scraper

printing
Also known as: doctor blade

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rotogravure

  • printing press
    In printing: Rotogravure

    …blade of soft steel, the scraper, or doctor blade, which moves slowly to and fro lengthwise. By rubbing against the cylinder with a precisely regulated degree of pressure, it causes the excess ink to drop off before the cylinder moves over the paper.

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