Categories of damage on printing cylinders

Schmötzer has many years of experience in the repair of damage to printing cylinders. A variety of procedures are employed for effecting repairs, for example:
Tampographic-Galvanising, Welding, Laser Welding as well as several types of manual and mechanical abrasive grinding techniques. Dependent on the problem, Schmötzer selects the most economical method for the repair.

Schmötzer has invented repair methods in its own research and development department:

for damage to the whole cylinder surface
Grinding off the whole cylinder

for damage to flexographic printing machines
Grinding of central cylinders in flexographic
printing machines

for a huge variety of damage experienced on printing cylinders, there is
SCHMÖTZER Welding process

for damage to the channel edge
SCHMÖTZER Inlay process

for partial cylinder damage
SCHMÖTZER Fill-up process

for major surface damage
SCHMÖTZER Sleeve process

Schmoetzer Printing Cylinder Repairs We have developed these processes ourselves, and tested them over many years.

In each individual case, we advise you and recommend which of our techniques is best suited to the particular damage. In any case, you can be certain to minimise the downtime of your printing press - and your overall damage.