Sanprint™ doctor blade steel

Printing doctor blade steel characterized by high wear resistance, close dimensional tolerances and consistent straightness, providing long doctor blade life and perfect wiping of the printing ink. Read more about the benefits of using Sanprint™ doctor blade steel
The market's broadest product portfolio
As the world's leading supplier of steel for high-end doctor blade applications, we offer the broadest program of doctor blade steels.
A new grade has now been launched, the patented high-quality tool steel Sanprint™ XP, which has been developed for long print runs and abrasive inks.
Products and grades
Doctor blade products and grades
Our range of doctor blade steel is the widest on the market with products tailor made for any application. All Sanprint doctor blade steel grades are suitable for rotogravure and flexographic printing.
Product | Description |
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Sanprint™ XP |
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Sanprint™ EPS |
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Sanprint™ RPS |
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Sanprint™ EP |
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Sanprint™ RP |
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Product data
Doctor blade steel data
Thickness: | 0.076-0.305 mm. Tolerance T1 |
Width: | 10-70 mm. Tolerance B1 |
Flatness: | Tolerance P1 |
Straightness: | 1.4 mm/3 m (standard) |
Surface: | White polished / blue polished |
Edges: | Round* |
* Other edges are available on request
Application guide
Doctor blade application guide
The more plus signs (+), the better the performance.
Property | + | ++ | +++ | ++++ |
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Abrasive ink | RP | EP | EPS | XP |
Coating | RP | EP | EPS | XP |
Plastic laminating | RP | XP | EPS | RPS |
Print run length | RP | EP | EPS | XP |
Print speed | RP | EP | EPS | XP |
Water-based ink | RP | EP | EPS | XP |