Technical Articles

Benefits of Converting a Rotogravure Coating Process to an Enclosed Doctor Blade System: Featured in the June 2023 Edition of Gravure Exchange Author: Jason Wilhelm, Product Line Manager, FLXON Many of today's printers and converters have relied heavily on the...

DOCTOR BLADES: A Key Process Variable | FLEXO Magazine | June 2022Fundamentally, 2022’s challenge for flexographic pressrooms is the same as it’s always been.   That challenge is to generate a bottom line, a net profit or net income at a level needed to sustain...

Don't "Groundhog Day" These Common Job Start Up MistakesWe’ve all seen the now iconic 1993 Bill Murray movie Groundhog Day, where Murray’s weatherman character (reporting on whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow) becomes hopelessly trapped in a time warp, forced to...

Perfect Inking & Print How Low Pressure Doctor Blade Chambers Make It HappenBy Paul Sharkey | Featured in June 2021 Issue of FLEXO Magazine (Flexographic Technical Association) PDF Download Available at end of below article. In the early days of flexography,...

REFINING BLADE TECHNOLOGY - Synergistic Evolution in Flexo Print -  Featured in June 2020 Issue of FLEXO Magazine (Flexographic Technical Association) PDF Download Available at end of below article.  The goal of every print process is to meet the needs of a print...

MFLEX PLUS® The "GO - TO" Doctor Blade for High Speed HD FLEXO MFLEX PLUS® for HD FLEXO is the latest development in SWEDEV’s range of printing doctor blades. This grade offers significantly higher wear resistance than other steel blades including high quality tool...