ZECHER
Chrome anilox rollers
Diamond-engraved copper under a protective chrome plating — the original anilox design.
Chrome anilox rollers
The chrome anilox roller corresponds to the original design of the anilox roller. A steel or stainless steel blank is electroplated with a copper layer, the cells are engraved into that copper, and a protective chrome plating is then applied electrolytically over the engraving.
Because copper is soft, that chrome layer is what protects the engraving from abrasive doctor-blade wear. Compared with a ceramic roller the surface is much smoother and empties better, which is why Zecher position the chrome roller mainly for coating.
How a chrome anilox roller is built
Steel or stainless blank
The roller body is a steel or stainless steel blank — the original anilox roller design.
Electroplated copper layer
A copper layer is electroplated onto the blank. This is the layer the cells are actually engraved into.
Diamond engraving
Each cavity is individually struck by a diamond. Zecher note this gives absolute evenness of cavity geometry and an optimum pick-up volume compared with other processes.
Protective chrome plating
A chrome plating is applied electrolytically over the engraving. Because copper is soft, this is what protects the cells from abrasive doctor-blade wear.
Smoother than ceramic
The chrome surface is much smoother than a ceramic one and has better emptying behaviour — which is why Zecher position it mainly for coating.
Reconditioning
Zecher recondition used rollers in-house regardless of who manufactured them, as an alternative to buying new.
In detail
Where this is used
Zecher in Pakistan — through K Group
K Group is the authorized agent for Zecher in Pakistan. Send us your press make, the screen and volume you are running now and what the print is doing, and we will specify the roller — engraving, screen and volume — rather than simply repeating what was ordered last time.
Related machines
Ceramic anilox rollers
Laser-engraved ceramic rollers, seven engravings up to 460 L/cm.
Printing & impression cylinders
Runout accuracy up to ± 0.005 mm, all machine types.
Inspection & measuring
Condition analysis and volume verification for anilox rollers.
Works well with
- MIRAFLEX II (Windmöller & Hölscher) — Presses and coating units these rollers serve.
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