Print Unit Health Check V2

• Document No.

• Machine/Print Unit

• Client / Site

• Conducted on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Location
  Address

• Date of last audit

  Date

• Year of Manufacture

• Print Unit Info - chamber or roll, anilox volume, lines per inch and cell structure.

1) General Observations

• 1) General Observations in/around units

2) General

• 2.1) Doctor Blade Chambers - type of chamber and blade system?

• Doctor Blade Chambers

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.2) Inking Units - pump type, filter system, bladder and ink detection?

• Inking Units

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.3) Rubber Roll - condition?

• Rubber Roll

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.4) Oiling & Greasing - visual inspection?

• Oiling & Greasing

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.5) Cylinder Alignment - check parallelism between anilox and print plate or roll?

• Cylinder Alignment

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.6) Wash Cycle Efficiency - auto dosed system with cleaner, wash cycle times?

• Wash Cycle

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.7) Ink Retention - the efficiency of the system to take in and purge ink from the units. A pre weighed bucket of ink should be taken in, expelled then weighed again.

• Ink Retention

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.8) Movement & Interlocking - system, alarm, track condition?

• Movement & Interlocking

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.9) Mechanical Wear - general visual check?

• Mechanical Wear

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

3) Anilox Cell Structure

• Description

• 3.1) Ops Side - Land Area Condition/Cell Depth/Cell Volume/Ink Deposits

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 3.2) Middle - Land Area Condition/Cell Depth/Cell Volume/Ink Deposits

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 3.3) Gear Side - Land Area Condition/Cell Depth/Cell Volume/Ink Deposits

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• General Summary

4) Start Up/Running

• 4.1) Colour change on machine start

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 4.2) Register unit to unit

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

5) Comments/Notes

• 5.1) Comments/Notes

• Next Audit Due:

  Date