Why would Printers need to manage their anilox roll/cylinder inventory ?

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What if the printer knew all parameters of each anilox roll in his inventory before mounting them on the press? He could actually pre-select a perfectly matched set of rolls – regarding Volume, Variance (volume differences along with the roll), screen-count and cell shape. This would definitely reduce the press setup times and waste, improve quality and subsequently lead to additional press availability and improved print quality.

Troika offers comparable QC- and Management-Solutions for both worlds – Flexo printing and Gravure Printing. In the following, we describe the functionality of the Anilox measuring and QC solution. With high-quality flexo and gravure printing, it is unquestionable that several parameters are influencing the quality, amount of press setup time and waste. One factor not to be underestimated is the quality, volume and wear of the Anilox rolls.

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