２	３	４
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Hardness	Soft			Hard

③ Type

Navitas brand PAD has 7 types as below. Each type has different features. We will recommend the most adequate PAD for our customers.

Type	Features / Usage
D	Oil bleeding is very small. It won’t leave printing mark easily.
F	The initial printing properties is good and oil bleeding is small.
E	This is the improved release properties of type “C”. It is used for the in-line of storage media.
C	Excellent ink deposition property and plate wear. It is used for a lot of in-line. Release properties will be improved by using air blow.
O	Excellent release properties and printing result. It is used for many kinds of applications.
A	Excellent release properties and durability. It is adequate for high speed continuous printing of in-line. Order-made as the hardness is changed due to aging

④ Base

Navitas brand PAD has the followings bases;

BASE	Remarks
Plywood	When the size of base is changed, plywood is better as it is easy for cutting
Aluminum	Excellent precision of installation and cleanness.
One-touch pad	Easy to install by using an exclusive ”one touch pad holder”. Useful for checking the surface of PAS, cleaning and change of PAD By positioning mechanism, same positioning is available after un-installing PAD. ※ Patiented
Plastic	Using for standard PAD holder. Excellent cleanness as no waste wood.

Silicone-pad spec by shape

Cone		Frustum
	Printing size φ3-7 φ14-17 φ20-28 φ30-38 φ40-47 φ50-55 φ60 φ70-		Printing width 8-10 14-20 30-45 55 60-65 80-90 130-150
Semicircular		Cylinder shape / Disk
	Printing width 6-8 10-13 16 18 20-25 30 40 45-49 50-		Printing width 4-11

Silicone-pad spec by model No.