Comparison of Applicable Products for Screen Printing Machines, Pad Printing Machines, and Hot Stamping Machines

• Bottles, cups, round tubes, round rods (round surface screen printing)
• Plastic buckets, chemical buckets, cartons, panels
• Flat Products: Sheets, panels, signs, PVC/PC panels
• Large area patterns, logos, text

• Thick ink layer, solid colors
• Suitable for large area printing
• Can print on both curved and flat surfaces
• Not suitable for extremely small or intricate patterns

• Electronic product casings (mobile phones, earphones, remote controls)
• Toys, building blocks, dolls
• Pen barrels, buttons, switches, bottle caps
• Uneven surfaces, irregular shapes, edges, dead corners
• Small Logos, Small Letters, Small Patterns

• Uses a silicone transfer head, capable of printing various irregular shapes.
• Suitable for extremely small and intricate patterns.
• Area cannot be too large.
• Fast speed, suitable for small batch production.

• Gift boxes, wine boxes, mooncake boxes, cosmetic boxes, bottles, bottle caps, lipstick tubes, stationery, leather goods, plastic parts, products requiring a high-end metallic effect.

• Only hot stamping gold/silver/laser/rainbow effects.
• Does not print colored patterns, only hot stamping.
• High-end texture, enhancing the overall quality.
• Strong adhesion, wear-resistant and colorfast.

In short (suitable for foreign trade):

• Screen Printing Machine: Prints large areas, bottles, flat surfaces, solid colors.
• Pad Printing Machine: Prints small patterns, irregular shapes, hard-to-reach areas, intricate lettering.
• Hot Stamping Machine: Prints gold and silver, high-end decoration, textured effects.

• Printing bottles/buckets/panels/large areas → Screen printing machine
• Printing toys/electronics/small parts/irregular shapes → Pad printing machine
• Printing gold, silver, and high-end packaging → Hot stamping machine