High-Level Anilox Performance

The solid build-up style has no true expansion layer and relies upon a core that shrinks in wall thickness as the core is forced into internal cavities within the thicker aluminum tube mounted on top when the mandrel air supply is applied. The core is only attached to the aluminum tube at each end, which allows the core to move laterally as the core material expands into the internal cavities and causes the parts of the core in contact with the solid internal ribs to become "thinner" therefore allowing the sleeve to mount onto the mandrel. When air pressure is removed, the core in both styles relaxes and locks to the mandrel with an interference fit.