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Troubleshooter for Printing Defects
Anton Esaulov
2023-10-20T16:02:29-04:00
Troubleshooter for Printing Defects
For help troubleshooting, please select the printing method:
Flexo
Gravure
Hazing / Toning
Streaking / Pinlines
Crack-outs (at the cylinder edge)
Drag-outs
Cylinder Wear / Chromium Damage
Missing Dots
Comets
Drying In
Scoring Lines
Back Doctoring
Ink Spitting
Leaking
Anilox Wear
Dot Gain
Bridging / Filling In
Excessive Doctor Blade Wear
Wavy Doctor Blade
Halo Effect / Haloing
Chattermarks
Chattermarks
Vertical Streaks
Excessive Ink Film Thickness
Ghosting
Edge breakage
Drag out
Positive printing lines
Cutting knife – cutting quality
Cutting knife – breakage
Negative printing lines
Cutting knives – durability
Wash-up blades
Folding Pins – bubble & folding tolerances
Folding Pins – breaking thread
Punctures – Durability
Checklist circular knife
Concentricity tolerance too high
Dust formation due to bad surface quality
Cant angle too sharp
Durability in conjunction with material
The correct overlap
Overspeed of knives
Slitter geometry
Anvil Geometry
Correct Contact Pressure
The Optimal Cutting Point
Ribbons Tearing During Seperation
Cant Angle Too Flat
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