Pulse Roll Label endorses Fixed Anilox Printing

Fixed Anilox Printing uses Pulse Roll Labels’ formulated PureTone range of high-strength, single-pigment inks alongside a bespoke color mixing database. The system enables printers to produce any spot color off one volume of anilox, meaning a fixed set can be installed and the rollers do not need changing between jobs.

According to the company, Fixed Anilox Printing has already demonstrated its success in many leading label companies, helping them standardize, maximize capacity, and save time and cost.

Gary Seward, managing director of Pulse Roll Labels, commented: ‘Time and again, we see our competitors’ inks requiring multiple aniloxes and many anilox changes to achieve consistent print performance because their inks are varying in strength. Changeovers are eating up capacity and cost unnecessarily.

‘Simply put, with Fixed Anilox Printing, we’re removing variables from the print process so lines can run and run. One anilox, one set of inks, and a next-generation mixing database ensure instant color matching. With high speed make ready, up to a 30 percent reduction in ink consumption, increased uptime, and reduced overall CAPEX in buying rollers, Fixed Anilox Printing changes the game.’

According to Seward, most competitor inks are too weak and out of balance to use a low enough volume of anilox to produce all colors, but PureTone’s high-strength bases, in combination with a fixed anilox, achieve the right first-time printing with clean, bright colors delivering a Delta E < 2 and higher print consistency, all because of the reduction in variables.

‘Fixed Anilox Printing takes the flexographic industry into the 22nd century,’ added Seward. ‘With a mixing database supplied by Pulse Roll Labels, our recommended anilox, and our PureTone ink range, this system offers label printers a level of control and simplicity never seen before in the printing world; standardizing spot color printing and removing manual selection from the anilox process so that you use the right solution every time.

‘Importantly, we’re changing over customers in under a week. The days of spending months trialing are over. You don’t need to be a printing guru to put this in place. We know that Fixed Anilox Printing works, and the system is simple to understand and easy to implement. We’re excited to share this system with the industry and can’t wait to see how we can drive efficiencies and cost savings for more label printers.’