What to move first when a doctor-blade line shows on a textured wine label
When a doctor-blade line shows on a textured wine label, look at the blade edge and the blade pressure first. Do not change the anilox first. Change only this one thing, then look again at the same place. A fine line in the web direction. Its position does not move with the image.
When a doctor-blade line shows on a textured wine label, look at the blade edge and the blade pressure first. Do not change the anilox first. Change only this one thing, then look again at the same place. A fine line in the web direction. Its position does not move with the image.
Move one thing first
If the line cuts through type, a barcode, or a specified solid, stop. On a textured wine label, if it has already hit the wine name or the smallest legal type, stop first and then adjust. Do not trial it while printing. An emboss shadow follows the image. A doctor-blade line does not.
Order
| Do this first | Do not | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Look at the blade edge and blade pressure. Do not change the anilox first. | Change ink, pressure, and speed together | Change three things and you will not know which one worked |
| It has already landed on the wine name or the smallest legal type | Trial it while the job is still running | Waste keeps going |
| Note the blade number, the pressure, and the anilox number. | Only say that it was adjusted | The next shift cannot pick it up |
Leave a record
- Look at the blade edge and blade pressure. Do not change the anilox first.
- At the same place, confirm whether the doctor-blade line has eased.
- Note the blade number, the pressure, and the anilox number.
