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The anilox roller is essential for the printing machine: Its performance has a direct impact on the quality of your print results. Each industry has different requirements for the performance of the printing roller. With us you have the choice between different designs, roller bodies, coatings, different engraving technologies and much more.
The basic body of the anilox roller consists of steel, aluminum or plastic and is covered by a surface layer. The material of the surface layer also determines the name of the anilox roller. A distinction is made between the ceramic and the chrome anilox roller.
The anilox roller is part of a printing ink unit and, as a storage medium, is responsible for providing a defined amount of ink during the printing process. There are tiny depressions on the surface of the anilox rollers. Depending on the anilox roller engraving, these depressions are pits, cavities or lines that are filled with ink during the printing process. The amount of ink emitted by the anilox roller during the printing process sometimes depends on the anilox roller engraving and its geometry. At Zecher GmbH, we know the specific printing requirements of different industries and can help you to find the right anilox roller for your printing project. Just talk to us!
Our anilox rolls and sleeves can be easily adapted to your specific requirements. This allows you to realize tailormade industry solutions with us.
Label printing enables an extreme range of substrates. Our custom-made Zecher anilox rollers and sleeves are tailored to this variety of applications and therefore ensure ideal printing results. Regardless of whether it concerns bottle labels, barcode labels or type or serial plates, we produce the optimum solution for every label printing requirement and therefore cover the entire spectrum of printing and finishing options. You can choose between our established ceramic anilox roll with steel cylinder or our lighter sleeves for faster job changes. Our customization options also allow you to contact us with special requirements.
Packaging has to become more and more sophisticated, lighter and cheaper. A great challenge that you can meet. With our anilox rollers, you can also print packaging with water-based inks and thus make your contribution to environmentally friendly printing. The excellent depuration behavior of our anilox rollers allows you to transfer the ink in a perfectly defined manner, giving you consistent print quality. This allows you to concentrate on your actual task – printing!
Corrugated cardboard printing has developed considerably in recent years, both in pre-print and post-print. In addition to traditional jobs, fine lines with increasing quality standards are the order of the day. Thanks to our decades of experience in the printing industry, we are very familiar with the special features of corrugated board printing. Our high-quality anilox rollers can also be customized for the special requirements of corrugated board and deliver consistently excellent results.
Packaging, brochures and catalogs or large-area printing in offset printing – with our printing roller solutions you can stand out from the crowd with high-quality finishing. Our ceramic anilox rollers convince in a wide variety of applications, from homogeneous surfaces to extensive paint applications. In addition, you can use our Zecher anilox rollers in all coating systems, they always benefit from stable lying behavior and high mileage.
In addition to the flexographic printing process, our anilox rollers are also used in various coating machines. Lacquering, siliconization, adhesives or hot melt – the possibilities and requirements in the coating area are diverse and demanding. In addition, your anilox rollers have to withstand various influences during the printing process. With our various surface finishes, we ensure that you will benefit from the high quality of our anilox rollers for a long time.
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Hexa 60° ist unsere etablierte Standard-Gravur, mit der Sie hochwertige Druckergebnisse in der Flexodruck- oder Beschichtungsindustrie realisieren.
Our innovative SteppedHex engraving gives you the opportunity to increase the lines without losing volume thanks to a unique cavity connection. This allows you to print a finer screen without having to accept any significant losses in solid tone density. You can use this anilox engraving technology with all ink systems.
You get the extra portion of white coverage with our H.I.T. engraving, it opens up new ways for you for opaque white, lacquer and special colors. Our H.I.T.-engraving is a classic Hexa 60° anilox roller engraving, which is characterized by an optimized cavity geometry. With our H.I.T. engraving, you can achieve higher ink transfer with less ink. We can recommend this anilox engraving technology especially for coating units in offset printing and for coating machines.
Diamond 45° is one of our first engraving forms and is now mostly replaced technologically by the Hexa 60°. We continue to recommend their use in special areas of application.
The open engraving technology Trihelical (also called Hashur) is used to expand the standard engraving spectrum or as a technical alternative. Their open engraving line structure enables a very good transfer. If you are active in large-area printing and coating, we can particularly recommend this type of engraving.
Do you need high-resolution print results? Then this anilox roller engraving technology is probably just right for you. Our HD ready or full HD anilox roller engravings enable you to print in perfect HD quality. On top of that, our HD anilox roller engravings are certified by Esko.
With customized engraving technology, we provide you with tailor-made anilox roller solutions, specially tailored to your requirements. With individually designed TIFF data, we can engrave your customer-specific solutions on our lasers. Our customized technology is the right choice for your special shapes and areas of application.
Zecher anilox rollers and sleeves can be used for all common printing processes. Simply contact us to find an individual solution for your requirements.
Our anilox rollers are currently available with the following 7 different engraving options:
Hexa 60°: Our well-established standard engraving option that allows you to achieve high-quality printing results in the flexographic printing or coating industry.
SteppedHex®: Our innovative SteppedHex engraving opens up the possibility to increase the ruling without losing volume due to a unique cell connection. As a result, you print a finer screen and yet do not have to accept any significant loss in solid ink density. You can use this engraving technology with all ink systems.
H.I.T.: Our H.I.T. engraving gives you that extra portion of white coverage. It opens up new possibilities for opaque white, varnish and special colors. Behind our H.I.T. engraving is a classic Hexa 60° anilox roller engraving, which is characterized by an optimized cup geometry. With our H.I.T. engraving you realize a higher ink transfer with a lower ink quantity. We can recommend this engraving technology especially for coating units in offset printing and for coating machines.
Diamond 45°: Diamond 45 is one of our first engraving technologies and has meanwhile been technologically replaced by Hexa 60°. However, we still recommend the use of Diamond 45° in special applications.
Trihelical: Trihelical is an open engraving technology (also called Haschur) which serves to extend the standard engraving spectrum or as a technical alternative. The open engraving line structure gives you very good carryover. If you tend to produce large-area prints and coatings, we particularly recommend this form of engraving.
Full-HD: Do you need high-resolution print results? Then this Full-HD engraving technology is just right for you. Our HD-ready or full-HD anilox roller engravings make printing in flawless quality possible for you. Additionally, our HD anilox roller engravings are Esko-certified.
Customized Engraving Technology: Our Customized Engraving Technology is a tailor-made anilox roller solution that is specifically designed to meet your requirements. Using individually designed TIFF data, we can engrave your customized solutions on our lasers. Our Customized technology is the right choice for your special shapes and applications.
Our SteppedHex technology is characterized by a unique cell geometry arranged in a special offset. We have had this innovative engraving structure protected by a German utility patent. It is based on the well-known 60° angle, only with a connection of three conventional cells arranged one behind the other, thus forming an alternative engraving shape. To enable you to make the most of the advantages of open SteppedHex engraving, we have ideally matched the resolution levels (L/cm) to the respective volume and application area.
Our anilox rollers and sleeves are packed and shipped in sturdy wooden crates. They are fixed in these wooden boxes and are thus protected from shocks and external influences. In addition, we recommend covering the surfaces for protection.
