APR has the doctor blades you need to meet your requirements.
Doctor Blades - no one carries a more complete doctor blade line-up than APR to offer you the best blade combination to meet your specific requirements. We offer all types of steel, composite and coated blades designed for optimal performance. Cut-to-length and special packaging are available.
Why buy doctor blades from APR vs. direct or through other sources?
We have chosen the manufacturers we represent—global leaders that give us the most comprehensive set of blade solutions to meet our customer's specific needs. In buying from us, you get the combined benefit of all of these companies, offering the widest array of innovative solutions through one source.
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Use our Doctor Blade Selection Tool to help you decide.
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Our Technical Solutions Group is experienced in assisting to determine your specific needs so that we can find the best blade for your unique application. We have many diagnostic tools available to us to assist in this selection process through blade analysis and audits. This expertise is added on top of the technical knowledge of the manufacturers.
Shipping orders on time, inventory management/stocking programs, easy to do business with customer service – these are core competencies for us! Reducing risk and saving time. Our SupplySentry RFID VMI program could be an option for even further assistance.
Full e-Commerce capabilities if you prefer to order online or if you want to track shipments, view inventory levels, see order history or get technical data. Combine blades with related (or unrelated) products.
We are the largest manufacturer of end seals in the U.S. as well as carrying an extensive line of other flexo supplies. Reducing vendors saves both time and money.
Doctor Blades
Esterlam Doctor Blades
Utilizing the latest developments in advanced polymer technology, Esterlam's innovative blade designs are proven to reduce dot gain and give more consistent ink densities allowing greater press productivity and profitability ensuring complete customer satisfaction.
Precision engineered with special self-lubricating characteristics, Esterlam doctor blades will significantly reduce wear and scoring to your anilox roll. Their self-aligning profiles require less pressure to ensure an even ink film across the entire roller. Less pressure means reduced wear to blade and end seals, increasing operational life for every chamber set-up at high and low press speeds. The result, improved condition of your anilox rolls, less money spent on roller, blade and seal replacement and a safer working environment for your crew.
Daetwyler Doctor Blades
Daetwyler's unique product mix has a specific task and function in making sure the correct amount of ink is delivered to the printing plate every revolution of the press consistently.
Daetwyler manufactures a variety of doctor blades designed for maximum lifetime to meet your specifications and applications. Bevel choices include lamella, bevel or straight blades with rounded edges. Various steel types are utilized depending on the ink and on press performance needs. Coatings are available to reduce friction coefficients and extend blade life.
PrimeBlade Doctor Blades
PrimeBlade Sweden AB is a global manufacturer and supplier of Doctor Blades for flexo, gravure, offset printers, and coating applications. Together with their Swedish raw material supplier and end users, the doctor blade was produced to improve production quality, blade life, and to increase machine speeds.
PrimeBlade Doctor Blades are available in all different edge types, standard thicknesses and widths. They are supplied in 100 meter / 328 foot rolls in easy-to-use cassettes, or cut in lengths to meet your needs.
Allison Doctor Blades
Allison Systems is a leading manufacturer of specialized Doctor Blades and advanced Doctor Blade Systems for other doctoring applications throughout the world. Allison Systems doctor blade manufacturing process controls and documents blade quality. All blade materials and edges are performance-engineered.
Unique blade types include their Super Honed plus Gold, Fiberglass Composite SLR, and Graphite Composite SLR.