Gravure printing advantages and disadvantages

Due to the heavy printing pressure in the gravure printing method, printing is performed with more than the letterpress or lithographic printing, and the pressure on the printing surface must be paid special attention. The printing method is the pattern anti-pattern, and the printing paper is a positive pattern.

1 Advantages: The ink has a performance of about 90%, and the color tone is rich. Strong color reproduction. Strong layout. The number of prints is huge. There is a wide range of paper applications, and materials other than paper can also be printed.

2Inferiority: The plate making cost is expensive, the printing fee is also expensive, the plate making work is more complicated, and a small number of prints are not suitable.

Gravure printing application

Engraving and gravure printing, because of its exquisite lines and not easy to counterfeit, are used in the printing of securities, such as banknotes, stock certificates, gift certificates, stamps, and certificates of commercial credibility or stationery. Due to the high cost of its plate-making and printing, there are few general printed materials. As for the photogravure, although its plate making process is more complicated and its cost is also more expensive, it is not suitable for printing a small number of prints. Generally, photogravure is generally used in a large number of printed materials, such as color magazines and currently popular building materials printing, etc. Are very suitable. Due to the use of high-speed rotary machines, gravure printing is not only fast but also print ink film thicker than letterpress or lithography.