New Performance Standards — Doctor Blades and Their Evolution in the Narrow Web Environment
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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 stand out in the saturated market, CPG brands want new... Read More →
How to Build a Better Chamber
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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 news is that you have to do it over and... Read More →
Are Your Doctor Blades Being Eaten Alive?
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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 being eaten alive by white or opaque inks. The popularity... Read More →
Nobody Knows Everything
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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 wound up talking about the “brain trust” we have developed... Read More →
Size Matters!
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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 thickness. Length Length is the dimension of a blade across... Read More →
Blades and Chambers and More.
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Date12 Jul 2019
One of the advantages of visiting printers throughout North America is that we get a first-hand look at an amazing range of approaches to just about everything to do with making packages and labels. It’s a fantastic educational process that... Read More →