Recently, Shenzhen Hongye Silicone officially launched the newly upgraded HY-902 high wear resistant
Pad Printing Silicone product. This is the flagship model in Hongye Silicone pad printing silicone series, and through formula optimization and process upgrading, product performance has been comprehensively improved with tensile strength increased to 4.0MPa, tear strength reaching 24kN/m, elongation of 430%, pad head service life exceeding 150,000 prints and greatly enhanced ink solvent resistance. Specifically designed for high volume high frequency automated pad printing production lines, it helps customers reduce comprehensive usage cost, improve production efficiency and stabilize printing quality.
Upgrade Highlight 1: Comprehensive Wear Resistance Improvement, Pad Head Life Exceeds 150,000 Prints
The biggest upgrade highlight of this HY-902 high wear resistant pad printing silicone is the comprehensive improvement in wear resistance. By optimizing the reinforcing filler system and crosslink density in the silicone formula, product tensile strength has been increased from the original 3.5MPa to 4.0MPa, tear strength from 20kN/m to 24kN/m, and elongation reaches 430%, with significantly enhanced physical and mechanical properties.
The manufactured pad printing heads have high mechanical strength, excellent wear resistance and good resilience, capable of withstanding repeated compression and friction in high volume high frequency automated printing production. Pad head service life has been increased from the original 80,000 to 100,000 prints to 100,000 to 150,000 prints, and can even exceed 150,000 prints under ideal usage conditions, much higher than economy grade models of 50,000 to 80,000 prints.
For medium and large processing factories with automated pad printing production lines, extended pad head life means significantly reduced pad head replacement frequency and notably reduced downtime for pad head changes, effectively improving production efficiency. Although the unit price of HY-902 is slightly higher than economy grade models, the significantly longer pad head life results in comprehensive usage cost reduction of over 30 percent, making it the cost effective choice for high volume production customers.
Upgrade Highlight 2: Enhanced Ink Solvent Resistance, Higher Printing Stability
Another important highlight of this upgrade is the greatly enhanced ink solvent resistance. By optimizing the molecular structure and crosslinking system of the silicone, HY-902 high wear resistant grade has stronger resistance to solvents in various inks commonly used in pad printing including UV inks, solvent based inks and epoxy inks, and is not easily eroded or swollen by solvents in printing inks, maintaining stable physical properties and printing performance over the long term.
In high volume automated production, pad heads repeatedly contact inks for extended periods. If solvent resistance is poor, pad heads will gradually be eroded and swollen by ink solvents, leading to pad head dimensional changes, surface stickiness and unstable ink transfer, resulting in degraded printing quality and requiring frequent pad head replacement. The excellent ink solvent resistance of HY-902 high wear resistant grade ensures pad heads maintain stable dimensions and performance throughout the entire service life cycle, with stable and consistent ink transfer and consistently high printing quality, without the issue of good printing in the early stage and poor printing in the later stage.
At the same time, HY-902 has stable and excellent ink transfer performance with uniform ink pickup and clean release, producing clear and complete patterns with full colors, meeting the high requirements for printing quality consistency and stability in high volume automated production. Linear shrinkage ≤0.3% provides dimensional stability, ensuring highly consistent pad head dimensions and printing results in high volume production without variations in printing depth.
Upgrade Highlight 3: Simple and Stable Operation, Adapted to Automated Production Needs
HY-902 high wear resistant pad printing silicone adopts a 100:2 to 100:3 mixing ratio, providing simple and stable operation with low technical requirements for operators, allowing beginners to quickly master the process. Room temperature curing in 3-4 hours enables demolding with high production efficiency. Viscosity of 35000mPa.s ensures fine texture and smooth pad head surfaces with moderate flowability, being both easy to pour into molds and not prone to sagging, suitable for manufacturing pad printing heads of various shapes and sizes.
The 30-40 minute working time provides operators with sufficient time for weighing, stirring, degassing, pouring and other operations, without the issue of silicone starting to cure halfway through operation, especially suitable for scenarios requiring large batch pad head fabrication. The 3-4 hour curing time allows pad heads fabricated on the same day to be demolded and put into use on the same day, with fast production turnaround.
HY-902 high wear resistant grade is compatible with various brands and models of pad printing machines, whether single color pad printing machines, two color pad printing machines, four color pad printing machines, six color pad printing machines, or rotary table pad printing machines, shuttle pad printing machines and fully automatic pad printing production lines, all can be perfectly adapted to provide stable and reliable printing results. The technical team can also provide targeted pad head hardness selection recommendations and printing parameter debugging guidance based on customer specific equipment and products, helping customers quickly get started and achieve stable production.
Wide Application Fields, Helping Customers Across Industries Reduce Cost and Improve Efficiency
HY-902 high wear resistant pad printing silicone has wide application fields, mainly used for high volume logo and pattern printing in industries including cosmeticpackaging, crafts and gifts, electronic products, stationery, daily necessities, toys, medical devices and automotive parts.
In the cosmetic packaging industry, HY-902 is used for logo and pattern printing on perfume bottles, lotion bottles, serum bottles, cream jars, lipstick tubes, mascara tubes, foundation bottles and various other cosmetic packaging products. The cosmetic industry features high end products, large batch sizes and high requirements for printing quality, and HY-902 high wear resistant grade with excellent wear resistance and extra long pad head life helps cosmetic packaging printing factories reduce comprehensive usage cost, improve production efficiency and stabilize printing quality.
In the crafts and gifts industry, HY-902 is used for logo and pattern printing on ceramic crafts, resin crafts, glass crafts, metal crafts, keychains, fridge magnets, commemorative medals, award medals, holiday gifts, promotional gifts, business gifts and various other crafts and gifts products. The crafts and gifts industry often has medium and large batch orders, and HY-902 high wear resistant grade can reduce pad head replacement frequency, improve production efficiency and stabilize printing quality.
In the electronic product industry, HY-902 is used for logo and marking printing on phone cases, charger housings, power bank housings, Bluetooth earphone charging cases, smart watch housings, router housings, keyboards and mice, game controllers and various other electronic product housings. The electronic product industry has high requirements for printing quality and consistency, and the stable ink transfer performance and dimensional accuracy of HY-902 high wear resistant grade can ensure highly consistent printing quality in high volume production.
Quality Assurance and Service Support
Hongye Silicone has 25 years of
liquid silicone production experience, with a factory located in Longgang, Shenzhen, covering 16,500 square meters and monthly production capacity of 500 tons, with strong supply capability to stably meet customer bulk order procurement needs. The company is ISO 9001 quality management system certified and has established a comprehensive quality management system with strict quality standards from raw material procurement, production process control to finished product inspection. Every batch of HY-902 products undergoes multiple performance tests including hardness, viscosity, tensile strength, tear strength, elongation and curing time before leaving the factory, and a COA test report is issued with the shipment after passing inspection. Products comply with RoHS and REACH environmental standards and have passed SGS third party testing, being safe and environmentally friendly.
Hongye Silicone has an experienced technical service team with engineers averaging over 10 years of industry experience, capable of providing comprehensive free technical support services including pad printing silicone selection recommendations, pad head fabrication process guidance, printing parameter debugging, common printing problem troubleshooting and solutions. Customers encountering any technical problems during use can contact the technical team at any time for professional solutions in the first instance. The company also supports formula customization services, able to customize silicone formulas based on customer specific application requirements, adjusting hardness, viscosity, color, curing time, operation time and other parameters.
Conclusion
The launch of the newly upgraded HY-902 high wear resistant pad printing silicone is another important achievement of Hongye Silicone in continuous research and development investment and ongoing product performance optimization. With excellent wear resistance, extra long pad head life, stable ink transfer performance, simple operation process and wide application fields, HY-902 high wear resistant grade will become the ideal choice for high volume automated pad printing production customers, helping them reduce comprehensive usage cost, improve production efficiency and stabilize printing quality, gaining greater advantages in fierce market competition.
Hongye Silicone will continue to uphold the business philosophy of quality first and customer foremost, continuously invest in research and development, constantly optimize product performance, provide better products and more professional services for the majority of pad printing industry customers, and grow together with customers to create brilliance!
Shenzhen Hong Ye Jie Technology Co., Ltd
