Dongguan Toy Factory Extends Pad Life by 30 Percent with HY-902

Customer Background

A plastic toy factory in Dongguan produces plastic toys for export to European and American markets. Product surfaces require printing of brand logos, number codes and cartoon graphics. The factory previously used another brand of pad printing silicone but faced short pad life, unstable print clarity and frequent pad replacements that disrupted production efficiency.

Problem Analysis

The technical manager reported that pads developed edge cracking and elasticity loss after about one week of use, causing ragged edges and missing ink on printed patterns. Multiple pads needed replacement every day, which not only increased material cost but also slowed down production. In addition, unstable pad resilience resulted in inconsistent print depth across the same batch, putting pressure on quality control.

Solution

Hongye Silicone technical team visited the factory and recommended trying HY-902 balanced mid grade pad printing silicone. HY-902 offers 4.0 MPa tensile strength and 24 kN per m tear strength for durable tear resistant pads, while 430 percent elongation allows full conformity to toy curved surfaces with good resilience and consistent printing. The technical team also guided the factory to optimize stirring and degassing processes to ensure stable pad making quality.

Results

After one month of using HY-902, the factory reported that pad service life extended from about one week to over ten days, an increase of approximately 30 percent. Print clarity improved significantly with sharp pattern edges and no blurring. Print depth became consistent across the same batch, reducing quality control pressure. Daily pad replacement frequency decreased, production efficiency increased, and overall cost came down.

Customer Feedback

The factory purchasing manager stated that Hongye HY-902 pad printing silicone delivers stable performance, durable pads and responsive technical service. It solved their long standing pad life problem and they have fully switched to Hongye Silicone.

Hongye Silicone advises pad printing factories that selecting the right pad printing silicone grade combined with proper operating technique can effectively extend pad life, improve print quality and reduce overall production cost.