Technical Articles

HD FLEXO Doctor Blades High Demand / High Definition The core purpose of a doctor blade in the flexo process is to remove excess ink from the anilox surface; to leave behind a perfectly smooth ink film for transfer to the image on the plate and to do this without...

ROTO 101 Ink & Ink Filtration Fourth in a 4 Part Series on Key Elements of the Rotogravure Process The majority of you have probably seen a presentation from your ink supplier. Most are very informative and well written. If you haven’t yet taken advantage of this...

ROTO 101 Cylinders RZ/HV Third in a 4 Part Series on Key Elements of the Rotogravure Process In previous articles, I discussed “Bottom Line” profits and losses and how everyone needs to be held accountable to ensure profits are held to their maximum. I also discussed...

ROTO 101 Operator Best Practices Second in a 4 Part Series on Key Elements of the Rotogravure Process Prevously, we discussed the fact that “change,” while often misunderstood and resisted, is absolutely necessary. No gains can be made in controlling a manufacturing...

ROTO 101 Key Elements First in a 4 Part Series on Key Elements of the Rotogravure Process The “Key Elements” of the rotogravure process are defined as: Operator Best Practices/Training Cylinders: RZ (surface roughness) HV (chrome hardness) Ink Management: Stability...

New Age Medicine Higher Quality Print Means More Demanding Results from Today's Doctor Blades Increased requirements of high speed HD flexo and expanded gamut (EG) have changed the game when it comes to doctor blades. To achieve and maintain clean, fine line dots for...