Accessories

Tampon - Hardness (Shore-A)

Degree of hardness (Shore-A) – identification colour please see tampon base plate
	The hardness of the tampon is stated as Shore-A based on DIN 53505. Tampons usually offered have a hardness between 0 and 18 Shore-A. 1 to 2 Shore-A is considered a soft tampon, 6 Shore-A is considered medium hardness and 12 Shore-A is considered a hard tampon. 18 Shore-A and more is considered a special tampon usually reserved for rotation tampon printing (tampon rollers), (here 55 shore-A are used) The medium hard tampon with 6 Shore-A will be recommended as standard due to experimental research (included with all TAMPOPRINT standard tampon printing machines).	Tampons are also classified with the hardness identification Shore-00. 50 Shore-00 = 6 Shore-A. The advantage of the Shore-00 dimensioning lies in the very soft range below 0 Shore-A because also here it is still possible to specify a degree of hardness.
1 Shore-A tampons are selected:	3 Shore-A tampons are selected:	6 Shore-A tampons are selected:
for sensitive, very fragile surfaces, printing parts A 1 Shore-A tampon tends to vibrate more easily due to its softness, which can usually be resolved by reducing the printing speed.	for strongly convex surfaces and are often used to reduce the needed printing power that causes distortion (at max. image size of each pad printing machine).	for universal application ranges and come standard with our standard tampon printing machines – e.g. tampon item No. 084410 for the Sealed Ink Cup 60 E.
12 Shore-A and 18 Shore-A tampons are selected:		Versions of the tampon base plates:
for structured surfaces for flat printing parts shapes for tampon forms with a low volume for use of flat tampon shapes for extremely high printing speeds tend to vibrate less due to their hardness	Please note: high printing power is necessary, ideal: use mechanically driven tampon printing machines.
Base plates Version HP	Base plates Version AP	Available in wood or aluminium as perdata base. The hardness (Shore-A) of the TAMPOPRINT AG tampons is reflected by the colour-coding of the base plate. 1 Shore-A= blue 3 Shore-A= red 6 Shore-A= green 12 Shore-A= white 18 Shore-A-= black
HP = Wooden base plate with M6 drive-in nut. This allows the user to bolt the pad directly and safely to the tampon coupler.	AP = Aluminium base plate with threaded blind hole (M4, M5 or M6). This allows the user to bolt the pad directly and safely to the tampon coupler.