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Printing Cylinders
Engraved in-house, so cylinders are ready when the press is.
- Process
- Cylinder-based rotogravure
- Serves
- Group presses and external converters
- Lifecycle
- New, re-engraved, and stored cylinders
Overview
What this unit does
Rotogravure quality is decided on the cylinder. Our Printing Cylinders unit manufactures and engraves gravure cylinders for the group's own presses and for external converters, from base preparation and copper plating through electromechanical engraving to chrome finishing.
Bringing cylinder making in-house removes the longest external dependency in a gravure job. Repro data flows straight to the engraver, cylinders are proofed against the same colour targets, and rework happens in hours instead of days.
Used cylinders are stripped, re-plated, and re-engraved, which keeps the cost of design changes and repeat orders down.
Capabilities
Core capabilities
Cylinder base manufacture
Steel base preparation, balancing, and copper plating to press-specific face lengths and circumferences.
Electromechanical engraving
High-resolution engraving for fine text, vignettes, and solid coverage, matched to the repro screening.
Chrome finishing and inspection
Hard-chrome plating for long print life, with cell-depth and surface checks before release.
Re-engraving and storage
Strip and re-plate for artwork changes; indexed storage for fast repeat runs.
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