Tampon printing is a sort of "stamping" process whereby the ink is taken from an etched metal plate onto a flexible pad - the tampon - and "stamped" onto the article to be printed. The technique is a good alternative if the surface of the product to be printed, does not allow for silk-screen printing. Furthermore, very small print can be better achieved by tampon printing. If necessary two-color printing can be done in one operation. Printing inks used are basically the same as those used in silk-screen printing; however, the print density of the ink is considerably less.

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