What to adjust first when a pharma label fades along the roll
Check the ink fountain, the circulation, and a plugged anilox first. Do not change the file first. Change only one place. Write the fountain level and the roll number.
When a pharma label fades along the roll, check the ink fountain, the circulation, and a plugged anilox first. Do not change the file first. Change only this one place. After the change, look again at the same place.
Move one place first
Stop if it fades until the text is incomplete or it sits below the color sample. If it has already touched the batch number, the expiry date, or the barcode, stop first and then adjust. Do not try it while the press is still running. Mottling in one patch does not fade the whole plate together.
The order
| Do this first | Do not do this first | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Check the ink fountain, the circulation, and a plugged anilox. Do not change the file first | Change ink, pressure, and speed together | Three changes at once hide which one worked |
| It has already landed on the batch number, the expiry date, or the barcode | Try it while production continues | Scrap keeps moving |
| Write the fountain level and the roll number | Only say that it was adjusted | The next shift cannot take it over |
Leave this when you are done
- Check the ink fountain, the circulation, and a plugged anilox first. Do not change the file first.
- At the same place, see whether the fade along the roll has eased.
- Write the fountain level and the roll number.
