Direct laser engraving

With the Teca-Print cliché service for laser engraved polymer clichés, cliché production is fully automated. After preparation on the computer, your print image is sent directly to the software of the laser device. Thanks to this “computer to cliché” solution, a film is no longer required. The polymer clichés are engraved with your print image in the exact position using direct laser engraving.

When producing multiple clichés, you not only benefit from consistent quality, but the positional accuracy means that you no longer have to realign the print position after a cliché change with an identical print image.
With our laser etched cliché plates, set-up times and downtimes are minimised.

Cliché plate exposure with LED-UV light

If you would like to produce your own cliché plates in-house, we can supply you with the blank polymer clichés cut to size to suit your machine and punched if required. We also offer the Teca-Print UV exposure cabinet and the complete range of accessories needed for the production of plates.

Polymer clichés consist of a thin metal base plate covered with a UV light-sensitive polymer layer. First, the protective film is removed. The film is then placed on the cliché in the exposure unit. The cliché is exposed to LED UV light under vacuum. After exposure, the soft areas, i.e. the areas where the film has blocked the UV light from the cliché, are washed out with the appropriate washout solution depending on the type of cliché. The cliché is dried with an air jet and then post-exposed and cured in the drying cabinet. The cliché is then ready for printing.

Cliché etching

Teca-Print also offers chemical etching of the cliché for both thin steel and 10 mm steel clichés. After exposure, which is carried out either with LED UV light or a laser, the cliché is etched in the developer bath.
This etching process enables the engraving of the finest print images. Our experienced employees have the latest technical equipment at their disposal. This combination of technology and our expertise is a fundamental requirement for the production of high-quality clichés.

You also benefit from fast delivery times, as etching takes place directly in our in-house cliché laboratory.

Graphics and film production

Would you like to produce your cliché yourself, but are looking for a competent partner to produce the graphic file and/or the film? You’ve come to the right place.

We are happy to take over the graphic processing of the print file for you. We can modify existing files and optimise them for pad printing, or we can draw completely new files for you based on your sketch.
Our motivated graphics team has state-of-the-art software and workstations at its disposal. Our graphics staff are also familiar with all types of cliché production and can therefore optimise your file to get the best possible results in pad printing.

When you order your film, we will send you the production-ready film professionally packaged.
Our graphic service includes expert advice from our experienced team.