More than 140 representatives from the catalog and magazine publishing industries, paper and forest products companies, environmental groups, government, and other key stakeholders gathered in Bar Harbor, ME, in June to discuss the important role paper producers and their customers are playing in...
The mammoth print show in Germany drew 391,000 visitors and, say organizers, delivered overall purchase deals worth $15 billion. Here’s a report of gravure-related highlights.
These days, you won’t find a topic that’s much hotter than global climate change...no pun intended. You can’t turn on a TV, pick up a newspaper, or attend any paper industry-related conference without hearing about greenhouse gases, their effect on our planet, and what we should be doing to reduce...
Topics: Ink Troubleshooting and Calculating Engraved Volumes
If you could design the optimal gravure printing facility, what would it look like? How many levels would it have? Which tasks would be automated? Which of the latest technologies would you choose, from prepress through finishing, to outfit this dream plant?
Abstract
Predictable color is the simulation of spot color and pictorial color images using a proofer that resembles the color appearance of a printing press. Color predictability begins with device calibration. This includes standardized Raster Image Processor settings for plates and cylinder...
Dr. Margaret Joyce, professor of paper engineering at Western Michigan University (WMU) in Kalamazoo, Wis., is among those at the forefront of intelligent printing. In September, Joyce was awarded a grant of close to $1 million to study printed radio frequency identification (RFID) tags with an eye...
Topics: How To Troubleshoot Ink Problems, Impression Roller Build-Up, Air Bars
What Wal-Mart wants, Wal-Mart usually gets. The behemoth from Bentonville occupies a unique place in the history of American business. What it also occupies is a unique place in advancements that benefit both Wal-Mart and businesses worldwide. Wal-Mart’s size, scope, and directives issued as a...
Executive Summary
In September 2005, the author presented an investigation comparing the costs of processing gravure cylinders and web-offset plates. This investigation was a follow-up of a study he made 20 years ago when he was the Secretary General of the European Rotogravure Association.
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GRAVURE Magazine is the quarterly journal of the Gravure Association of America, Inc. and the official voice of the gravure industry in the United States and abroad. It is distributed to all GAA members and to selected gravure buyers and customers, educators, and students. It is also available to nonmembers through individual subscriptions.