Gravure Global

Cellaxy defines the high end in gravure, while also meeting high embossing and coating requirements. The Cellaxy laser system’s universal design enables adjustments to be made based on intelligent algorithms without any mechanical changes.

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As a leading packaging specialist, Huhtamaki of Finland develops a wide variety of flexible packaging concepts, with the focus on the food and drinks sector. It has some 18,600 employees, who generated a turnover of around 3.4 billion euros in 2019.

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17th September 2019 will go down as a milestone in the history of gravure. That was the day when Max Rid, the Chairman of Heliograph Holding, presented his strategy to secure a leading role for gravure in the future of decorative and security as well as packaging printing at the annual meeting of the European…

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Daetwyler SwissTec’s new MDC Gamutstar doctor blade is a specific response to the demands of customers working with an expanded colour gamut (ECG).

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Moog’s Research and Technical Centre in Miehlen/Taunus, Germany, provided the opportunity to see the Moog TBR-104 in action and to discuss the potential for sheet-fed gravure in today’s highly competitive packaging market.

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Innovation is driving the implementation of Bobst’s advanced gravure technology in emerging markets throughout India and South-east Asia. By responding to the specific requirements of these markets, Bobst has successfully established itself as a technology leader in the flexible packaging sector here.

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Printing equipment supplier Tresu launches an updated and complete portfolio of genuine Tresu end seals matching all applications in coating and printing.

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As a leading international supplier for prepress, gravure printing and embossing tools, flexo presses and special machines, the Saueressig Group has been a source of comprehensive expertise for decades. Two years ago, it launched c.Inktec as a new space for creative ideas and product innovations.

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Price pressure in the printing and packaging industry is omnipresent. While gravure printing is widely perceived as the printing technology that offers the highest and most consistent print quality at high speeds, the relatively high set up costs of the gravure printing process do pose a challenge.

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Over the past 20 years, the production of gravure cylinders has been considerably improved by using faster engraving machines, more precise engraving processes and fully automatic production lines. However, one process step has not yet been taken into account within all these optimizations and is still carried out manually: The proofing of the cylinder.

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After ten years of intensive research and development work, the time did finally come: In 2020, Rossini officially launched Ecograv, the world’s first automatic production line for the polymer coating of gravure cylinders. The intention is to replace the galvanic process steps “copper plating” and “chrome plating”.

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Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) is once again breaking new ground in the gravure market with its updated Heliostar II press.

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In cooperation with the Windmöller & Hölscher (W&H) Academy, Stefan Beilenhoff (stefan.beilenhoff@printcon.biz) developed an unusual online training series on packaging printing. The paid seminar series starts on 9 February and ends on 25 February.

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For many years, Enulec of Germany has specialized in the production of electrostatic print assist systems (ESA) for gravure printing applications. However, package printing, with its extensive use of widely differing film substrates, is still a particular challenge for the reliable application of ESA systems.

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New technologies and their rapid development are often the focus of media attention and attract the interest of those in the industry. As a result, a tried and tested process such as packaging gravure, suddenly finds itself being viewed as tired and not particularly innovative, despite remaining the undisputed leader in terms of print quality…

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