Edward Graphics

Suppliers trace popular and pending doctor blade usage trends. By Susan Friedman The smooth, even business of ink metering isn't without its grayer areas. Yes, flexo printers have long been heavily loyal to doctor blades, particularly chambered systems...but metering roll applications still remain. And yes, gravure printers still favor trailing blade configurations...but reverse angle's potential hasn't faded away. Here, suppliers explore the sometimes uneven ink metering terrain. Flexo: chamber-made? For many flexo printers, the decision to use doctor blades instead of a two-roll metering system has been pretty, well, cut and dry. "There are not many scenarios where a two roll system will out-perform