Having been involved in the rubber stamp industry since 1949 many special requests for custom made rubber stamps have been made.

The timber industry for instance could not use the conventional depth of the office stamp as the stamping area was larger and often irregular. So a deeper moulded or etched stamp was needed. The matrices for these had to be engraved deeper than normal.

Other marking requirements was that the figures needed to be changed often so a ribbed letter set was produced, also deeper than normal. These stamps are used to mark batch numbers etc on cartons, manufactured items such as ammunition and large car body parts.

With the improvement in laser technology it is now possible to produce these stamps quicker and also with more detailed designs easily up to virtually any depth required

Even today with all the modern electronic gadgets to mark items, the rubber stamp is still the cheapest and more portable way of marking bulky items on site ie at saw mills where heat and dust could affect electronic marking systems.

Pictured here are some applications.