Pad printing: more than just a marking solution: traditionally, pad printing has offered device...

At the dawn of commercial pad print history, 1950s Swiss watch manufacturers used a crude form of pad printing to mark their watch dials--replacing laborious hand painting. But it wasn't until the early 1970s that the world got its first glimpse of pad printing at an international trade fair, and the technology picked up speed with automation through the 1990s.

In that span of time, pad printing has become a favorite for surfaces that challenge traditional "flat" printers:

* Irregular surfaces of golf balls

* Syringes

* Water bottles