Please fill out the form below and email it, together with your artwork, directly to artwork@printekequipment.com. You can also fax it to 1-973 227 1970.
To order the plate you will need to know the following:
- Plate size
- Plate material
- Whether the plate needs to be punched and if yes, for what pad printing machine
- Set back from the edge of the plate to the center of the artwork
- Actual size of the image (unless image size is properly adjusted in your graphic file)
- Depth of etching. It can be between .008” and .012”. If you are not sure about the needed depth and don’t specify it, we’ll set it to 0.12”. If after you test the plate, it proves too deep or shallow, we will make adjustments
Artwork Guidelines:
- Artwork should be very high quality: with clean edges, preferably 1000 or more dpi (the quality of the graphics that you provide translates into the quality of the etched image).
- Artwork should preferably be in Adobe Illustrator format (.ai) or, for 4-color graphics, Adobe Photoshop format (.psd).
How to Submit Artwork:
If your graphic file is smaller than 10 MB, you can email it to artwork@printekequipment.com
If you have problems with the submission, please call 973 227 0060 and ask us about submitting artwork through:
In Case You Are Curious: How We Prepare Artwork for Plate-Making
After you submit graphics for a plate making order, we prepare the image for transfer onto plates. The process consists of separating colors (for multicolor images), setting etch depth and positioning the image on the plate.
- sending the image back to the customer for approval
Please note that even with the enhancement, the quality of etching can not significantly exceed the quality of the image you provide. So give us the finest you have!