CPC B41F 31/04 (2013.01) [B41F 9/063 (2013.01); B41F 9/10 (2013.01); B41F 9/1072 (2013.01); B41F 31/20 (2013.01); B41N 10/005 (2013.01); D21G 3/005 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An inking arrangement comprising:
an anilox roller; and
a doctor blade for contact with the anilox roller,
the doctor blade comprising a flat, elongate base element, which, along a longitudinal region of the doctor blade adapted for contact with the anilox roller, is provided with a coating, the coating comprising a metal matrix and at least 65% by weight of at least two ceramics, the at least two ceramics including:
chromium carbide in an amount of 10% to 65% by weight of the coating; and
tungsten carbide in an amount of 25% to 85% by weight of the coating,
wherein the doctor blade further comprises a front face, an adjacent face, and a rounded cross-section along the longitudinal region of the doctor blade adapted for contact with the anilox roller, wherein the rounded cross-section has a diameter comprising a center, and wherein the center of the diameter is located substantially at a bisectrix between the front face and the adjacent face of the doctor blade.
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