In flexographic printing, the anilox roller evenly transfers a certain amount of ink to the printing plate. It is both an ink transfer roller and an ink metering roller, and the amount of ink is used to achieve accuracy. The anilox roller is called the heart of the flexo printing machine by people in the flexo printing industry. The final printing effect depends to a large extent on the quality and operation results of the anilox roller.
The ink blocking the cells affects the printing quality, which is a pain point that the flexo printing industry has been difficult to solve.
The anilox rollers that have been working for a long time, in addition to part of the damage caused by wear and tear, will also be scrapped due to the reduced cell volume, which affects the printing efficiency and quality. Deep cleaning at least 1-2 times a year will restore the anilox roller as new, prolong the service life of the anilox roller, improve printing quality, and reduce ink loss.
Laser cleaning can penetrate into meshes of any shape and size, especially suitable for high-line count anilox rollers. It can realize the recovery of cell volume without damaging the mesh wall, no consumables and no pollution, and the vaporized ink can also be recycled, which can extend the service life of the anilox roller and is low-carbon and environmentally friendly.
Compared to traditional chemical cleaning, it saves the cost of consumables and labors, which can save a lot of costs for enterprises in the long run. Based on this, laser cleaning anilox rollers has gradually become the mainstream cleaning solutions.
DOYA Laser is committed to providing professional cleaning solutions for ceramic rollers in the corrugated-, flexo-, label- and offset printing industry.