Process Progress

Gravure, on the other hand, hasn't fallen behind or resisted UV; it's waiting for demand to kick in. According to Dick Chesnut, president of W.R. Chesnut Engineering, "UV gravure has been a curiosity. It seems viable, but why you would want to do it is the question."

Gravure does not need UV ink for the same reasons as offset or flexo, namely opacity, thinner coatings, and simpler interstation drying, Chesnut states.