Handgards Inc provider of food service disposable packaging in El Paso, Texas, has installed a Meridian laser anilox cleaner from Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC).

‘The Meridian laser anilox cleaner has helped us clean our anilox rolls much more efficiently to achieve better colour matching,’ commented Brian Bain, vice president of manufacturing. ‘With the Meridian laser anilox cleaner, rollers are cleaned to near full volume minus wear, which has helped us maintain more consistent printing. After one year of use, we have seen stronger and very consistent ink densities throughout our production runs.’

The Meridian deep cleans the anilox cells using a powerful laser that vaporises deposited particles inside of the cells. It can clean chrome and ceramic rolls of any line screen without causing surface wear.