Ceramic inkpads are made of a ceramic material in a plastic housing and use an (almost) colourless ink. The prints obtained with these pads are of excellent quality. Works on ordinary paper. The smaller size pads are ideally suited for taking elimination prints.

The non-ceramic inkpads use a Porelon-pad. A Porelon pad is made of a kind of porous plastic that is saturated with an ink solution. The ink from a Porelon pad is less easily wiped off than the ink from a ceramic pad but still more easily cleaned off than fingerprint ink.

Non-inking pads smooth thermoplastic surface gives ridge definition and print quality comparable to any inked system. Ideal for recording fingerprints on checks, documents, notary prints in log books, police citations, etc.

The palm print pad has a hard, durable ceramic surface that applies the perfect amount of ink that produces permanent, clear, non-smearing prints ideal for booking stations, national id's, passports, etc.