There are four main parts — the platen, ink cup, silicone pad, and printing plate — all held together by a vast amount of cast aluminum. This is a clever and uncomplicated machine. The ink cup ...

ITW Trans Tech has introduced the RedStar MultiCup, a patented closed cup to hold ink for pad printing machines. A carbide metal ring fits snugly into a recessed groove of the ink-cup liner ...

Albert Blake Dick invented the mimeograph in 1884, and Wilhelm Ritzerfeld gave us the ditto machine in 1923. The mimeograph printing process used an ink-filled cylinder and ink pad. Documents had ...