Best Practices: Die, Anvil and Cylinder Care and Maintenance
Another essential element of cylinder maintenance, Wilks says, is keeping them properly stored. Magnetic cylinders should always be stored in their original boxes with a lid, he says. This way, no airborne debris will find its way to that cylinder.
“So many times I’ve gone into printing shops and pulled cylinders off of shelves and find they’re stored without the lids on them,” Wilks says. “If you put that cylinder on a table and you roll it upside down, it’s incredible how much stuff falls out!”
Cory Francer is an Analyst with NAPCO Research, where he leads the team’s coverage of the dynamic and growing packaging market. Cory also is the former editor-in-chief of Packaging Impressions and is still an active contributor to its print magazines, blogs, and events. With a decade of experience as a professional journalist and editor, Cory brings an eye for storytelling to his packaging research, providing compelling insight into the industry's most pressing business issues. He is an active participant in many of the industry's associations and has played an essential role in the development of the annual Digital Packaging Summit. Cory can be reached at cfrancer@napco.com
