1. Gravure Printing
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2. Historical Background
Italian Renaissance 1300’s.
Engravings and etching into soft copper.
A channel or sunken area is left, this holds the ink.
Intaglio is the term used to describe gravure printing (Italian for printing in a sunken surface)

3. “Roto” Gravure Roto means Round. Term used for Industrial Intaglio.
Roto Gravure is printing from a cylinder.
Web Fed
Slitter ( devise used to cut sheets at the end of of the press)

4. Gravure Industry Simplest of all printing systems.
Fastest press start up.
Very little paper waste (half the paper waste of lithography).
Speed is extremely high.
45,000 copies an hour.

5. Gravure Industry (continued)
Some run 20 million copies without cylinder wearing out.
Highest quality image.

6. Industry Organization
3 types of printing
Packing Printing
Publication Printing
Specialty Printing

7. Packaging Printing This includes producing and folding. Cartons Boxes
Bags
Gift wrappers
Labels

8. Publication Printing This includes Printing Newspaper Supplements
Magazines
Catalogs
Mass Mailing Advertisements

9. Specialty Printing Used to Print such materials as Wallpaper Vinyl
Floor covering
Textiles (decoration and clothing)