Keeping Your Aniloxes Healthy

Each anilox roll supplier has its own recommendations for ­caring for and ultimately extending the lives of its anilox rolls, and you should always start with your supplier. But as package printers run their jobs, operators will no doubt find that nuances of their anilox rolls have helped them develop some tricks to maintain the quality of their jobs without replacing their rolls. ­packagePRINTING has compiled a few of these tricks as well as supplier recommendations, to help you manage any problems you may have have with your anilox rolls.