Print Unit Health Check (V3.1)

• 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

• General condition in/around the machine

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

2) General

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

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.2) Inking Units - pump type, filter, bladder & low level ink detection?

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.3) Rubber Roll - condition

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.4) Oiling & Greasing - visual inspection, check maintenance records.

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.5) Cylinder Alignment - check parallelism between plate cylinder to impression roll and Anilox to impression roll.

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.6) Wash Cycle - auto dosed?, check wash cycle times & efficiency.

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.7) Ink Retention - check returned ink efficiency

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.8) Movement & Interlocking - check method, track condition, free movement, interlocking & alarm system.

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

• 2.9) Mechanical Wear - general visual check for wear.

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

3) Anilox Cell Structure

• Description - (original volume, lines per inch, roll material, cell angle & type)

• 3.1) 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

  Good condition

  Requires attention soon

  Requires urgent attention

  N/A

  Requires action from supplier

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