BENTON GRAPHICS, INC. Doctor Blades for Flexographic and Gravure Printing The Absolute Best Blades and Accessories for Packaging, Label, Publication, Photopolymer Printing, and MORE

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Flexographic
We have a full range of Flexographic blades.

Gravure
Lamella - tipped Doctor Blades without grinding

Ultimeter ®
New alloy developed by Benton Graphics

Pad Printing
High quality doctor blades for Pad Printing

Foam Seal Blades The Foam Seal can be applied to all blades.

Type A Blade

Lamella Tip

In 1977 Benton Graphics developed a proprietary reduction process to manufacture lamella tipped blades without grinding. Grinding carbon steel can cause burning and hardening of the metal. This can cause the lamella edge to become brittle and fail. This failure can potentially damage the cylinder or Anilox roll. The chemical reduction process does not alter the properties of the steel and virtually eliminated the breakouts. We remain the only blade manufacturer to offer a non-ground lamella edged blade. The width of the lamella is typically .095" (2.4mm). This provides maximum flexibility. Tip thickness is custom engineered to your application.

Advantages:

Premium Gravure blade
Tip wipes immediately and changes very little during the life of the blade
Slightly tapered design adds strength to the blade
Almost double the amount of useful area compared to other lamella blades
Maximum flexibility
Works extremely well with high quality work, extended runs, and vignettes

Availability:

Material	Code	Widest Available Width	Thickness
*Blue Carbon Steel*	BCS	4.0”	.004”, .006”, .008
*Stainless Steel*	420SS	4.0”	.006”
		2.75”	.008”
		3”	.010”
*White Carbon Steel*	WCS	4.0”	.010”
		3.0”	.012”, .015”, .020”
*GET*	GET	1.58”	.006”, .008”
*UHMW* in Type A (DACC)	UHMW	3.0”	.060”, .080”

Note:

Please note that a chemical reduction process does not produce the plastic lamella. This style blade is most effective when used in Sun or Grant chambers.

Although GET is available with the Type-A edge, lengths over 20” require the blade to be sold in the Type-F bonded form