Supplies for Printing Machinery and Equipment

Finding the best providers for industrial printing equipment and supplies
By Gail_Roberts If you plan to use or resell printing machinery and equipment, finding the necessary supplies should also be high on your to-do list. Supplies for printing machinery and equipment and range from the small, like ink and labels, to the large, like vacuum pumps and other replacement parts.
 

Based on the sheer number of different types of printing machinery suppliers out there, the supplies will be varied and numerous, depending on your industry and application. Machinery for printing requires such supplies as:

1. Replacement parts for normal or unexpected maintenance on industrial printers.

2. Small supplies such as ink, pads and paper.

3. Chemicals and other liquid supplies.

Purchase replacement parts for industrial printing machines

For normal wear and tear on your equipment for printing, you need to have access to spare parts that work with your brand.
Try: Find aftermarket replacement parts for over 125 brands of printing machinery at C&G Printing Equipment. If you can't find the spare part you're looking for at Global Printing Equipment, contact them and they'll locate it for you. Buy vacuum pumps for printing presses and bindery equipment from CFP (Combined Fluid Products). They can cross-reference other brands like Becker and Rietschle, so that you get the proper part for your printer.

Stock up on supplies for your industrial printing machinery

Many different supplies are required for everyday function of your industrial and commercial printing machines. Most supplies you'll find from printing machinery dealers that are specific to your type of printing, such as thermal printing, screen printing or pad printing.
Try: Microcom sells labels, wristbands, ticket paper, and tags for their thermal printers sold to the travel, mail, healthcare, and ticketing industries. The Pad Printing Network provides all the supplies you need for pad printing machinery. Find soy-based ink suppliers for commercial and industrial printing from The United Soybean Board (USB). Find all your screen printing accessories at Screenprinting Products.

Find chemicals for your industrial printers

Cleaners, solvents, rejuvenators and ink degradants are just some of the many chemicals used in industrial equipment for printing. Hazardous shipping charges will apply to some chemicals you purchase online.
Try: Purchase press and printing chemicals, like press cleaners, glue, and waxers from General Graphic. Lawson Screen & Digital Products sells screen printing chemicals with a low minimum order amount. Their inventory includes ultra-fast drying blockout pens and bottles of blockout for fine, medium and course mesh counts.

• First, try the manufacturer of your printer, then compare those prices to generic supplies and see if your business can save some money.
• Order all of your year's supply of hazardous chemicals at once to save on hazardous shipping charges.