New Polymer Doctor Blades with MicroTip Are Best for Applying Special Effects Coating
Anyone who uses doctor blades for printing knows the range of options available today. From the thickness of the material to the tip configuration, a doctor [...]
Consultative Selling: What It Is and Why It Works
Today, successful sellers act as trusted advisers to their buyers to help them find the best solutions. By adopting a consultative selling strategy, salespeople create value in [...]
Kanban 101
In today’s competitive marketplace, manufacturers are looking for ways to improve efficiency and wring costs out of the production process. By adopting lean manufacturing concepts, companies can [...]
What the Automakers Have Taught Us About Manufacturing Efficiency
We’ve learned a lot from the automakers when it comes to manufacturing efficiency. Our car-making forefathers took a long look at their production methods and figured out [...]
Anilox Roll Cleaning is Essential to Effective Ink Delivery
You spend a lot of time selecting the correct anilox roll for a job. Careful consideration goes into line screen, cell geometry and cell volume in order [...]
The Right End Seals Will Prevent Leaks in Your Doctor Blade Chamber System
In an enclosed doctor blade chamber system, the job of the end seals is to keep the coating or ink from leaking out of the ends of the [...]
Three Reasons Why Sheetfed Offset Printers Should Replace Their Steel Doctor Blades with Plastic
The goal of a sheetfed offset printer, like every printer, is to produce printed pieces efficiently and economically. In sheetfed offset coating applications, selecting the right doctor blade will [...]
Take Care of Your Doctor Blade Chamber and It Will Take Care of You!
Carbon fiber chamber system by Celmacch The job of a doctor blade chamber is to help deliver a precise, consistent ink film thickness to the [...]
Cut-to-Length Doctor Blades Can Reduce Ink Chamber Leaks
Doctor blade chamber leaks are costly in terms of downtime and waste. While failed end seals are responsible for a large number of chamber leaks, ill-fitting doctor blades [...]