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Glossary of Printing Machine

Contains a glossary of printing machine terms.

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Gravure Cylinder

A copper-chromed cylinder engraved specifically per color layer on an image being printed.

Impression Cylinder

A rubber roll pressurizing the gravure cylinder. The impression cylinders width must be larger than the width of the printing base material.

Printing Pressure

Pressure to nip the impression cylinder against the gravure cylinder. Pressing cylinder weight + pressing force.

Funisher Roll

Rubber roll that scoops the ink from the inside of the ink pan and pushes the ink into the engraved indentations on the gravure cylinder.

Doctor Blade

A thin blade of metal. By bringing this blade into contact with the gravure cylinder, it is used to push the ink into the carved engraving and at the same time scrapes any excess ink away.

Compensator Roll

A roll that guides in registration and tension movement.

Compensator-less

A compensator mechanism is literally unnecessary. Register with control device and color computer

Sectional Drive

Mechanism that drives the printing unit, including monitoring systems, quality, speed, tension…etc.

Shaftless

Structure not using a gravure cylinder axis. (Chucking Cylinder System)

Color Computer

Color controller: automatic register device

Center Drum System

A Flexo printing machine system in which a large drum is arranged at the center of the printing section and a printing unit is installed around the drum.

Anilox Roll

It is a roll engraved with a crater-like cell pattern on the entire surface of the roll. The ink transfer is precisely controlled according to the size and depth of the cell.

Doctor Chamber

Also called a closed doctor. A device that fills the inside of the chamber’s main body with ink and scrapes ink with a doctor blade.

UV Device

Ultraviolet irradiation device.

EB Device

An electron beam irradiation device.

Die Cut Roll

A roll that has a blade for kiss-cut control. The blade can be replaced based on specifications.

Magnet roll + Corrosion blade

A thin corrosion blade on the magnet roll and cuts film.