Unique Physical Properties The cleaning effectiveness of Armex Anilox media is a direct result of its physical properties. These qualities allow the media to be used in a number of applications where damage to sensitive substrates must be prevented.

Clean your rolls and protect your employees health. No more need to use harmful chemicals or solvents. Soda Blasting/Blaster Master is the anwser. The process is patented and free of hazardous chemicals. Blaster Master uses only Armex brand baking soda with a specific formulation for cleaning rolls. Baking Soda blasting will clean your rolls and return the cell volumes to full capacity provided the roll is in good condition. Soda Blasting will not damage the rolls and will not shorten the life of the roll.

The Magic of Baking Soda is due to:		Why Blaster Master?
	Granulation control resulting in consistent sizing of the cleaning media			Timely Service: Given proper lead time, we are able to clean and ship anilox, rotogravure and laminating rolls within 24 hours of receipt. We are also able to clean rolls at your facility; both on-press or off-press, whichever is more convenient. Effective Cleaning Method: Baking Soda blasting is a proven way to remove dried ink from the cells of an anilox roll. The baking soda Blaster Master uses was designed specifically for this application. Always Professional: Our staff are constantly striving to gain more knowledge to serve our customers better and exceed our customer's expectations. The quality of our work speaks for itself. We ensure that the work area, when on site at your facility, is left in the same condition or better than when we arrived. Maintain High Standards: Our high standards mean that you will be satisfied with the results. You will reduce set-up time, minimize quality issues due to poor print quality, which will result in lower processing costs and keep customers satisfied.
	Shape is multi-sided leading to an improved cleaning capability
	Hardness is such that it will not damage delicate ceramic rolls
	Friability enhances the cleaning of the bottom and sides of the cells
	pH of Anilox media (8.2) greatly reduces any caustic effect on the roll
These properties provide the cleaning power of Armex media.
	High friability (easily crumbled) with consistent angular fractures results in a smaller, uniformly angular cleaning particles. This feature ensures that all sides, walls and the bottom of cells are cleansed.
	Armex media is very soft (2.5 on Mohs Scale of Hardness) and is a friable cleaning agent. This means that blasting with Armex is like throwing a snowball at a fence (breaks up) whereas other less friable media (plastic at 3.5 and glass at 5.0) is like throwing a stone at a fence.
	Armex media imparts a cleaning effect where other abrasives use a hit and cut method to clean or chop away the coating.
	Armex crystals begin at less than 70 microns. At impact, the crystal crumbles and gently imparts the energy into a cleaning mass. Much of this energy is transferred perpendicular to the angle of the blast across the entire cell structure. The result is a clean surface.
	Since the Armex media is soluble, any remaining soda after the cleaning process is quickly eliminated as part of the printing process.
	Armex is a sensible low risk solution to cleaning anilox rolls.
	Blaster Master will clean rolls at your facility, on or off-press. We will also make arrangements to do the work at our facility, if so requested. This includes pick-up and delivery as well as use of transportation companies.

Too, we can clean rotogravure and laminating rolls as well as many other of your press parts. Please use our Contact Form to get more information or request a phone call from us.

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