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Conversource supplies the world's leading flexographic printers.

 

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Conversource Custom Stocks your critical flexo printing supplies to keep your presses running. Never miss a deadline with Same Day Shipping.

Guidance and Advice

     As an independent distributor, Conversource helps you match the right doctor blades to your print jobs.  The Daetwyler specialty brand provides the quality you deserve backed by Conversource's industry-leading service and support you trust.

 

Blades to Meet Your Challenges

     We stock doctor blades in the most popular precut packs and master coils, ready to custom cut and ship same day.  Our flexo specialists will assist you in matching the right blade and tip configuration to meet your needs and address printing challenges.  From ink spitting to anilox roll scoring we help make a difference.

 

Custom Stocking

     Loyal customers enjoy the added benefit of our Custom Stocking program.  Custom Stocking provides:

  • Assurance of supply,
  • Orders Ship Same Day, and
  • Keeps your presses running.

 

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Steel Flexo Doctor Blades

  Goldstar | Daetwyler

  Goldstar PLUS | Daetwyler

  Ibostar PLUS | Daetwyler

  Longlife | Daetwyler

  Pearlstar | Daetwyler

  Soft | Daetwyler

  Standard | Daetwyler

 

Plastic Flexo Blades

  Durapro | Daetwyler

  Optipro | Daetwyler

  Optipro PLUS | Daetwyler

  Polypro | Daetwyler

  Unipro | Daetwyler

 

Ink spitting (blow by) is ink that gets through the metering process and on to the image area in unintended places.  This creates a frustrating problem on press and print quality outputs that customers reject.  Ink spitting is often the result of a doctor blade that is poorly matched to the metering application.

 

Daetwyler's new Pearlstar blade greatly reduces or eliminates ink spitting.

 

Whether you are metering coatings, adhesives, inks or high-end applications like UV inks, the right doctor blade matched to the metering application will have a significant impact on the quality of your outputs and your pressroom's efficiency.

 

Call on Conversource for your everyday and most challenging doctor blade needs.

Ink metering and containment Doctor Blades - Wide Web, Narrow Web Flexo from Conversource's Flexo Printing Supplies

Research, development and innovation makes Daetwyler the doctor blade of choice for flexographic printers. Daetwyler manufactures a wide variety of doctor blades to meet your specifications and applications.

 

Conversource is an Authorized Distributor of Daetwyler MDC doctor blades, the industry-leader in precision, strength and durability.

Metal Doctor Blades | Daetwyler

Pearlstar - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • New coating technology significantly reduces ink adherence to the doctor blade and lowers friction values
  • Reduced ink adherence

Benefits:

  • Reduces or eliminates UV spitting in Flexo printing
  • Significantly less drag outs and streaks in the print
  • Reduces back doctoring
  • Outstanding performance with (cold seal) lacquers and in combination with adherent fluids
  • Reduces defects in the entire print run and increases performance

 

Blue Steel - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Blue steel highlights tip for accurate installation
  • Alternative to standard steel for flexographic and gravure printing
  • Available in a wide variety of configurations
  • The material is also heat-treated

Application:

  • Universal blade for all applications

 

White Standard Steel - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • High quality European steel
  • The specially polished blade guarantees smooth and sharp doctoring
  • Available in all configurations

Application:

  • Universal blade for all applications

 

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Longlife - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Eco-friendly long service life reduces number of blades used
  • Flexo and Gravure bestseller for decades
  • An all-rounder for every printing application
  • Very high service life in continuous printing

Application:

  • Reduces drag outs, streaks and hazing in flexo and gravure printing

 

Soft Nickel Coated - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Proven flexo printing doctor blade worldwide
  • Soft coating protects surfaces
  • Coating provides added corrosion protection

Application:

  • Solvents and water-based inks
  • Reduces score lines on the ceramic anilox roller

 

Stainless Steel - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Corrosion resistant
  • Increased service life compared to standard blades

Application:

  • Especially suitable for water based inks, lacquers and other substrates with high pH values

 

Professionals care for all the details of each order through processing, fulfillment, shipping and delivery. Count on Conversourse.

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Doctor Blades matter and have a significant impact on final print quality.

 

Our service representatives are available to assist you with selecting the right doctor blades for your most challenging applications.

 

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Ask Conversource to Custom Cut your doctor blades.

 

Custom Cutting

Doctor Blades Cut to Your Specs

Saves Money

Ships Same Day

 

Custom Stocking

Pre-packaged to Your Preference

Assurance of Supply

Never Miss a Deadline

 

Plastic (Mylar) Doctor Blades | Daetwyler

How Plastic (Mylar) Doctor Blades improve printing productivity and safety

 

Features:

Our full line of Daetwyler mylar doctor blades feature highly-flexible, non-abrasive composites for exceptional ink containment and outstanding ink metering performance.

 

Advantages:

  • Effectively meter a full range of line screens
  • Excellent for label and flexible packaging ink metering and containment
  • Fine contact area provides precision metering

 

Benefits:

  • Non-abrasive material significantly reduces or eliminates anilox roll scoring
  • Lasts up to 4x the blade life of steel blades
  • Safer to handle reducing workplace injuries

 

Polypro - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Very flexible, making minimum contact pressure necessary
  • Resistant to a wide range of chemicals
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller

Application:

  • Containment blade for flexographic printing
  • For water and solvent-based inks

 

Optipro - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Thin blade made with exceptional durability from engineering grade polymers
  • Extruded, not skived, to create a stress-free, smooth, flat finish
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller

Application:

  • Best non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Great choice for lower to medium line screen process or line work

 

Optipro Plus - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Acetal-based blade with a built in lubricant
  • Medium flex strength and a thinner tip
  • Contains a special polymer to lower friction
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller and the blade

Application:

  • Exceptional non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Works for all types of inks
  • Recommended for medium to high line screen process or line work

 

Duropro - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Ink metering doctor blade for flexo printing
  • Long service life for fewer stoppages
  • Solvent-resistant
  • Extends life of the ceramic anilox roller and the blade

Application:

  • Good non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Suitable for abrasive inks including corrugated cardboard printing
  • Suitable for many types of printing

 

Unipro - Doctor Blade | Daetwyler

Features:

  • Very flexible working blade
  • High level of stability as well as when coating

Application:

  • Good non-metallic alternative to steel blades
  • Suitable for water- and alcohol-based inks

 

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Custom Cutting

Conversource pioneered the custom cut program for plate mounting tapes three (3) decades ago and coupled it with our Same Day Shipping service.  This same great service is also available for your doctor blades.

 

Conversource stocks doctor blades in 328' (100 meters) master coils.  We can supply your pressroom with full coils, partial coils or individually cut blades.  We will custom cut doctor blades to your exact requirements and ship same day.  Custom Cutting - saves you time and money.

 

Conversource's Custom Cutting Program:

  • Saves You Money on Purchases
  • Streamlines Prepress Processes
  • Eliminates Wasted Off-Cuts
  • Reduces Scrap
  • Frees Up Precious Production Space
  • Reduces Waste Removal Costs
  • Ships Same Day
  • Is Eco-Friendly

 

Conversource Custom Cutting helps you take your printing business to the next-level.

 

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Widest selection of ink metering and containment blades. Daetwyler blades are the best. There is nothing else like it on the market 800-808-1565
Ink metering and containment Doctor Blades - Wide Web, Narrow Web Flexo from Conversource's Flexo Printing Supplies
Excellent for eliminating UV ink spitting NEW coating technology reduces back doctoring by repelling ink & lowers friction extending anilox roll
Carbon steel are the most common flexo doctor blades in use. Blue carbon helps identify tip side of blades for easy changeovers.
White & blue steel blades are made of the same steel material offering excellent wear and trusted ink metering.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.
Daetwyler's Longlife doctor blades provide exceptional durability for high speed and long print runs. Reduces changeovers for high efficiency.
Daetwyler's Soft blades are nickel-coated for added corrosion protection and reducing score lines on anilox rolls.
Stainless steel is the go-to blade for corrosion resistence & increased service life v. standard carbon steel. Great for high pH value inks.
Professionals care for all the details of each order through processing, fulfillment, shipping and delivery. Count on Conversourse.
Excellent flexo containment blade reduces wear extending life of anilox rolls. For use with water and solvent-based inks.
Optipro blades feature engineering grade polymers for exceptional durability. Best plastic blade; great for lower to medium line screen anilox.
Optipro Plus is an acetal-based blade with built in lubricant. Works with all ink types. Best for medium to high line screen process & line work
Duropro ink metering flexo doctor blades provide long service life for fewer stoppages suitable for abrasive inks, corrugated cardboard printing
Daetwyler's Unipro flexo blades are good for coating and suitable for water-based and alcohol-based inks.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.
Widest selection of ink metering and containment blades. Daetwyler blades are the best. There is nothing else like it on the market 800-808-1565
Ink metering and containment Doctor Blades - Wide Web, Narrow Web Flexo from Conversource's Flexo Printing Supplies
Excellent for eliminating UV ink spitting NEW coating technology reduces back doctoring by repelling ink & lowers friction extending anilox roll
Carbon steel are the most common flexo doctor blades in use. Blue carbon helps identify tip side of blades for easy changeovers.
White & blue steel blades are made of the same steel material offering excellent wear and trusted ink metering.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.
Daetwyler's Longlife doctor blades provide exceptional durability for high speed and long print runs. Reduces changeovers for high efficiency.
Daetwyler's Soft blades are nickel-coated for added corrosion protection and reducing score lines on anilox rolls.
Stainless steel is the go-to blade for corrosion resistence & increased service life v. standard carbon steel. Great for high pH value inks.
Professionals care for all the details of each order through processing, fulfillment, shipping and delivery. Count on Conversourse.
Excellent flexo containment blade reduces wear extending life of anilox rolls. For use with water and solvent-based inks.
Optipro blades feature engineering grade polymers for exceptional durability. Best plastic blade; great for lower to medium line screen anilox.
Optipro Plus is an acetal-based blade with built in lubricant. Works with all ink types. Best for medium to high line screen process & line work
Duropro ink metering flexo doctor blades provide long service life for fewer stoppages suitable for abrasive inks, corrugated cardboard printing
Daetwyler's Unipro flexo blades are good for coating and suitable for water-based and alcohol-based inks.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.
Widest selection of ink metering and containment blades. Daetwyler blades are the best. There is nothing else like it on the market 800-808-1565
Ink metering and containment Doctor Blades - Wide Web, Narrow Web Flexo from Conversource's Flexo Printing Supplies
Excellent for eliminating UV ink spitting NEW coating technology reduces back doctoring by repelling ink & lowers friction extending anilox roll
Carbon steel are the most common flexo doctor blades in use. Blue carbon helps identify tip side of blades for easy changeovers.
White & blue steel blades are made of the same steel material offering excellent wear and trusted ink metering.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.
Daetwyler's Longlife doctor blades provide exceptional durability for high speed and long print runs. Reduces changeovers for high efficiency.
Daetwyler's Soft blades are nickel-coated for added corrosion protection and reducing score lines on anilox rolls.
Stainless steel is the go-to blade for corrosion resistence & increased service life v. standard carbon steel. Great for high pH value inks.
Professionals care for all the details of each order through processing, fulfillment, shipping and delivery. Count on Conversourse.
Excellent flexo containment blade reduces wear extending life of anilox rolls. For use with water and solvent-based inks.
Optipro blades feature engineering grade polymers for exceptional durability. Best plastic blade; great for lower to medium line screen anilox.
Optipro Plus is an acetal-based blade with built in lubricant. Works with all ink types. Best for medium to high line screen process & line work
Duropro ink metering flexo doctor blades provide long service life for fewer stoppages suitable for abrasive inks, corrugated cardboard printing
Daetwyler's Unipro flexo blades are good for coating and suitable for water-based and alcohol-based inks.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.
Recommended Eco-Friendly Solution that minimizes waste, replaces hazardous material or reduces landfill.