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Plant-floor overview. Unlock below for the full converter checklist.
Most flexo ink faults come from a short list: solvent too fast or too slow, viscosity off, dryers out of balance, anilox or plate pressure, and the substrate. Suggestions are a starting point, not every job. If the fault is plates or stock, work it with the press crew and the substrate supplier.
What's in this guide
- Ink drying in the distributor train
- Ink does not dry on the substrate
- Ink sours or kicks out
- Bleed
- Poor trapping
- Pinholing or screening
- Poor ink transfer
- Halo
- Image fill-in
- Ink film too heavy
- Blocking (printed roll sticks)
- Low adhesion to the substrate
- Ink film too thin
- Feathering
- Ghosting
- Mottling
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General plant guidance only — not a substitute for your process, SDS/TDS, or line trials. Call 800-249-0337 to match a grade.