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Gravure printing meets the challenge of short edition (Part 1)

nowadays, whether holding seminars, exhibitions or trade fairs, the hottest topic is about the major breakthrough of flexographic printing technology, but people rarely hear about the development of gravure printing to meet the market demand. For example, recently, people have been saying that computer direct plate making (CTP) technology is a revolutionary progress, but people have ignored the fact that electronic engraving gravure cylinder has been used in gravure printing for many years, but it has not produced such a big shock. In fact, in recent years, the gravure printing industry has faced many challenges, and the creativity of gravure printing plants and gravure machine manufacturers has also experienced a series of severe tests. In recent years, with the enhancement of people's awareness of environmental protection, people began to take various corresponding measures and methods to protect the environment on which human beings depend. Computer direct plate making (CTP) technology came into being under such a background. In order to make the solvent more convenient for recycling, some printing plants began to choose single solvent inks. Some factories use water-based inks as much as possible when printing paper and paperboard. The printing volume is getting smaller and smaller, and the profit of gravure printing is also getting lower and lower. The fierce competition from flexographic printing (sometimes including offset printing) has brought great pressure to gravure printing. Now, coupled with the threat of digital printing, all these external factors force gravure printing enterprises to take positive actions and take the initiative to maintain their market position. In addition, gravure printing must also face the challenge of Global trade integration. Multinational food groups are increasing, and at the same time, they are constantly expanding and expanding, reducing intermediate links, enhancing their own strength, and gradually monopolizing the market. On the other hand, in terms of packaging and printing, multinational groups actively seize the strategic market, open up new positions and win more new customers, so that they can remain invincible in the fierce market competition. Needless to say, this situation has forced the gravure printing industry to wake up from its slumber and develop its own advantages, while constantly introducing and adopting new technologies. SCHIAVI spa company is a manufacturer of gravure printing machine and flexographic printing machine equipment. With its long-term achievements and expertise in technology and market, the company has cooperated with its customers and Bobst SA company (Bobst SA company is good at registration and quality control system, and has done quite well in this regard), and has developed effective solutions. Here are the latest research results: 1. The electronic equipment has been improved and applied to the operation of printing machine and real-time production quality control system. 2. Connect the electronic drive device with optical fiber network; The advanced tension control system is more suitable for the printing of thin materials. At the same time, the internal consumption and the use of new materials should be strictly controlled and managed according to the regulations; The operation and control of the printing machine are more convenient, and the safe production speed of the machine can reach 600 meters/minute. In addition, the fault monitoring system can give an alarm when a fault occurs, so as to prevent the generation of waste products, which plays a good preventive role. 2. The printing process is developing towards online operation. The performance of gravure printing machine has been improved, and it is developing in the direction of online multi-function. The processes of lamination, PVDC coating, cold sealing, glazing and so on can be completed at one time. Although similar processes can be completed on flexographic printing machines, the paper strength tester, also known as the paper strength tester, is prone to failure in the production process. 3. Develop in the direction of pollution-free and environmental protection. In recent years, due to the increasingly prominent environmental problems, the inks used in gravure printing machines are also developing towards water-based inks. For example, SCHIAVI company cooperated with Toyo company, a large Japanese flexible packaging ink manufacturer, to study and design a new gravure printing machine. At present, a nine color machine of this type has been put into use in Japan. This is mainly in line with a new plan formulated by the Japanese government on limiting CO2 emissions. Northcote expects to use such materials and technologies on refrigerators that will be launched next year. 4. Equipment prices are getting lower and lower. Troubleshooting method of machine finalization: check whether the experimental machine is horizontally designed and whether the components are standardized, so that the investment cost of the standard configured machinery and equipment. Instrument operators should carefully browse and understand that the protection and maintenance of the cold and hot shock experimental machine are greatly reduced, and the delivery time is also greatly shortened. In this way, on the basis of the same price, gravure printing plants can get higher quality prints than flexographic printing. In the past, people generally believed that the investment of gravure printing machine was relatively high. With the popularization and application of new machines, some prejudices existing in gravure printing will be changed and eliminated to a certain extent. SCHIAVI's research has always focused on the following two issues: how to reduce consumption more effectively. How to make gravure printing more suitable for the needs of short edition market. The above two issues are also the focus of the industry. If these two basic issues can be effectively solved, the necessary profit can be guaranteed and the competitive strength of the enterprise can be preserved