Short-order Impact

Short-run gravure's future could get a major boost from the ink industry as well. Becker would like to see the development of UV-curable inks for gravure. "That," he predicts, "could have a major impact on the ecological as well as the economical aspects of gravure printing."

Print relations

Sherrie Hayes, manager/label purchasing and graphics, Sonoco Consumer Products Division (CPD), spoke on her company's use of gravure at a recent Packaging and Label Gravure Association conference. CPD repeatedly has witnessed the benefits of the gravure process: better line screen gradations, better color consistency, more accurate dimensions, and better-held tolerances. Hayes also appreciates the ability to see pre-production samples provided by the engravers' proofs.