Technical consulting

Additional services for gravure users

Gravure is our main line of business. We offer objective, independent advice and support gravure printers and manufacturers of gravure cylinders in every conceivable type of application: job printing, publication printing, packaging printing, decorative printing and security printing.

We also offer various special services to gravure users (see our range of services for the printing and media industries):

• Production consulting for gravure printing formes

• Special services linked to operating, process, application and production techniques

• Color calibration of in- and output devices (scanner, monitor and printers) and simulation on screen and proof of actual press result
• Introduction of color management, finding customer specific ICC profiles and optimizing UCR and GCR
• Digital workflows
• Determination of values for test cut and gradations to produce engraving cylinders for different printing conditions
• Ribbon line balancing

• Introduction of procedures and check mechanisms for (instrument-based) quality control

• Analysis and elimination of production problems
  Stylus breakages, moiré, pearling ink / tearing, etc.

• Practical and technical support for your production staff
  For example, when it comes to installing new technologies and making them ready for production.