Chamber doctor blade system

English translation: An explanation

21:25 Dec 16, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing
English term or phrase: Chamber doctor blade system
I can't find any explanation in my language (Croatian). Can someone, please, explain this sentence to me, especially "doctor blade" term. Is it some phrase or ? Here is the context:
"Chamber doctor blade system is a
custom-made product (...) for application of ink, lacquer or coating on an anilox roller."
Crotext - Laca
Croatia
Local time: 10:25
Selected answer:An explanation
Explanation:
can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anilox

....A razor-sharp 'doctor blade' is used to scrape excess ink from the surface leaving just the measured amount of ink in the cells. The roll then rotates to contact with the flexographic printing plate which receives the ink from the cells for transfer to the printed material....
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chamber doctor blade system
An explanation


Explanation:
can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anilox

....A razor-sharp 'doctor blade' is used to scrape excess ink from the surface leaving just the measured amount of ink in the cells. The roll then rotates to contact with the flexographic printing plate which receives the ink from the cells for transfer to the printed material....

Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Refugio
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Ruth.

agree  juvera: ...and the "chamber" is a box in which the blade is enclosed.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, juvera.

agree  Hamid Sadeghieh
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Hamid.

agree  Will Matter: Good job.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Will. I didn't write that article though.

agree  Alfa Trans (X)
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Marju.

agree  Vanessa Fuller
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Vanessa.
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