When to stop for a doctor blade line on a food web
On a food web, stop if the doctor blade line crosses type, a barcode, or a specified solid. If it hits the ingredient list, an allergen, or a barcode, that piece cannot ship. It is a fine line in the web direction, and it does not move with the artwork.
On a food web, stop if the doctor blade line crosses type, a barcode, or a specified solid. If it hits the ingredient list, an allergen, or a barcode, that piece cannot ship. It is a fine line in the web direction, and it does not move with the artwork.
Check the critical spots first
A fine line in the web direction does not move with the artwork. An emboss shadow follows the artwork. A doctor blade line does not. On a food web the critical spots are the ingredient list, the allergen, and the barcode. If the decorative area has no hickey chart, do not invent a millimetre limit on the spot.
Check
| What you see | Call | Do not |
|---|---|---|
| A fine line in the web direction. It does not move with the artwork. | Stop if it crosses type, a barcode, or a specified solid. | Add ink or pressure just because you saw it |
| It lands on the ingredient list, an allergen, or a barcode | That piece cannot ship | Wait for the next process to find it |
| Only on decoration, and there is no hickey chart | Hold a sample and confirm | Write your own millimetre limit |
Do this on this run
- Confirm it is a doctor blade line: a fine line in the web direction that does not move with the artwork.
- Look at the blade edge and blade pressure before you change the anilox.
- Write down the blade number, the pressure, and the anilox number.
