Pad Printing on Polypropylene
At Unique Assembly & Decorating, we are the leading provider of product decorating services for rigid and flexible polypropylene plastic products. With over 25 years of experience, we aim to provide the best quality results offering a wide range of printing and decorating services. Our dedication to our customers motivates us to complete the most complex projects in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner. We work with a range of customers, including contract manufacturers, OEMs, injection molders, and product manufacturers severing a variety of industries.
What is Polypropylene, aka PP?
Polypropylene (PP) is a thermoplastic and is one of the most commonly used plastics in the world. The uniqueness of polypropylene lives in its elasticity, allowing it to be made into very thin pieces that can bend endlessly and not break, more commonly known as living hinges. An example of this would be the plastic top to your ketchup bottle. It’s a very versatile material that maintains excellent chemical resistance, toughness, fatigue resistance and electric insulation qualities. The plastically is typically opaque and can be recycled, making it very cost-effective. Although it’s one of the more difficult plastic surfaces to print on, Unique Assembly & Decorating can effectively print on both treated and untreated polypropylene.
Where is Polypropylene Typically Used?
As mentioned before, polypropylene is used in applications where durability doesn’t necessarily mean the amount of weight it can hold but rather it’s high flexural strength and good fatigue resistance.
What are examples of uses of Polypropylene?
Some examples of these uses include:
- Consumer market packaging
- Plastic parts for automotive equipment
- Caps and closures
- Household parts
- Storage containers
- Garden furniture
- Consumer goods
- Special devices like living hinges
- Medical components
While polypropylene can be made into fibers, Unique Assembly & Decorating can only print on rigid parts, not fabric.
Printing on Polypropylene
Based in Downers Grove, IL, Unique Assembly & Decorating proudly serves people and companies all over the country. We maintain the ISO 9001:2015 certification and offer value-added services including in-house color matching, in-house plate making and fixture design for single color and multicolor jobs. Our printing services include:
- Pad printing on polypropylene—For fine detail and multicolor registration.
- Screen printing on polypropylene—For single, large images on flat or cylindrical parts. Good for producing very opaque images.
- Digital inkjet printing on polypropylene—Economical and provides a limitless number of colors for plastic parts.
Our wide range of decorating services includes hot stamping/foil stamping, foil banding, heat transfer decal decorating, and colorization/hologramming.
Project Gallery
Unique Assembly is able to print or decorate nearly any rigid surface – flat or cylindrical, concave or convex, raised or recessed, and painted or coated surfaces.
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We have the capabilities to work with companies across the US and are excited to work with you on your upcoming project!
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Unique Assembly & Decorating, Inc.
2550 Wisconsin Ave,
Downers Grove, IL 60515