page_title: Anilox
section_title: Line Count
hierarchical_section_title: Anilox / Roll manufacture and specification / Anilox roll specifications : Line Count or Transfer Volume / Line Count
caption_attribution_description: English: PCMC's Meridian laser anilox cleaner deep cleans the anilox cells without damaging them, using a powerful laser that vaporizes deposited particles inside of the cells. It deeply cleans chrome and ceramic rolls of any line screen without causing surface wear.
context_page_description: In printing, anilox is a method used to provide a measured amount of ink to a flexographic printing plate. An anilox roll is a hard cylinder, usually constructed of a steel or aluminum core which is coated by an industrial ceramic whose surface is engraved with millions of very fine dimples, known as anilox cells. In the printing process, the anilox roll is coated in a precise layer of ink that is then transferred to the raised portions of the printing plate. The number, size, and geometry of the anilox cells vary and will determine the amount of ink that the anilox roll delivers to the plate.
context_section_description: Line count will measure the finesse of the pattern on the Anilox roll. It measures how many cells are engraved per centimetre or per inch.
  In Europe the standard is LPCM or lines per centimetre.
  In America, the standard is LPI or lines per inch.
  The conversion from transfer volume to line count isn't straightforward. This is because depending on the pattern used for the cell and depth of gravure of the anilox roll, the cell might contain higher or lower volumes of ink. So the only way to convert cm³/m² (transfer volume) to LPCM (cell finesse) or BCM to LPI is to look at the conversion chart provided by the anilox roll supplier.
  Also, any given anilox roll will age after some time and its actual transfer volume will be less and less.
caption: PCMC's Meridian Laser Anilox Cleaner
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