Gravure Printing

Besides flexographic printing presses, gravure printing presses rate amongst the most widely used machines for printing of packaging materials.

As the configuration of gravure printing presses is particularly flexible, these machines are best suitable for the production of all kinds of packaging materials.

Gravure printing is the simplest print technology because the print layout is engraved on the form cylinder. The engraving depressions carry the ink from the ink tray. The excess ink is stripped off by means of a blade. The impression roller presses the web against the form cylinder and the ink penetrates into the web.