Ready-made pads and silicone for in-house casting offer two routes to application-specific pad printing.
On September 28, 2026, Boston Industrial Solutions in Woburn, Massachusetts announced two additions to its pad printing portfolio: ready-to-use printing pads and silicone for customers casting their own custom pads.
Finished pads or in-house casting
The options address different production needs. A finished pad offers a convenient starting point for routine applications. Silicone for in-house casting allows printers to experiment with shapes, sizes, hardness and configurations for parts that need a tailored solution.
The announcement connects pad selection with print quality and process performance. It also extends the company’s offering across equipment, inks, consumables and application support.
GUOWIN’s perspective
Pad selection deserves the same attention as ink and machine settings. Shape, hardness and recovery need to be considered alongside the artwork, ink system and substrate. A pad is a process component, and a catalogue dimension alone cannot establish suitability.
Offering silicone for in-house casting gives customers another route to a custom pad. For finished-pad suppliers, that makes application support and repeatable custom manufacturing more valuable. Helping a customer select the right pad at the first trial can matter as much as supplying the pad itself.
GUOWIN’s practical starting point is the print area, part geometry, substrate, ink, machine interface and required cycle. Confirm these inputs before choosing a pad or discussing a custom construction.