Ink Transit (Gravure)

As he elaborates, maintaining the blade contact area is integral to controlling such print defects as hazing and color variation. Contact area is easily affected by changes in blade contact angle and in blade pressure, so the easiest solution is to keep contact area to a minimum. To do so, Cansler suggests using a thinner tipped blade, which produces a clean wipe, and wears less on both blade and cylinder. Because of their mechanical loading devices, older presses may not be suited for this type of blade, in which case Cansler recommends a long, tapered bevel blade.