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TKM Stueven Clark PICTURE 4 (modified nickel coated doctor blade)

Cylinder-Friendly & Roll-Friendly Doctor Blade Materials

How doctor blade setup, materials and coatings can positively enhance the performance and lifetime of steel doctor blades and anilox rollers.

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FLXON Sharkey 004

How Low-Pressure Doctor Blade Chambers Lead to Perfect Inking & Print

How low-pressure doctor blade chambers lead to perfect inking and print.

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Daetwyler Cole Picture 2

Automated Parts Washing for Inks, Coatings & Everything They Touch

Good housekeeping extends to cleaning anilox rollers and doctor blade holders, with an automated parts washer.

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Agergaard Figure 1 - Seal with dried ink deposits WEB

Troubleshooting Tips for Doctor Blades & Seals

Troubleshooting tips for doctor blades and seals, to minimize press downtime.

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White Ink: The Most Critical Color to Control

Understanding the challenge of achieving high opaque white in flexography requires the printer getting the best balance and performance from many variables, including the anilox, ink, doctor blade, tape, plates and substrates.

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WEB Provident Gillis 3

Managing Ink Systems for Flexo Perfection

One of the things we know, as ink systems experts,

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Allison Systems Corp Warner Edge Profiles

Special Effects & Doctor Blades: Meter Higher Viscosity Inks & Coatings More Effectively

Everyone enjoys special effects, whether they are found in the

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Capital Graphic Supplies Becomes Distributor for Esterlam International Limited in India

IVYBRIDGE, England—Doctor blade manufacturer Esterlam Ltd confirmed a partnership deal

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Flexo Concepts Celebrates 30th Anniversary

PLYMOUTH, MA—Flexo Concepts recently celebrated three decades of success as

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Consumables, Productivity & Quality: How Your Choice of Doctor Blade Can Make a Big Difference

I’ll begin with a story. The problem became evident because

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