BLOGS

DOCTOR BLADES BASICS

Guide to doctor blades in flexographic printing, covering how blade types, tip designs, materials, pressure, and thickness affect ink metering, wear, and print quality—plus best practices for protecting anilox rollers and replacing blades after each job.

12.01.25 10:07 PM - Comment(s)

DIY ANILOX AUDIT

By Andrew Eubanks

Guide to performing your own anilox audits by cleaning rolls, inspecting engravings and damage, and using replica impressions to measure wear so you can track roller condition, plan maintenance, and reduce print defects and downtime.

12.01.25 10:07 PM - Comment(s)

CONCERNING DIGITAL AND FLEXO

By Andrew Eubanks

Explore key differences between flexographic and digital label printing, including run volume, speed, setup time, maintenance, and cost. Learn when each process makes sense and why print quality is often indistinguishable to the end customer.

12.01.25 09:55 PM - Comment(s)

ANILOX GHOSTING PROBLEM

By Andrew Eubanks

Overview of flexographic print ghosting, showing how anilox cell geometry, ink viscosity and surface tension, and chamber design affect ink transfer, and outlining practical fixes like changing anilox, adjusting viscosity and blade pressure, and increasing dwell time.

11.25.25 09:54 PM - Comment(s)

SELECTING THE RIGHT ANILOX CELL STRUCTURE

By Andrew Eubanks

Overview of common anilox cell structures in flexographic printing, comparing 60° hexagonal, 45° diamond and other patterns, and explaining how cell geometry affects ink volume, release, foaming, and print quality for different applications.

11.25.25 09:54 PM - Comment(s)

WHY CHOOSE A BANDED ANILOX ROLLER

By Andrew Eubanks

Q&A guide to banded anilox rollers—what they are, how to spec engravings and volumes for fingerprinting and four-color work, when one test roller is enough, and how CTS supplies banded rolls to dial in densities before full production.

11.09.25 04:58 PM - Comment(s)