Crazy for Combos

"Until now, the major limitation for combination gravure has been the high cost of engraving a gravure cylinder," says Dedman. "This is counter to the typical narrow web print jobs, which keep getting smaller and more frequent. There is a growing interest, though, within the narrow web market, in adding gravure capability, and it is made more attractive by recent technology breakthroughs in gravure sleeves, which can be made more quickly and more economically."