Stork Cellramic, Inc.

Stork Laser Engraved Anilox Rolls

Stork Anilox rolls represent the combined technology efforts from two Stork companies, one with expertise in Flexographic printing - the other specialists in Laser Technology. Everything we use to manufacture our product (technique, equipment, materials) is designed and formulated specifically to produce the most consistent quality Anilox Roll possible.

Only Stork takes all these quality control steps to ensure absolute consistency and durability of each roll from end to end:
Over a corrosive-resistant metal bond coat, we apply an extra heavy layer of our own, specially formulated ceramic. Because this layer is over twice as thick as that of conventional ceramic rolls, it is far more durable and less likely to chip or "pop off". We then precision grind and polish it to a super smooth, uniform color ceramic surface - so that the laser always reads exactly the same color and density. It's this painstaking preparation combined with our specially designed laser equipment that enables us to engrave the roll with cells of uniform size, depth and placement along the entire length of the roll- which is often a problem with other manufacturers.

Laser engraving always leaves a porous residue ("recast") around each cell. Unless this recast is removed, the resulting surface is rough and porous, more abrasive and less durable- cell shape is distorted and print quality suffers. That's why we completely polish off the recast down to the base material on every Stork roll. Only then is the roll electronically scanned and documented for accuracy.

The control and care we lavish on our Anilox Rolls enables us to routinely produce quality rolls of super high line counts. Rolls with higher line provide more even distribution of ink without pull-back or pin holing - and because the ink layer is smooth and uniform, it dries faster - so you can run your equipment at top speed, even when laying high volumes of ink on hard to trap surfaces like plastic films.

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