Cleaning methods for anilox rollers are always a hot topic in the flexo world.
Cleaning ceramic anilox rollers.
Recyl s cobra was the first product released by recyl in 1989 being the pioneering invention from recyl s founder pierre chevreux in collaboration with the inventors of the laser engraved ceramic anilox rollers.
The cell walls and the ceramic surface so a balance between cleaning aggressively to remove deposits quickly and protecting the integrity of the roll s surface must be achieved.
Through laser technology the laser anilox cleaning system laser cleaning ceramic anilox removes ink from the interior of the rolls s cells extracting any type of ink glue or varnish.
There are usually two types of chemical anilox cleaning.
Arcs is a turn key roll cleaning service and system provider.
Laserclean offers laser cleaning of ceramic rollers anilox by visiting your company with a specialised service truck.
We use tried and tested chromium oxide ceramics cr2o3 for this purpose given their characteristic melting properties density and in particular their suitability for high energy laser engraving.
Chemical wash chemical wash anilox roll cleaning systems dissolve ink build up in anilox cells using a caustic cleaning fluid wash followed by high pressure water.
Cleaning can be done off line and in line.
The roller is being driven and turns while the laser gun is being moved from left to right on a traverse.
On a daily basis anilox rollers are washed with ink specific solvents after each retooling.
The following discussion outlines the most common off press anilox cleaning systems and chemical cleaners available in today s marketplace.
We have been helping printers and converters improve their print quality and reduce their operating costs by cleaning out dried ink coatings and adhesives from their printing and coating rollers for over 20 years.
Daily cleaning after each new set up and deep acid based cleaning every 1 3 months.
This coating although hard and durable has a certain amount of porosity by nature that allows for liquids to eventually penetrate to the core.
Chemical cleaning manual.
Anilox rolls are made by spraying a ceramic coating to the base and then laser engraving to form cells.
The ceramic functioning layer provides a basis for the laser engraving of our anilox rollers.
Welcome to anilox roll cleaning systems.
Cobra restore your anilox volume cobra the gold standard in anilox deep cleaning unclogging gel for ceramic anilox rolls only.
Ceramic anilox engravers flexographic and digital printing solutions we offer a wide range of products and services to national and international clients providing unique flexographic and digital printing solutions that meet and exceed their requirements.
In this way the initial volume of the cylinder is recovered 100 being able to maintain the intensity of the color always constant.
In the last twenty seven years cobra has.
