Since 1989 Astron Industries has been a prominent leader and supplier to the rubber stamp industry. With a vast product range, we can offer a solution for practically any application.
Rubber stamps, including Self-inking and Pre-inked stamps, are a cost-effective and quick way to add an extra layer of professionalism to a document or object.
With branding an important part of product sales and marketing in this day and age, stamping is a great way to keep consistency across all applications.
Self-inking
A self-inking stamp is a “mechanical” version of a traditional rubber hand stamp. Unlike regular stamps that require a separate ink pad, self-inking stamps come equipped with a small, integrated ink pad.
Self inkers automatically re-ink from the built-in ink pad and a rotating mechanism. This feature ensures consistent and clear impressions and is ideal for repetitive stamping applications.
Pre-inked
Pre inked stamps are a modern and efficient alternative to both self inking and traditional hand stamps. Unlike traditional stamps that require a separate ink pad, pre-inked stamps have the ink built directly into the stamp. This means you don’t need to worry about carrying around an extra ink pad or dealing with messy ink spills. In comparison to Self inking stamps, pre inked stamps have constant direct inking contact with the text plate impression. Therefore delivering premium impressions over and over with very little effort.
Traditional Hand stamps
Traditional stamps were widely used before the advent of self-inking stamps. Typically rectangular in shape, they are used with a separate ink pad for operation. Although OG, traditional hand stamps continue to hold their value and purpose in today’s market. Some common uses are;
- Document Authentication and Notarization: Traditional rubber stamps are often used by notaries, legal professionals, and government agencies to authenticate documents.
- Business Branding and Marketing: Custom rubber stamps with company logos, addresses, or slogans are used for branding purposes. Commonly seen in take away food industries, such as cafes pizza shops and coffee houses.
- Crafting and DIY Projects: Artists, crafters, and hobbyists use wooden stamps to create unique designs on paper, fabric, and other surfaces.
- Event Invitations and Stationery: Traditional stamps enhance wedding invitations, thank-you cards, and stationery.
- Teacher Grading and Feedback: Teachers use stamps with pre-printed messages (such as “Great work!” or “Needs improvement”) to provide quick feedback on student assignments.
- Personalization and Ex Libris Stamps: Book lovers often use ex libris stamps to mark their personal book collections.
Speciality Stamps
Speciality Stamps is everything else that doesn’t fit into the generic categories of self inkers, hand stamps, pre inked stamps etc. These products can range from the very popular automatic numberer to our new take on the DIY system, where you can customize your own impressions with our new ridge rubber system. Pocket stamps are also in this category and though they are small, are incredibly useful for business professionals on the go or a branding tool for concerts or festivals. Which leads to speciality inks. UV ink, egg marking ink, multisurface quick drying inks are all found in this category.
Embossing seals
Embossing seals, also known as corporate seals, are devices used to create raised impressions on paper or other materials. They typically consist of a metal plate or die, featuring the organisations logo, name, and any other relevant information.
Embossing seals continue to hold a significant role in the world of business and legal documentation. Some of their common uses are; embossing official certificates, sealing contracts including real estate deeds, legal documentation, affidavits, resolutions, loans, mortgages, or other financial transactions.
In addition to these uses, embossing seals have found a way into the artisan and crafting community. Used in projects such as branding business cards, swing tags, paper bags and packaging or even as a seal of authenticity in artworks and designs. They are also commonly used as a touch of elegance in letters, party or event flyers and wedding invitations.
Accessories
Inks, stamp pads, embossing labels, tape and a multitude of items can all be found under the category of Accessories. There are many alternative options to make using your marking product easier and more customisable.
Embossing labels can be embossed and then stuck to items that previously were too difficult to emboss. Lanyard clips can be threaded into the pocket stamp range making them perfect for the medical industry or trade show events. Stamp pads, be it traditional desktop pads or a replacement pads are an excellent way to customize the way your impressions look without having to replace the whole unit, just by changing the ink color.
Accessories also cover manufacturing consumables such as vellum, clear films, polymer, and rubber. Basically anything that can make a stamp work or make it even better is found in this category.
Ready to Use
By utilizing ready to use office stamps, businesses can ensure consistency and professionalism in their communication. This not only saves time but also reduces the chances of errors and misinterpretation. Weather its adding dates, signatures, addresses or common messages, the use of stamps ensures that important details are clearly and consistently conveyed.
Some common types of ready to use stamps are;
Date and number stamps: The main feature of these stamps are the adjustable date or number bands to customize your impression. These allow you to effortlessly mark documents with a date or number sequence for efficient record keeping.
Fixed message stamps: These are also known as stock stamps or phrase stamps. They are commonly used to mark documents as “PAID, APPROVED or COPY” and serve as quick visual cues of a task being auctioned and complete. As office requirements have changed over the years, so has the ready to use office stamp designs. New designs can incorporate both date and numbers side by side, phrase and date stamps side by side or stacked and dial a phrase, combining many phrases on one stamp to eliminate clutter.
All ready to use/ off the shelf stamps can be found in either the traditional hand stamp with ink pad style or a self inker.