Method and apparatus for sampling and inspecting ink for a printing press

摘要

A sample of printing ink for a printing press is obtained using actual press components. An anilox roll for the press is supplied with ink and is rotated while the anilox roll is either mounted on the press or mounted off-line from the press. A printable substrate is printed with the ink either by pressing the substrate directly against the anilox roll (75) or by pressing a transfer roll (53) against the anilox roll (75) and pressing the substrate against the transfer roll. The ink on the substrate is inspected, and any necessary changes to the ink are made before the press run is started. <IMAGE>