TAMPOGRAPHY & INDUSTRIAL DECORATING PREPRESS
Pad Printing Cliché Etch Depth & Ink Cup Calculator
Compute target chemical or laser photopolymer etch depth in microns ($D_{\text{etch}}$), 300 LPI aquatint screen requirements, sealed ink cup stroke envelopes, and transferred dry ink film thickness.
1. Cliché Plate & Graphic Spec
Longest dimension of graphic area.
2. Ink Cup & Machine Parameters
Etch Depth & Tooling Envelope
Target Etch Depth
24.0 µm
Chemical/laser depth
Aquatint Screen
300 LPI / 86°
Doctor blade support
Max Print Window
72.0 mm
Cup clearance margin
Dry Ink Thickness
2.4 µm
Transferred cured film
CLICHÉ ETCH WELL, DOCTOR BLADE & SILICONE PAD:
Phototool Vector Specs:
100% Solid Black Dmax ≥ 3.8. Main exposure: 120s @ UV-A 365nm. Screen exposure: 80s @ 300 LPI 86° angle.
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SpotItLive converts technical drawings, component labels, and multi-color logos into 100% optical density 1-bit vector film positives with built-in aquatint screen integration.
Order Cliché Vector Pack (29 DKK)