Tag Archives: anilox
Understanding Common Flexo Print Defects – Part 2
Dirty Prints by Catherine Green, Technical Services Group All Printing Resources Introduction Dirty print is a bothersome printing defect that stems from a wide array of potential causes. From the pressroom to prepress and platemaking, there are many … Continue reading
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Understanding Common Flexo Print Defects – Part 1
Ghosting by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group Over the years, APR has shared many articles that assist in identifying and reacting to print … Continue reading
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Bounce, Gear-marks, & Banding Identify the Cause — Minimize the Cost – Part 3 of 3
by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group The Conclusion In Part 1 of this series, the focus was on correctly defining and identifying print defects. Part 2 dealt with how the actions of support groups and reactions of the press operator can sometimes … Continue reading
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Bounce, Gear Marks, & Banding: Identify the Cause & Minimize the Cost – Part 2 of 3
by Tim Reece, APR Tech Services Group In Part 1 of this series, the primary focus was on correctly defining and identifying the print defect and how gear-marks can be present regardless of whether your press is gear or servo driven. … Continue reading
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Proofing Accurate Color Matching – Ink Lab to Press
By Bill Poulson, Harper Coporation The flexo printing process has many variables that can act as moving targets if they are not in control when you initiate the flexo manufacturing process. The anilox is the heart of the flexo process … Continue reading
Prepress Technology that Improves On-Press Performance
By Wayne Peachey, SGS International The past 40 years have proven that no new technology can be ignored, and each new development has the ability to be a game changer. “The key is in understanding our customers’ processes and in … Continue reading
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The Evrollution of EFlo-HD™ Anilox Technology for HD Printing
By Dave McBeth, Flexo Division, Pamarco Global Graphics Flexographic printing has made tremendous technical advances in the last 15 years which has allowed the process to grow to the point where it is now the most popular package printing process in many … Continue reading
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How long will cleaning solution last?
By Sonic Solutions, What’s The BuZZ ? The life of the cleaning solution will be dependent upon a number of factors including: What types of inks are you using (water based? UV? Solvent?), How dirty are your rolls?, Are you diluting the … Continue reading
Line Counts
“What’s the Buzz?” – Sonic Solutions Occasionally we will get asked questions about an anilox roll’s line count and how long we recommend using the ultrasonics to clean the rolls. It’s pretty clear that as the line count goes up … Continue reading
When Dirty Rolls Get Clean
From What’s the BuZZ? by Sonic Solutions We are often asked the question, “How often should I clean my anilox rolls?” That’s a great question. Over the years, we’ve asked our customers how often they clean their rolls and have found … Continue reading