Has the ability to lay down large amounts of ink, carrying a great deal of pigment. Therefore, color depth and control, UV resistance, and abrasion resistance are typically superior to other processes. Inks with conductive silver pigments can only be screen printed. Excellent reproduction of process color dots, ideal for 4 color process printing on paper. Plate cylinders are expensive and fixed in length, limiting it's use for roll fed label printing.
Ink is delivered to cells and transferred to material.
Exceptional ink laydown, and precise control over process dots, makes gravure the ultimate in rich, fine line process printing. Cylinder costs make the process impractical for label and general purpose printing. Can be used effectively in conjunction with screen printing. E-mail Webmaster .