The Secret to Unparalleled Consistency Begins with GTT
Imagine using just one anilox roll for finer screens – and stronger solids. Imagine less mottling, pinholing, plugging and dot gain. Imagine faster drying time. Bottom line? Print more with less. GTT is the best anilox product available in the market for achieving the needed consistent ink-to-plate transfer in HD Flexo Quality and Fixed Palette printing.
What is the GTT anilox difference?
GTT’s patented Open Slalom Ink Channel geometry lets an exact volume of ink flow calmly and precisely from the anilox onto the printing plate, releasing just the right amount. Thus, print finer screens and solids on the same ink station – and get the same results next time.
Key Features & Benefits
- Open Slalom Ink Channel Geometry Ink flows uniformly and calmly onto the plate
- Constant Beam Laser engraving Delivers smooth, hard and precise channel walls
- Super-hard hybrid ceramic High-density, low-porosity Ceramic (80% CrO2/20% Titanium)
- Improved Printability Print stronger solids with less mottling & pinholing; sharper and finer type; tighter reverses; finer, cleaner plate screens; less dot gain
- Enhanced repeatability Job after job, year after year, GTT delivers predictable and repeatable print results
- Greater Profitability Let GTT boost your bottom line with savings in time and better print quality
Conventional laser engraved anilox rolls
UltraCell cell geometries are wider and up to 30% shallower than C02 and conventional YAG laser-engraved anilox rolls, yet deliver the same ink volume and density. UltraCell is engraveable in all patterns: hexagonal, LongCell, Tri-Helical, Channellox, Positive, among many others. UltraCell’s super-dense low-porosity, non-wetting ceramic and UltraMelt laser-engraving process mean more efficient ink-to-plate transfer, faster clean-up, super corrosion- and score-resistance. UltraCell lasts longer, maintains more accurate volume- and can deliver better print results.
- Advanced Geometry
UltraCell shallow-profile geometry - Superhard Ceramic
High-density, low-porosity ceramic - Innovative Laser Process
Multi-Phase laser engraving - Corrosion Barrier
Thick, impermeable protective layer - Quality Control
Rigorous laser interferometric cell-volume verification on every roll - Printing Precision
Improved solids, fine-line and process printability - Superior Value
Greater ink release & faster clean up - Inking Efficiency
Low-porosity ceramic & shallow germetry enable more complete and consistent ink release to the plate - Durability
Increased score resistance & corrosion resistance
Glue & Doctor Rolls from Apex International
Easy on starch, high on quality. Accurate glue sets that deliver just the right amount of glue – job after job. Built tough for longer roll life; built smart to help save on glue costs. Robust materials, outside-the-box design & engineering, and precision manufacturing all merge in Accora glue sets for unmatched performance.
- Stainless Steel Glue Rolls with Precision Engraving
Standard & new, including finer line screens - AST Stainless Steel Fusion Manufacturing Process
Not simply built-up - Ceramic Doctor Rolls
Proprietary super-hard, black mirror finish ceramic - Tightest T.I.R. & O.D.
Tolerances ensure the closest consistent gap possible
Actively Eliminates:
- Corrosion & Chrome Flaking
- Score Lines
- Warp, Curl & Washboarding
- High Starch Consumption
- Uneven Glue Transfer
- Improper Bonding
Apex Anilox Sleeve Technology (AST)
True to Apex reputation for uncompromising quality, our new Anilox Sleeve Technology has been engineered to be the world’s very best anilox sleeve. With its ultra-smooth interior wall and ultra-sturdy construction, AST is the upgrade you have been looking for:
- Ultra-smooth, super composite interior wall is easier to clean, fully resistant to swelling and is less likely to fray, making loading and unloading from the mandrel much easier while drastically reducing the chances of it getting stuck.
- Sealed super composite sleeve is easier to clean due to the smooth surface, making removal of even dry ink quick and easy.
- Internal compressible and damping layer is constructed of industrial strength memory cushioning
- Superior reinforced composite construction makes AST more reworkable than the competition’s conventional anilox sleeves
- AST features corrosion proof, mechanically anchored and fastened stainless steel end caps that are an integral part of the sleeve construction without use of adhesive to prevent the end caps from dislodging.
- AST is completely liquid resistant and will not delaminate as a result of liquid penetrating the sealed construction, which is one of the main reasons an anilox sleeve can fail prematurely.
- Apex industry leading 0.015mm (0.0005”) max TIR and OD is designed for speeds up to 600 meters (2000 ft) per minute with no bounce.
- Because Apex controls the manufacturing process, there is no middle man to add cost, inventory is readily available, and our stock program supports 10 of the world’s premier OEMs.
