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Ra vs Rz: What Your Surface Roughness Numbers Are Telling YouThe Future of Anilox ManagementDoes laser cleaning actually work, or are you guessing?Troika Systems Announces Partnership with Canflexographics Ltd.

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Troika EVO™3D inspection for anilox, gravure and flexoTroika EVO-M™Magnetic legs for rolls at any angleSurfaceCAM HD™Low screen, coating and embossing rolls

Software

Anilox QCAnilox QCAnilox QCVolume, depth and wear in one scanGravure QCGravure QCGravure QCCell volume and shape on cylindersFlexo QCFlexo QCFlexo QCDot gain and plate wearTMSRoll, plate and cylinder databaseTMSTMSThe database for every roll, plate and cylinder

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Ra vs Rz: What Your Surface Roughness Numbers Are Telling YouThe Future of Anilox ManagementDoes laser cleaning actually work, or are you guessing?Troika Systems Announces Partnership with Canflexographics Ltd.
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Tag: Engraving

Ra vs Rz: What Your Surface Roughness Numbers Are Telling You

Ra or Rz? A surface profile line with one deep pit

Two rolls with the same Ra can behave nothing alike on press. What Ra and Rz measure, when to use each, and why you can’t simply convert one into the other.

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