01.11.10
HarperScientific, a division of global anilox supplier Harper Corporation of America, has introduced EZ-Bore, an easy-to-use brush for cleaning sleeve bores. Supplied as a kit, the brush features an aluminum anodized handle with a specially designed grip, a customer-specified brush in 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- or 8-inch diameters and foam pads in diameters ranging from 5 to 8 inches.
When supplied new, mandrels are designed for minimal expansion by air and compression of its foam layer to assure hassle-free sleeve installation along their full length. Clean, ink-free components are essential to an efficient process, the company says.
In addition, bore cleaning protects a sleeve from damage caused by the buildup of ink at each of the sleeve’s ends. Dried ink can cause a sleeve to be “glued” to the mandrel. Even a slight amount of ink on a sleeve’s inner liner can alter the sleeve’s inner diameter. That change can tighten up the sleeve and increase sliding friction, complicating installation. Thus, the EZ-Bore simplifies maintenance of anilox and plate sleeves and makes sleeve mounting and demounting from a press print station easier.
HarperScientific supplies brushes, sleeve covers, padded and non-padded roll covers, cleaners, ink proofers, sponges, chip fixing products and more to the worldwide anilox market.
When supplied new, mandrels are designed for minimal expansion by air and compression of its foam layer to assure hassle-free sleeve installation along their full length. Clean, ink-free components are essential to an efficient process, the company says.
In addition, bore cleaning protects a sleeve from damage caused by the buildup of ink at each of the sleeve’s ends. Dried ink can cause a sleeve to be “glued” to the mandrel. Even a slight amount of ink on a sleeve’s inner liner can alter the sleeve’s inner diameter. That change can tighten up the sleeve and increase sliding friction, complicating installation. Thus, the EZ-Bore simplifies maintenance of anilox and plate sleeves and makes sleeve mounting and demounting from a press print station easier.
HarperScientific supplies brushes, sleeve covers, padded and non-padded roll covers, cleaners, ink proofers, sponges, chip fixing products and more to the worldwide anilox market.