Services
Cut to Length Products
You can eliminate the following risks by allowing us to cut the blades for you:
- Damaging the blade while trying to cut it to length
- Wasting material because the blade was cut to the incorrect length
- Leaking units in Flexo because the blade was not cut square
- Injuries to employees
Used Blade Evaluations
With the many years of experience in the doctor blade business we have found that certain printing problems and certain contact angles go hand in hand. When you are having a problem we encourage you to send a few used blades back to us for evaluation.
We can tell a lot from a used doctor blade including:
-Contact angles - one of the most important factors in unusual blade wear.
-Relative amount of pressure used to wipe (was there heavy or light pressure)
-If the blade was set parallel to the cylinder or anilox roll.
-The hardness of your steel doctor blade.
-Other factors related to a specific problem
Test Samples
We have found that there is no "magic" blade that is best for all applications. That is why we offer a reasonable amount of test samples. By working together and testing a few different combinations, we have helped many printers achieve better print quality and reduced downtime.
Blanket Arrangement
To make sure you don't run out of blades, set up a yearly blanket with us. Each month we will make the quantity you ask for and ship it out on a specified day each month. If you become overstocked just give us a call and we will adjust your shipment date. Not only will it ensure that you have blades, the price will be lower.
Inventory on our shelves
Benton Graphics can hold your sizes on our shelves. This will require a signed agreement since all doctor blades are custom made for each customer.
Special Packaging
If you have storage issues we have different types of blade packaging. These include Flat Pack crates, our Standard Reels and Plastic Tubes (longest 25").
