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To get the maximum life from your anilox roller, and therefore the highest value and return on your investment, it is important to commit to a proper, regular anilox roller cleaning schedule. Over time, through regular usage and wear and tear, the cells of your anilox rolls will inevitably become cl...
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What is Galvanic Corrosion?
Galvanic corrosion can occur when two dissimilar metal materials are electrically connected in
a corrosive environment.
As an anilox example, let’s use stainless steel journals and aluminum tubing walls.
When stain...
The world of flexographic printing continues to evolve with new, innovative processes and systems that improve the quality of products being printed, and expand the possibilities of what converters are able to offer their customers. But even with these improvements in technologies and efficiencies, ...
VR implementation is a rising trend around the world. VR is not to be confused with AR (augmented reality). The core difference is that a true VR experience is a completely immersive experience that transports the user to another world, another place, etc. AR can alter or interact with the user curr...
In narrow web flexographic printing today with machines capable of such fast speeds; concentricity and consistency can be maintained reducing the variables, which allows the printer a greater selection of substrates and ink types for their particular applications. With all these changes, the narrow ...
EPDM and Buna-Nitrile
Have an EPDM rubber roller? Wondering what are some methods and cleaners you can use to safely clean a nip roller? Tint sleeve? Doctor roller? Meter roller? Well, look no further!
CTS Industries and RollerTec, Inc. are here to help. The best thing you can do for rubber roller cle...
Proper Anilox Sleeve Cleaning
You just purchased a new sleeve press, and you have no prior experience with anilox sleeves. Intimidating right? Well, no worries. In this blog we will be shedding light on some potential problems and how they can be prevented. We want to make sure that you maximize the ...
HP Indigo presses
HP Indigo is well known around the world in the printing industry as a juggernaut of digital printing. Digital printing can achieve the same results as a flexo press, but without any parts like plates, and requires no tooling. Short runs and last-minute projects are incredibly effic...
A brief timeline
Anilox rollers have been around for quite some time, with chrome anilox rollers tracing their origins back to around eighty years. Ceramic coated anilox rollers have been around for less than half of that time, around 30 years. Chrome still has it’s uses, but only in special circumst...
Put simply, Testex strips are used create an impression of a surface. Normally, it is used to create an impression of a flat metal surface, but in this instance, we will be using this solution on our anilox rollers. This method is used strictly for 30- and 60-degree hexagonal patterns. Not recommend...
