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
ESC-COMEC KE16 pad printing machine



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


electromechanically driven elliptical feeder


electromechanically driven linear feeder


electromechanically driven rotary table


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

pad holders adjustable in height

automatic pad cleaning station (optional)

automatic pad cleaning station (optional)

modern, closed ink cup system

modern, closed ink cup system

micrometrically adjustable cliché holder (optional)

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.