Pad Printing Production Pricing |
Pad Printing Pricing is broken down into two
categories One time
charges and Every time charges. The one time charges are incurred on the
first order.
Orders after the first order are quoted as either Minimum orders or Price
per part plus options. |
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Minimum Order
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Minimum Order Includes setup and cleanup of machine with one ink
color, one cliché, one fixture and up to 4 hours of time.
Normally minimum order and produce between 500 to 1500 parts. If
copy change, color change, cliché change or fixture change are required
they will be charges in addition to the minimum charge. |
Price per part plus options |
Price per part includes Printing, Packaging and
Treatment. Part Price also includes one ink color, one cliché, one
fixture and one setup. If additional setups (Ink color change,
cliché change, copy change, fixture change) are required they
will be charges in addition to the per part charge. The Average Price
per part is $0.25 to $0.35. Price per part will increase is treatment or
labor intense packaging is required. |
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One Time Charges |
Artwork Cost: |
If you supply you artwork ready there will be no
charge. Artwork must be supplied in Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw or
Encapsulated Postscript. Your files should be
to size. Any changes to files may incur an artwork fee. ($125.00
per/hour.) |
Cliché Cost: |
1. | Cliché 4X8 inch , Single Color , 4"X8" | $150.00 each. | 2. | Cliché, Single Color, 5"X8" | $120.00 each. | 3. | Cliché, Two Color, 9"X9" | $140.00 each. | 4. | Cliché, Two Color, 10"X11" | $200.00 each. |
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Color Match(PMS): |
If your project requires a ink color that we
do not have it will require a Color Match (PMS). The Color Match
includes enough ink for one inkwell (setup). After the ink color
is approves a kilo of ink must be purchased. If your project uses
the entire kilo of ink AFM will purchase addition ink ad no charge to
you. |
Color Match | $114.00 |
Kilo of Ink | $224.00 |
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Holding Fixture: |
A Fixture may be requires to hold the part to
be printed on the proper position to be printed. This fixture will
support the part being printed in the area to be printed. Fixture price
is quotes per part. |
Special Pad: |
If you part requires a special pad we will
quote you the first pad. If additional pads are requires AFM will supply
them. |
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Every Time Charges |
Cliché Change: |
Remove Inkwell from machine and change the
cliché then replace the inkwell. Put Inkwell back in machine. Setup the
printing again. |
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Color Change: |
Remove the inkwell from the machine, removing
ink in inkwell and replacing it with another color. Put Inkwell back in
machine. Setup printing again. |
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Copy Change: |
Move the pad and fixture to another artwork
position on the cliché. Setup printing again. |
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Fixture Change: |
Remove fixture on machine and replace it with
another. Includes alignment of fixture to artwork and pad. |
Fixture Change | $20.00
each |
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Copy And Fixture Change: |
Remove Inkwell from machine and change the
cliché then replace the inkwell. Put Inkwell back in machine.. |
Remove fixture on machine and replace it with
another. Includes alignment of fixture to artwork and pad. Setup
the printing again. |
Fixture Change | $40.00
each |
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Packaging of part: |
Removing parts from incoming packaging and
putting them into out going packaging. (Part of per part charge)
Note: AFM Engineering does not supply any packaging. |
Pre-treatment or Post treatment of part: |
Treatment of part includes chemical pre-treatment,
Flame treating or Corona treating. (Part of per part charge) |