Today’s high line count anilox rolls offer increased printing quality. However, they are more fragile and more easily damaged than older aniloxes, and require cleaning systems with a softer touch.

By Kate Sharon

That’s still a bit off in the future, but here are a few anilox roll cleaning systems available today:

Ultrasonic cleaning
Max Daetwyler Corp.’s Ultrasonic Cleaning System offers direct drive rotation, power depth adjustment, zone cleaning, and more efficient process control. The Direct Drive Rotation provides guaranteed constant rotation—no belts, chains, or slipping rollers. The Power Depth adjustment lowers the roller into the cleaning solution and automatically stops at the optimum distance for the most effective, uniform cleaning. The amplitude control allows for adjustment of the intensity of the ultrasonic power so that only the power needed to efficiently clean the surface of the roller is used.