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COVER SLIDE
 Harper Corporation of America
„ Harperis the only anilox
manufacturer in the world with
an ISO 9001 registered quality
system.

„ BothCharlotte, NC and Green

Bay, WI are ISO certified.
San Jose will be certified soon

„ Harper is known internationally

for “World Class Quality” anilox
rolls and service
Harper’s Technical Services
„Roll Audits
„Print Sample Evaluations
„Banded Roll Design And Testing
„Dr. Blade Evaluations
„Consulting
„In Plant Training
„Process And Quality Improvement
Harper Corporation of America

Charlotte, NC
„ Leading manufacturer of quality anilox rolls.
„ Started by Ron & Katherine Harper in 1971.

„ Manufacturing Facility: 4,500 square meters

„ Houses 11 EchocelTM Laser Engraving Units.

Harper Corporation of America

Green Bay, WI
„Green Bay Satellite plant opened in June, 1997.
„Manufacturing Facility : 2,800square meters
„Houses 2 EchocelTM Laser Engraving Units.
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 Anilox roll

Chamber doctor
blade system

Plate mouting roll

Impression roll
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 Mechanically Engraved
Chrome
„Original Anilox Technology
„Frequently Electro-plated with copper
„Engraving tool forced into copper or steel
„Chrome plating 0.013-0.025 mm thick
„Pyramid or quadrangular shaped cells
Mechanical Engraving
Mechanical Chrome
New Chrome Anilox Roll
Wall or
Opening Land

Depth
Worn Anilox Roll
Wide Lands
& Post Areas

Loss Of Depth
Loss Of Volume
Laser Engraved Ceramic
„Introduced in the 1980’s
„Coated with chrome oxide ceramic
„Ceramic coating 0.255 to 0.635 mm
thick
„Ceramic polished to mirror finish
„Life is determined by the care given to
the roll
Harper Laser Engraved
Ceramic
„Harper pioneered 60° engravings
„Proprietary laser technology
„60° engravings revolutionized flexo
print quality
„Harper developed new cell quality
standards for cell shape,
consistency and repeatability
 Components Of A Cell
Cell Cavity
Cell Depth
& Volume
Cell
Cell Wall
Shape

60º Cell
Angle
Post Area
60º Hexagonal Engravings
1

2
60º
3

4
 Selecting high quality anilox roll

• Good cell geometry

9 Thin cell wall
9 Less post area
9 Cell cavity: parabolic shape
• Dept to Opening ratio
• Smooth cell surface
 Thin cell wall

¾ 1 นิ้ว มีความยาว = 25,400 ไมครอน

¾ Anilox 200 lines / inch =25,400 ไมครอน
¾ =25,400 ไมครอน

¾ Anilox 1Cell = 25,400/200

¾ = 127 ไมครอน
Opening Cell wall Cell width

120 ไมครอน 7 ไมครอน 127 ไมครอน

100 ไมครอน 27 ไมครอน 127 ไมครอน
90 ไมครอน 37 ไมครอน 127 ไมครอน
80 ไมครอน 47 ไมครอน 127 ไมครอน
 Components Of A Cell

Cell Wall

Cell Opening

Depth of Cell
 Typical Cell Profile
Geometry's

Quad
Test Tube

Parabolic Shape

Best Shape
 Selecting high quality anilox roll

• Good cell geometry

9 Thin cell wall
9 Less post area
9 Cell cavity: parabolic shape
• Dept to Opening ratio
• Smooth cell surface
 Development Of
Depth-to-Opening-Ratio
100 microns

28 microns

Cell Depth (28)

D/O Ratio (%) =
Cell Opening (100)
X 100% = 28 %
Laser Engraved 60º
Qualitative benefit from Harper anilox roll

• C M Y printing
on white
background
• High light
printing
Qualitative benefit from Harper anilox roll

• C M Y printing on
white background
• High light printing
 Selecting high quality anilox roll

• Good cell geometry

9 Thin cell wall
9 Less post area
9 Cell cavity: parabolic shape
• Dept to Opening ratio
• Smooth cell surface
Wide Cell Walls = Poor Ink Films
Substrate

Poor Ink Film Transferred To Substrate

Printing Plate

Resulting Poor Ink Film Transferred To Plate

Anilox Cells With Wide Cell Walls

Thin Cell Walls = Flat Ink Films
Substrate

Smooth Ink Film Transferred To Substrate

Printing Plate

Smooth Ink Film Transferred To Plate

Anilox Cells With Thin Cell Walls

Qualitative benefit from Harper anilox roll

• Solid white printing

• High light printing
 Current
Depth-to-Opening-Ratio

Low High
Optimum Range
Cell Volume Cell Volume

Today The Optimum Depth-to-Opening

Range Is Based On Echotopography
Volume NOT DEPTH!
 Cell Volume Controls
Ink Film Thickness
Heavy Anilox Volume Reduced Anilox Volume
 TIR
• TIR - Total Indicator Runout, A measure of
concentricity and roundness. Measured on roll face as
compared to bearing surfaces, A & B.

A B

.1 mm A - B

3/10/97 Steve Tucker 40

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ขัด anilox เคาทําอยางนีหรือเปลาคา พีธวัชชัย
ขา
• Chrome roll • Engraving degree
• Line screen
• Ceramic roll

• Component of cell
 แลวเราจะไดอะไร
จาก
เลือกผนังเซลบาง ,
เซลรูปชามอาง,ปาก
ชามรูปอาง, รอยตอ
เซลเล็ก
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Laser Engraved 60º
 Components Of A Cell

Cell Wall

Cell Opening

Depth of Cell
 Element 2:
Scientific Anilox Selection
Depth to Opening Ratio: A
„ Between 23% and 33%
B
„ Optimum is 28%
Cell Depth (B)
Cell Opening (A)X 100%
Dot Dipping:
„ Understand relationship Plate
Cylinder
between plate dot and anilox
Highlight
cell opening Dot
Desired
Ink
Cell Dipping

„ Prevent plate dots from Containin

g Ink
Anilox
Result

entering anilox cells Cylinder

 Development Of
Depth-to-Opening-Ratio
100 microns

28 microns

Cell Depth (28)

D/O Ratio (%) =
Cell Opening (100)
X 100% = 28 %
 Current
Depth-to-Opening-Ratio

Low High
Optimum Range
Cell Volume Cell Volume

Today The Optimum Depth-to-Opening

Range Is Based On Echotopography
Volume NOT DEPTH!
 Development Of
Depth-to-Opening-Ratio
ภาพบน
100 microns
ใช anilox Harper ชั้นหมึกหนา
28 ไมครอน
28 microns

Cell Depth (28)

D/O Ratio (%) =
Cell Opening (100)
X 100% = 28 %

New Chrome Anilox Roll ภาพลาง

ใช anilox แบบ hard
Wall or
Opening Land
Depth

chrome ชั้นหมึกหนา 45
ไมครอน
ชนิดของ ความลึกของ cell ลักษณะการพิมพ ความหนาของชั้น
anilox roll anilox roll ที่
250/lpi
หมึก
Harper 21 microns พิมพสมั ผัสพอดี 21 ไมครอน
Anilox roll
Ceramic 30 microns แยกลูกยางออก 100 ไมครอน
roll อี่นๆ จากanilox
ประมาณ 1 เสน
ผม
Chrome 45 microns แยกลูกยางออก 115 ไมครอน
Anilox roll จากanilox
ประมาณ 1 เสน
ผม
ถามจิ๊ง ถาติ๊นา ซือ้ Harper จะประหยัดหมีกไดเทาไหร
ความหนา ชนิดของ
ของชั้นหมึก
anilox
roll
21 ไมครอน Harper
Anilox
roll
100 Ceramic
ไมครอน roll อี่นๆ
115 Chrome
ไมครอน Anilox
roll
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 Element 2:
Scientific Anilox Selection
Depth to Opening Ratio: A
„ Between 23% and 33%
B
„ Optimum is 28%
Cell Depth (B)
Cell Opening (A)X 100%
Dot Dipping:
„ Understand relationship Plate
Cylinder
between plate dot and anilox
Highlight
cell opening Dot
Desired
Ink
Cell Dipping

„ Prevent plate dots from Containin

g Ink
Anilox
Result

entering anilox cells Cylinder