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Daetwyler doctor blades are renowned for their precision, durability, and high-quality performance in the printing industry. Designed for optimal ink control and consistent print quality, these blades are perfect for any flexographic printing application. Whether you're looking to improve your print quality, reduce downtime, or increase efficiency, Daetwyler has a solution.

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Benefits

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Metal Doctor Blades

White Carbon Steel

  • High quality European steel
  • The specially polished blade guarantees smooth and sharp doctoring
  • Available in all configurations
  • Universal blade for all applications

blue carbon steel blades

Blue Carbon Steel

  • Blue steel highlights tip for accurate installation
  • Alternative to standard steel for flexographic and gravure printing
  • Available in a wide variety of configurations
  • The material is also heat-treated
  • Universal blade for all applications

blue carbon steel blades

Longlife

  • Eco-friendly long service life reduces number of blades used
  • flexographic and Gravure bestseller for decades
  • An all-rounder for every printing application
  • Very high service life in continuous printing
  • Reduces drag outs, streaks and hazing in flexographic and gravure printing

Soft Nickel Coated

  • Proven flexographic printing doctor blade worldwide
  • Soft coating protects surfaces
  • Coating provides added corrosion protection
  • Solvents and water-based inks
  • Reduces score lines on the ceramic anilox roller

Stainless Steel

  • Corrosion resistant
  • Increased service life compared to standard blades
  • Especially suitable for water based inks, lacquers and other substrates with high pH values

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Pearlstar

  • New coating technology significantly reduces ink adherence to the doctor blade and lowers friction values
  • Reduced ink adherence

Benefits:

  • Reduces or eliminates UV spitting in flexographic printing
  • Significantly less drag outs and streaks in the print
  • Reduces back doctoring
  • Outstanding performance with (cold seal) lacquers and in combination with adherent fluids
  • Reduces defects in the entire print run and increases performance

Plastic Doctor Blades

polypro doctor blade

Polypro

  • Very flexible, making minimum contact pressure necessary
  • Resistant to a wide range of chemicals
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller
  • Containment blade for flexographic printing
  • For water and solvent-based inks

polypro doctor blade

Optipro

  • Thin blade made with exceptional durability from engineering grade polymers
  • Extruded, not skived, to create a stress-free, smooth, flat finish
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller
  • Best non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Great choice for lower to medium line screen process or line work

polypro doctor blade

Optipro Plus

  • Acetal-based blade with a built in lubricant
  • Medium flex strength and a thinner tip
  • Contains a special polymer to lower friction
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller and the blade
  • Exceptional non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Works for all types of inks
  • Recommended for medium to high line screen process or line work

polypro doctor blade

Duropro

  • Ink metering doctor blade for flexographic printing
  • Long service life for fewer stoppages
  • Solvent-resistant
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller and the blade
  • Good non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Suitable for abrasive inks including corrugated cardboard printing
  • Suitable for many types of printing

unipro blade

Unipro

  • Very flexible working blade
  • High level of stability as well as when coating
  • Good non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Suitable for water- and alcohol-based inks