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Successful Week for Tampo Ltd at Interplas 2026
With Interplas 2026 officially wrapped up, the Tampo sales team is back in the office and reflecting on a highly...
Interplas Exhibition 2026
We are excited to announce that Tampo Ltd will be exhibiting at Interplas 2026, the UK’s leading plastics industry...
Keynote presentation 2026 global agent meeting
In November 2025, company Director Tom Colman recently took centre stage to deliver a high-impact keynote to a truly...
Celebrating Kent’s 50th anniversary
In November 2025, Kent marks a half-century of excellence in the pad printing industry, celebrating its 50th...
A cleaner pad printing solution
With a disposable liner system within every ink cup of our new machines, changing the ink between print jobs has never...
Solvent-free cliche plate making
Tampo Ltd are proud users and distributors of the Bubbletch plate etching technology from Kopimask. Using a...
Pad Printing & Industrial Knowledge Centre
Technical resources, process fundamentals, and troubleshooting guides for industrial pad printing and screen printing operations.
Cliché & Laser CTP Systems
Direct laser engraving with Kent KCTP systems compared to photopolymer plates. Learn about etch depths, screen counts up to 350 lpi, and long-run steel plates.
Silicone Pad Selection & Care
Selecting pad durometers (shore hardness), pad apex roll geometry, anti-static silicone blends, and cleaning methods to avoid pinholes.
Inks, Hardeners & Solvents
1-component vs 2-component ink formulation, solvent flash-off rates, and achieving compliance with automotive and medical USP Class VI specifications.
Corona & Plasma Pre-Treatment
Techniques to overcome low surface energy on polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Dyne testing and atmospheric plasma oxidation.