Real Potential, or Not?

Other costs: In addition to material costs, traditional gravure cylinder bases come with standard costs that also affect the price of sleeves, but on a much smaller scale. As examples, Passarelli names base price; transport logistics back and forth to the engraver; cost of the cylinder preparation process—cleaning, de-chrome, re-copper, polish, engrave, re-chrome, final polish; and the cost of warehouse and handling at the printer's site.