Harper Presentation On Ceramic Rollers At ICE USA

The biggest key, according to Poulson, is knowing how chrome and engraved ceramic rollers react to each other. Release characteristics of ceramics are different. But once the variation is calculated, press operators can expect a huge payback in surface wear, he said.

“This longer surface life of these [ceramic] rollers allows a slower wear curve, which results in better consistency of coat weight throughout a press run,” Poulson said.