Ink Film Preparation Coater

The ink film Coater evenly applies ink onto the substrate surface through mechanical transmission, forming a film of standard thickness. It is used in laboratories to simulate the printing process and test the adhesion, color difference, and other properties of ink. It is suitable for quality control in the printing and packaging industries.
Selection
When selecting, consider the matching of the coating speed range with the sample size, and ensure the coating thickness accuracy meets testing standards. Pay attention to the wear resistance of the blade material, and ensure the substrate clamping method accommodates different thicknesses. Configure the temperature control function according to actual testing needs, and ensure the equipment dimensions fit the laboratory space conditions.

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Instruments

The device can precisely control the film thickness of the ink layer of the color strip, and the ink injection amount is 0.0012g, which is used for ink contrast and color concentration detection.

$ 173.00

It can simultaneously print color bars of different Colors or Ink Film thickness, detect inks Hue and Gloss, uniform ink time can be adjusted from 1 to 800 seconds, support dry and wet ink discoloration analysis and abrasion resistance testing.

$ 4367.00

Equipped with 140lpi, 180lpi, 200lpi anilox roller and metal engraving roller to control ink film thickness, can quickly pRoduce flexographic samples, easy to use and clean, good repRoducibility.

$ 1510.00

Using 15.5cm/min ink wiping speed, equipped with 0.1mm ink coating platen, the test process is precisely controlled by 4.3 inch Touchscreen, which can accurately determine the absorption capacity of the material to the inks vehicle.

$ 2784.00

Using 180 wire metal engraving roller to control the ink film thickness, four pyramidal mesh structure to ensure uniform Spreader, simple operation and easy cleaning, can quickly prepare samples similar to flexographic printing effect.

$ 699.00

Can accurately test whether the material surface tension is up to standard, support custom ink Color and tip shape, suitable for Plastic film, metal foil and other materials detection.

$ 87.00

Using 100LPI line number and quadrilateral pyramid hole structure, the transfer uniformity of inks is precisely regulated through hole shape and line number, which affects the wet film thickness and ensures the stability of ink supply.

$ 167.00

Wet film thickness 137.2 μm, coating width 300 mm. The wire-wound structure enables the preparation of uniform coatings on both flat and easily raised substrates, while the two-end hand grip design facilitates even force distribution during operation.

$ 167.00

Automatic ink running stability, ink time and speed can be set, printing pressure 0~ 2mm adjustable, provide low, medium and high three printing speed, each time can be proofed 4 colors to facilitate Color contrast.

$ 3430.00

The ink wiping speed of the instrument is 15.5 +/- 25px/min, the ink absorption time is 120 +/- 5s, and the 4.3 color Touchscreen control can accurately evaluate the acceptance of inks and the absorption capacity of the vehicle.

$ 4342.00

The equipment supports 0-2MM pressure adjustment, providing three-speed printing speed (10/15/20 rpm) and uniform ink speed (650/800/1000rpm), which can imprint 2.5mm thick paper and 1mm plastic film to achieve precise uniform ink and stable operation.

$ 3381.00

Using 140 wire metal anilox roller to control ink film thickness, flexographic samples can be quickly prepared, easy to use and clean, and high repRoducibility.

$ 699.00

Using 100 wire metal anilox roller to control ink film thickness, it can quickly prepare flexographic samples, easy to operate and clean, and good repRoducibility.

$ 699.00

Can accurately test the material surface tension, support 30-72mN/m multi range selection, custom ink Color and pen shape, suitable for film sheet and other materials detection.

$ 87.00

Adopt scale differential head to adjust film Film thickness, Graduation 10 μ m, film range 0~ 5000 μ m, accuracy +/- 5 μ m, drawdown blade straightness +/- 2 μ m, die steel drawdown blade wear resistance corrosion resistance.

$ 280.00

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