Printed Electronics: Anilox rollers (Glossary)

Anilox rollers provide ink metering by means of cell patterns that are typically made on the roller using laser etching of ceramic. They have a raised pattern such as a honeycomb that traps ink that may be scraped by a doctor blade before transfer to another roll for application in flexography and other raised medium printing processes. Anilox rollers may vary in design as they can be used in: flexographic printing, dyeing, priming, coating, lacquering, application of glue or adhesives etc.