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New Performance Standards — Doctor Blades and Their Evolution in the Narrow Web Environment

Date05 Oct 2021

The printing and packaging space is ever-evolving, with Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies looking for new and innovative ways to showcase their brand across different printed mediums. To help them...

How to Build a Better Chamber

Date21 Oct 2020

The good news is that are several ways to build an ink chamber that will deliver exactly the results you need every time you fire up the press. The bad...

Are Your Doctor Blades Being Eaten Alive?

Date30 Sep 2020

It’s probably not news to you that no doctor blade is right for every application. Still, I am constantly surprised by printers who call me in when their blades are...

Anilox Cleaning: No One-Size-Fits-All

Date31 Aug 2020

Cleanliness is next to, well, quality, especially when it comes to your anilox rolls. We’ve talked before about the importance of having clean anilox rolls. Clean rolls save time, money,...

“Do I Feel Lucky?”

Date23 Jun 2020

When a new job comes in your press, operators probably select anilox rolls with cell capacities within a fairly narrow range so they can get to the desired ink densities...

The Power of Virtual Service

Date12 May 2020

In a world of travel restrictions, we at Provident have been looking hard for the best ways to maintain the level of support our customers need. Like you, we are...

Nobody Knows Everything

Date14 Mar 2020

One of the best parts of being one of the technical guys at Provident is solving problems and helping customers be as productive as possible. My colleagues and I recently...

Feeling the Pressure

Date14 Feb 2020

The old saying that ‘some is good, more is better’ applies to many things, but one of them is not ink chamber pressures on your flexo presses. Ink chambers are...

Size Matters!

Date14 Jan 2020

Any flexographer probably knows that size matters. No, this is not about substrates or printing plates. We’re talking doctor blades here, and the three important dimensions are length, width and...

Not Quite What the Doctor Ordered

Date26 Nov 2019

I hate to tell you this but you may have a potentially serious condition that needs professional attention. Even worse, it may be happening on a couple of your flexo...