SUREPRINT DOCTOR BLADES

Heaford Services SUREPRINT Doctor Blades are manufactured from highly refined strip steel specially selected for Doctor Blades. The end product is finished with an extra-smooth edge ensuring that the blades perform a clean wiping action on the gravure cylinder/anilox roller immediately on start-up.

SUREPRINT doctor blades can be used for Rotogravure and Flexographic printing as well as for coating applications. Our doctor blades are available in several varieties and edge configurations based on customer application and process requirements and are supplied in a handy dispenser box.

HIGH CARBON STEEL BLADES

1. SUREPRINT-STANDARD: High density carbon steel blades which have a refined microstructure suitable for standard Rotogravure & Flexographic printing and coating applications with solvent and water based inks.

2. SUREPRINT-PLUS: High density carbon steel doctor blades which have an ultra-refined microstructure which allows for low friction doctoring with minimum wear ensuring LONG RUNNING LIFE. This blade is useful for long run jobs and/or when working with abrasive inks to ensure efficient printing press performance with minimum downtime.

STAINLESS STEEL BLADES

SUREPRINT-STAINLESS: Ultra-refined high quality doctor blades for high corrosion resistance and long running life. Useful when printing with water based inks with high PH value.

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BLADE EDGE CONFIGURATIONS

1. LAMELLA EDGE: also commonly called STEP Edge is the most commonly used edge configuration preferred by customers.

Incorporating the latest technology, SUREPRINT Doctor Blades increase productivity, improve quality and reduce wastage or rejections. The unique shape of the lamella ensures that a constant contact area with the cylinder is maintained throughout the life of the blade resulting in uniform printing throughout the print run, thus no re-sharpening is required.

The novel shaping process of the lamella ensures that there are no longitudinal grinding scratches or shed marks. Also, the parallel zone of the lamella ends in a smooth taper called the dynamic zone which reduces vibrations and fatigue.

2. STRONG LAMELLA: This is basically a lamella type blade where instead of the edge being absolutely parallel to the main blade body it is tapered between 5 to 30 microns depending on customer requirements. This doctor blade edge helps to minimize print errors with poor doctor blade settings and to make it a little more "forgiving". The blade has a gradual contact edge and has increased strength to better support the lamella.

3 . Other edge configurations, such as Round Edge blades are also available on request.