Gravure Printing Machines

The gravure printing machine is also known as the Rotogravure printing machine and is typically used for long-run, high-speed, high-quality printing.

Gravure is a type of intaglio printing process which is a technique in where the image is etched into a surface or sunken area which holds the ink. The image is engraved onto a

cylinder because it uses a rotary printing press like offset printing and flexography.

It is generally used when the job calls for fine, detailed images in a high-speed, high-quality, and long-run printing process.

An interesting fact is that Gravure was discovered in 1890 by a Czech named Karel Klíč. Karel took the concept from another of his inventions, the heliogravure technique, which is also based on copper engraving.

Gravure printing is widely used for the commercial production of postcards, magazines, catalogues, newspapers, and corrugated cardboard (and other packaging materials).

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Gravure in Summary

  • Gravure printing is a technique where the image is etched into a surface area that holds the ink. It is a popular print method due to its high speed, volume print process
  • Gravure is more limited in the inks that it work with, often making Flexo the preferred option due to the ease of printing and variety of inks. Gravure requires much more ink per print which can drive up the cost of printing
  • Gravure printing is still widely used for the commercial production of postcards, magazines, newspapers, and corrugated cardboard (and other packaging materials)

The Benefits

  • It is claimed that Gravure printing is the only high speed and volume print process capable of printing continuous tone images
  • Printing times are extremely quick, with modern presses able to produce up to 14m of film per second
  • It is claimed that as a direct print process, gravure printing results in better ink laydown and more consistent print quality

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