ESC-COMEC KE16

Many years of expert knowledge in the manufacture of pad printing machines have been necessary to design the actual ESC-COMEC KE16 machine version.

This perfect system does not need to fear a brand comparison. On the contrary – its price-performance ratio as to high-end printers is unbeatable.


Standard features:

  • electromechanic precision drive
  • closed ink cup system, reduces ink consumption by 50 % and eliminates solvent odours
  • high-quality, low-wear ceramic ring
  • touch screen for easy programming of the machine functions
  • micrometric fine adjustment in x-y-z-direction with ± 15° rotation possibility at the cross table as well as ± 10° rotation possibility at the printing unit
  • height adjustable pad holders
  • prepared to be connected to all optional feeding systems and optional equipment
  • prepared to be integrated into existing production lines
  • single operation for setup mode
  • single mode with operation via foot pedal or automatic mode



Optional extras:

  • individually lowerable pads (model TI)
  • automatic pad cleaning station
  • rotary printing device AUR-360
  • flaming station
  • Corona unit
  • Hot Wind Dryer Masterflow: blower for multicolor print
  • automatic loading and unloading station


Optional feeding systems:





pneumatically driven step-by-step feeder STEP 2 ST PN (for 2C machine)

electromechanically driven elliptical feeder ALM 12 ST P191 (4C)  

electromechanically driven linear feeder ALM-LIN 20 ST P191 (4C)  

electromechanically driven rotary table T25  

electromechanically driven step-by-step feeder STEP930 EL (4C)

electromechanically driven elliptical feeder ALM 14 ST P191 (5C)  

electromechanically driven linear feeder ALM-LIN 26 ST P191 (5C)  

pneumatically driven rotary table TRP 160 and PN 250

electromechanically driven step-by-step feeder STEP1230 EL (5C)





Machine details:

pad holders adjustable in height


automatic pad cleaning station (optional)

modern, closed ink cup system

micrometrically adjustable cliché holder (optional)


Technical data:


KE 16 1-5 colors

cliché size

180 x 360 mm

size of closed ink cups

ø 160 mm

max. printing size

ø 145 mm

horizontal pad stroke

360 mm

vertical pad stroke

125 mm

cylinder diameter vertical pad stroke (TI)

63 mm

max. contact pressure

8000 N

mains supply  

380 V / 50 Hz

compressed air connection

6 bar

approx. weight

1200 kg

Subject to technical modifications.