The ubiquitous date stamp is found in virtually all offices. It is useful to print date on office documents. Date stampers usually have movable rubber bands to let you adjust the date. These stamps can be customised to include a logo by the side or other text to create a better impression of your company. This is not the only use to which you can put these stamps. There are other innovative uses as well.
Create a pattern
If you are sending out a parcel wrapped with paper you can actually use the custom date stamper with your company logo to print repeats across the paper. This makes it look as if the wrapper has been printed. It also gives an indication of when the parcel was prepared.
Print manufacturing and expiry dates
Rubber stamps and inks are normally designed to print on absorbent paper. With a little bit of effort and imagination you can use the date stamps to print manufacturing and expiry dates on metal and plastic packages. Flexo printing is a technique used to print on plastics like polythene with the help of rubber flexo pads and special inks that adhere on smooth, non-absorbent surfaces. You can use metal printing inks or plastic printing inks to print expiry and manufacturing date on your products using the normal date stamper. Simply swipe the date stamper on the inked flat surface and then print on plastic or metal. Using specific inks for specific surfaces is better to ensure that the printed mark does not rub off or become smudged as would happen when you use inks normally used along with rubber stamps.
This use case is ideal when the quantity involved is small and does not justify investment in inkjet or laser date printers. You could be running a home business in which case this is the ideal solution to help you mark date your products.
Top brands or normal economy model?
Go with top brands like Shiny, Trodat or Colop and you get superior quality stamps. These can be used for date stamping documents as well as other uses as outlined above. The pros of expensive date stampers are:
Smooth precision movement
Durable and long lasting
Sharp, clear impressions
Custom inclusion of logo or any other graphic/text
Top brand stamper does cost more but you get what you pay for.
Conversely, if all these qualities are not important you can buy economy range of date stampers and use them to print on plastic, metal and wood using different inks and throw away the stamp when it cannot be used any more.
Every executive should have a date stamper in their brief case. You could, for instance, add signature alongside the date and use such stamps for normal documents as well as specific legal documents.
Get your date stamps from Addprint Rubber Stamps and put them to a variety of uses. You will be surprised at just how versatile they are.