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Gravure Cylinders
Engraving our own print cylinders links every step from approved art to the press, protecting fine detail, color accuracy, and consistency.
- Method
- Rotogravure printed from cylinders
- Customers
- Our own presses and outside converters
- Services
- New, re-engraved, and stored cylinders
At a glance
What this division handles
In rotogravure, print quality is won or lost on the cylinder. Our cylinder unit builds and engraves gravure cylinders for the group's presses as well as for outside converters, covering every step from base prep and copper plating to electromechanical engraving and chrome finishing.
Making cylinders in-house eliminates the slowest outside dependency in any gravure project. Repro files feed straight to the engraver, cylinders are proofed to the same color standards, and corrections take hours rather than days.
Worn or retired cylinders are cleaned, replated, and engraved again, which lowers the cost of artwork changes and reorders.
Strengths
What we do best
Cylinder Base Production
Steel bases prepared, balanced, and copper-plated to the face length and circumference each press requires.
Electromechanical Engraving
High-resolution engraving that handles fine type, vignettes, and solids, aligned with the repro screening.
Chrome Plating & QC
Hard-chrome plating for extended run life, with cell-depth and surface inspection before each cylinder ships.
Re-Engraving & Storage
Cylinders stripped and replated for design updates, with catalogued storage for quick reorders.
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