In the Groove

Further developments and analyses led by W. R. Chesnut, Daetwyler and Stork cluster around sleeve technology. "The use of sleeves in the rotogravure industry is limited in the United States, and still more experimental than a fully accepted commercial product," comments David Share, Stork Rotaform. He believes nickel's dimensional precision and surface finish makes it the gravure sleeve material of choice. It can be copper-plated and conventionally engraved if supported on a stable, accurate mandrel.