Flexo

Leaking

Ink that escapes at the ends of the doctor blade / chamber and drips or runs into the ink pan.

Causes

  • Using the wrong end seal
  • end seal radius for anilox not correct
  • End seal is pushing up the doctor blade
  • Dimensions of the end seals is not correct
  • Doctor Blade is worn out
  • Chamber is out of alignment

Solutions

  • Use the correct end seals (contact us!)
  • change the end seal and doctor blade
  • calibrate the chamber
  • use a longer lasting doctor blade (PowerPrint, CeraPrint, Ceraflex XT, DuroBlade)

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