With the continuous development of the gravure printing press and its auxiliary equipment, gravure printing can meet the short-run job printing needs regardless of quality stability or operational flexibility.
It is now the era of "I am alone." In the packaging printing industry, customers can order personalized short prints everywhere. Fifteen years ago, this was particularly not good news for the gravure that enjoyed the reputation of the “king of long printingâ€. Longer pre-imprinter engraving times and higher commissioning costs make “short-run gravure printing†sound like a self-contradictory, absurd.
However, the rapid development of the gravure change gravure printing machine and the continuous development of new engraving technology have made gravure finally enter the short print market. With the reduction in the cost of preparation for turn adjustment, the long-term development prospects of short-run gravure have also become increasingly beautiful.
The technical innovation of gravure printing machine Mr. Dick chesnut, president of chesnut engineering company, said: “The short-lived work was not accepted by people very quickly because the gravure printing technology on the market did not require excellent thin-line halo like today. Reflect the processing performance and color printing performance.†He also believes that with the packaging printing on the graphic printing quality put forward higher requirements, the short version of the gravure has finally got its name. Another reason for the rise of short gravure printing is that thin films are used in large quantities as substrates. In order to adapt to this production situation, Chesnut developed the SUPRA1600 narrow web press. The on-board adjustment system of the aircraft has the adjustment speed of the small cart-type transfer system, and it is not necessary to make another preparation of the external adjustment machine.
Michael D'Angelo, Vice President of Sales at Bobst Group, also confirmed the development trend of the printing press. The Idea press of the Bobst Group Schiavi can simultaneously clean the supply devices and rollers of each printing unit and replace all the rollers at the same time, reducing the plate change time to less than 20 minutes. The compact structure design shortens the distance between printing color groups, greatly reducing boot adjustment time and waste.
The ECOPLUS washing and drum changer, which was first exhibited at the Drupa International Printing Exhibition, was the solution proposed by Windmel-Helscher to meet short-run production needs. Since this solution can greatly reduce commissioning time, Hans Deaer, the company’s senior vice president, believes it is suitable for short-run printing production. Christian Becker, Product Manager of BHS Printing and Paper Processing Equipment, believes that because of the elimination of mechanical transmission shafts, digital direct drives on BHS printing devices are easier to control and easier to operate.
Mr. Gerd Koehler, senior vice president of market development technology at Max Daetwyler and Mr. Bob Baizan, vice president of sales, believe that people think that the cost of gravure printing is higher than the cost of flexo printing, in large part because only The production technology was based on chemical etching of the drum. This does not reflect the overall appearance of the roller engraving technology at the stage.
In recent years, the speed of electromechanical engraving has more than doubled. The laser engraving technology used by Daetwyler Company is 8 times faster than the faster electromechanical engraving. Lightweight rollers are also becoming more and more popular. The PRIMIS gravure direct printing system developed by Chesnut Company can directly use digital data to sculpt the plate cylinder, which reduces the cost of the cylinder and shortens the machine preparation time.
Short gravure printing can also be greatly developed by the power of the ink industry. Mr. Becker hopes to see a new type of UV-curable ink developed for gravure printing machines. He believes that it will have a great impact on the economic benefits and ecological effects of gravure printing.
The advantages of gravure printing At a recent meeting of the Packaging and Label Gravure Printing Association, Ms. Sherrie Hayes, Sonoco's Consumer Products Branch (CPO) Manager, briefed delegates on the specific circumstances in which her company used gravure printing equipment to produce prints. Some of the advantages of gravure technology have benefited CPD companies: better color gradation and color stability, more accurate dimensions, and tighter tolerances. In addition, pre-produced samples can also be seen through the gravure proofs. Ms. Hayes highly appreciates this. She stressed that the cost of the cylinder of the narrow-width rotary gravure press is closer to that of flexo printing. If the job needs to be reprinted several times, the cost of the roller will be amortized for each print.
The Package Service Co., headquartered in Kansas City, USA, has also solved the economic problems of short gravure printing. The company is a label processing manufacturer that uses two Chesnut gravure presses to print 50% of label printing jobs. Mr. Larry Johnson, Production Manager, said that most of the jobs are short-lived jobs, but the total amount is large. The customer usually puts a batch of jobs as short-lived jobs, but the total amount is large. The customer usually divides a batch of jobs into several short-lived jobs for printing. For example, the label job is printed once every quarter. In this case, the same drum can be used repeatedly. Mr. Johnson pointed out that since the flexographic printing plate will lose its elasticity after being worn out, several printing plates are required to complete the specified number of printing production tasks. (US) Jessica Milwad
It is now the era of "I am alone." In the packaging printing industry, customers can order personalized short prints everywhere. Fifteen years ago, this was particularly not good news for the gravure that enjoyed the reputation of the “king of long printingâ€. Longer pre-imprinter engraving times and higher commissioning costs make “short-run gravure printing†sound like a self-contradictory, absurd.
However, the rapid development of the gravure change gravure printing machine and the continuous development of new engraving technology have made gravure finally enter the short print market. With the reduction in the cost of preparation for turn adjustment, the long-term development prospects of short-run gravure have also become increasingly beautiful.
The technical innovation of gravure printing machine Mr. Dick chesnut, president of chesnut engineering company, said: “The short-lived work was not accepted by people very quickly because the gravure printing technology on the market did not require excellent thin-line halo like today. Reflect the processing performance and color printing performance.†He also believes that with the packaging printing on the graphic printing quality put forward higher requirements, the short version of the gravure has finally got its name. Another reason for the rise of short gravure printing is that thin films are used in large quantities as substrates. In order to adapt to this production situation, Chesnut developed the SUPRA1600 narrow web press. The on-board adjustment system of the aircraft has the adjustment speed of the small cart-type transfer system, and it is not necessary to make another preparation of the external adjustment machine.
Michael D'Angelo, Vice President of Sales at Bobst Group, also confirmed the development trend of the printing press. The Idea press of the Bobst Group Schiavi can simultaneously clean the supply devices and rollers of each printing unit and replace all the rollers at the same time, reducing the plate change time to less than 20 minutes. The compact structure design shortens the distance between printing color groups, greatly reducing boot adjustment time and waste.
The ECOPLUS washing and drum changer, which was first exhibited at the Drupa International Printing Exhibition, was the solution proposed by Windmel-Helscher to meet short-run production needs. Since this solution can greatly reduce commissioning time, Hans Deaer, the company’s senior vice president, believes it is suitable for short-run printing production. Christian Becker, Product Manager of BHS Printing and Paper Processing Equipment, believes that because of the elimination of mechanical transmission shafts, digital direct drives on BHS printing devices are easier to control and easier to operate.
Mr. Gerd Koehler, senior vice president of market development technology at Max Daetwyler and Mr. Bob Baizan, vice president of sales, believe that people think that the cost of gravure printing is higher than the cost of flexo printing, in large part because only The production technology was based on chemical etching of the drum. This does not reflect the overall appearance of the roller engraving technology at the stage.
In recent years, the speed of electromechanical engraving has more than doubled. The laser engraving technology used by Daetwyler Company is 8 times faster than the faster electromechanical engraving. Lightweight rollers are also becoming more and more popular. The PRIMIS gravure direct printing system developed by Chesnut Company can directly use digital data to sculpt the plate cylinder, which reduces the cost of the cylinder and shortens the machine preparation time.
Short gravure printing can also be greatly developed by the power of the ink industry. Mr. Becker hopes to see a new type of UV-curable ink developed for gravure printing machines. He believes that it will have a great impact on the economic benefits and ecological effects of gravure printing.
The advantages of gravure printing At a recent meeting of the Packaging and Label Gravure Printing Association, Ms. Sherrie Hayes, Sonoco's Consumer Products Branch (CPO) Manager, briefed delegates on the specific circumstances in which her company used gravure printing equipment to produce prints. Some of the advantages of gravure technology have benefited CPD companies: better color gradation and color stability, more accurate dimensions, and tighter tolerances. In addition, pre-produced samples can also be seen through the gravure proofs. Ms. Hayes highly appreciates this. She stressed that the cost of the cylinder of the narrow-width rotary gravure press is closer to that of flexo printing. If the job needs to be reprinted several times, the cost of the roller will be amortized for each print.
The Package Service Co., headquartered in Kansas City, USA, has also solved the economic problems of short gravure printing. The company is a label processing manufacturer that uses two Chesnut gravure presses to print 50% of label printing jobs. Mr. Larry Johnson, Production Manager, said that most of the jobs are short-lived jobs, but the total amount is large. The customer usually puts a batch of jobs as short-lived jobs, but the total amount is large. The customer usually divides a batch of jobs into several short-lived jobs for printing. For example, the label job is printed once every quarter. In this case, the same drum can be used repeatedly. Mr. Johnson pointed out that since the flexographic printing plate will lose its elasticity after being worn out, several printing plates are required to complete the specified number of printing production tasks. (US) Jessica Milwad
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