GEAR MARKS/BARRINGS


Parallel lines of misprint on the substrate. 

 

Causes:

- Gears not meshing together correctly;

- Butt-cut dies, sheeter dies and rectangle dies hitting hard against the substrate or anvil sending a shock wave through the press.

 

Solutions: 

- Adjust overall plate package thickness to pitch line;

- Use as many idler rollers as possible, with as much wrap as possible, in the area between the die station and the print decks. Use a dense adhesive backing foam in the die cavities especially while running lower die pressures.