Ink scraping sample piano wire Rod

The ink drawdown bar with engraved grooves is a metal rod used to create wet films of varying thicknesses on substrates by scraping and coating, which is employed for testing the opacity, leveling, and other printability properties of inks. During operation, it is pushed evenly with a scraper, and the performance of the dried ink layer is observed.
Selection
When selecting, consider the wire-wound bar specification corresponding to the wet film thickness, the wear resistance of the stainless steel material, and the groove accuracy affecting coating uniformity. Determine the wire diameter range based on testing standards, check the straightness of the bar body and the clarity of the engraved lines, and ensure compatibility with common substrate widths.

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Instruments

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

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

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

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

Using 400 wire metal anilox roller to control the ink film thickness, flexographic samples can be quickly prepared, easy to use and clean, and the repRoducibility is very similar to that of conventional flexographic printing.

$ 699.00

Glass material is conducive to film flatness, size 230 * 340mm, with wire Rod or Film Applicator for scraping operation is more effective.

$ 115.00

Wire-wound design can achieve 80 micron wet film thickness, diaMeter 9 mm, total length 245 mm, suitable for comparison specimens, one Spreader can handle a variety of Coatings.

$ 157.00

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

Wet film thickness 22.9 microns, diaMeter 9.52 mm, the forming Rod uses an extrusion process to process continuous grooves, with no wire breakage and easy cleaning; the wire-wound Rod is based on the traditional principle, and there are differences in coating amount.

$ 167.00

Wire-wound molding process, wet film thickness of 80 microns, effective application width of 25.5 cm, can be used at the same time Spreader a variety of Coating comparative experiments, with Drawdown Plate use effect is better.

$ 173.00

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

Wet film thickness of 25.1 microMeters, made of stainless steel for wear and corrosion resistance. Available in two types: formed type and wound wire type. The formed type has no broken wires, is easy to clean, and less prone to clogging.

$ 186.00

The wire-wound process achieves a wet film thickness of 16 microMeters. The stainless-steel material, combined with a 0.18mm wire diaMeter, ensures uniform coating application and long-term stability, making it suitable for the preparation of precision coatings.

$ 167.00

The wear-resistant stainless steel material is durable, and the wire-wound structure can precisely control the 43.4 μm wet film thickness. It is suitable for soft material scratch sample preparation. Spreader width reaches 300mm.

$ 167.00

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