The masters of the print image

The cliché plate contains the print image. The printing pad takes the print image from the cliché and transfers it to the object to be printed. Accordingly, the cliché has a fundamental influence on the quality of the print. Only a high-quality cliché offers the ideal conditions for a perfect print result.

High-quality refers to both the cliché material and the engraving or etching. At Teca-Print, the selection of clichés as well as engraving, etching and exposure have been part of our work since the company was founded 50 years ago and are constantly and consistently pursued and further developed. We only offer you tested, high-quality cliché material.

Thanks to our in-house graphics and cliché service, you receive not only row material cliché plates, but also print-ready clichés in professional quality.

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Service life of the clichés

For cliché plates, the service life indicates the number of possible doctoring cycles, i.e. the production output. The service life of clichés depends on many factors. These include the blade contact pressure in the open inking system and the contact pressure of the ink cup in the sealed inking system. The ink type and colour tone as well as the care of the cliché also have an influence.

A service life of around 10,000 doctoring cycles for polymer clichés and around 25,000 for long-life polymer clichés is a guideline value. 100,000 doctoring cycles are a guideline value for thin steel clichés, around 1 million for steel clichés and as many as 3 million for ceramic clichés. These figures are non-binding guide values.

Plate sizes, holes and perforations

All cliché types are available in a wide range of sizes. Depending on how the cliché is mounted in the machine, various holes or perforations are available for clichés.
In the open inking system, Teca-Print pad printing machines do not require any holes or perforations for fixing the cliché in the magnetic plate or on the cliché carrier.
In the closed inking system, perforations are generally used for plastic clichés and thin steel clichés. Depending on the machine type, the clichés then contain 2 or 4 punched holes through which the cliché is fixed.
For steel clichés, threaded holes located on the front of the plate are sometimes used.

Teca-Print can supply you with clichés in any size you require. We cut polymer clichés ourselves and are also happy to produce “odd” or special sizes for you. We are also flexible when it comes to punching holes and can respond to our customers’ wishes.

At Teca-Print, you can obtain ready-to-print clichés or raw cliché material for independent exposure or engraving. We offer you tried and tested accessories for both variants.

Accessories that are used in connection with the clichés in the daily printing process and make everyday work easier, but also accessories for the cliché production process.

Would you like to expose or engrave your cliché yourself? We will be happy to provide you with comprehensive advice.

Our expert tip: Rubber printing blanket

We recommend the rubber blanket for use in a sealed inking system when using polymer or thin steel clichés. The blanket is soft but very resistant and is applied to the insert plate with the self-adhesive side.

The rubber blanket improves the peel-off behaviour of the ink cup and neutralises unevenness.
The service life of the cliché is increased.

Take advantage of our professional cliché service. We guarantee you optimum production of the desired cliché with your print image.

We are happy to take over the complete service for you. Our service starts in our graphics department, which reliably produces every graphic. This is followed by direct exposure by laser or a film is produced for exposure or etching, depending on the type of cliché and print image. Our experienced staff have high-quality equipment at their disposal to ensure that every cliché is dispatched to our customers in perfect, controlled quality.