Ink Film Applicator Tool

The ink film applicator uses a mechanical blade to scrape evenly across the substrate surface, forming a wet film of uniform thickness. It is used in laboratories to simulate the printing process and evaluate ink properties such as color, hiding power, and leveling. It is suitable for quality control of printed materials and ink formulation development.
Selection
When selecting, consider the compatibility of the substrate type and size with the width of the film applicator. Determine the range of the gap for the drawdown bar based on testing standards. The stainless steel material resists solvent corrosion, and the non-slip design of the operating platform ensures coating stability. A measuring ruler is included for convenient film thickness verification.

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Instruments

Using 180 * 480mm size, with wire Rod or Film Applicator scraping ink, is conducive to the film flat and effective, improve film mass.

$ 122.00

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

Using 160 * 280mm size, with wire Rod scraping ink to ensure that the film is flat, Glass table is conducive to operation and observation effect.

$ 112.00

Adopting 500 * 700mm Dimensions, used with bar or Film Applicator, is conducive to the smooth and effective film, and improves the convenience of film operation.

$ 227.00

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

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

Glass material ensures that the film is flat, used with wire Rod or Film Applicator, the specification size is 110 * 180mm, and the operation is simple and efficient.

$ 106.00

Color and shape of ink tip can be customized to accurately test the surface tension of materials, suitable for a variety of printing processes and Plastic film materials, effectively control pRoduct mass.

$ 87.00

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 180LPI metal anilox roller with 70mm print width, four pyramidal net hole structure to ensure the ink transfer evenly, the handle design in line with ergonomic operation labor-saving.

$ 267.00

Hardness stainless steel material, Hardness of 50~ 55HRC, film accuracy +/- 2μm, smooth surface to support a variety of Spreader requirements, can be used with Film Applicator to achieve automatic film operation.

$ 162.00

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

Using a formed pRoduction process, the film Film thickness is as thin as 4.6μm, the accuracy is up to 0.1 micron, and the effective Spreader width is 30cm. It can be used with an automatic Film Applicator and has the advantage of continuous wire.

$ 186.00

Spreader width 100mm, wet film thickness 40μm, wear resistant corrosion resistant alloy steel material, can be manually operated or with automatic Film Applicator to ensure coating conformity and Repeatability.

$ 143.00

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