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Unprecedented Gravure Waste Reduction

Published: March 01, 2010
TAPS (Total-Automatic-Pre-Register-Setting) system is claimed unique to the gravure industry for reducing waste at makeready and changeover. Cylinders can be inserted in the press in any angular position, and through only a single control touc

Mark Splices & Flaws On Roll Products

Published: March 01, 2010
Formerly called Roll-Aids, "tattle-tails" are bright orange vinyl strips, the size of a bandage, that come with a release glue liner to allow quick slapping to the edge of a roll for marking a splice or flaw

Rotomec Open House Demos TAPS System

Published: February 01, 2010
SAN GIORGIO MONFERRATO, ITALY Rotomec held an open house at its Technology Center Nov. 16-18, 2009, that was attended by more than 150 converters from

Gravure Sleeves: The Time Is Now

Published: September 01, 2009, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
One technology that can help the gravure process is the use of lightweight sleeves in place of steel cylinders

Gravure Versus Flexo Printing Part 2

Published: August 01, 2009, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
Last month I outlined the rapid growth of flexo printing in packaging and suggested that gravure printing had been out-marketed in North America by a

Gravure Shows Off Its Best

Published: May 01, 2009
Naples, Fl | The Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA) honored its best, in the presence of 120 registered attendees, during its annual Operational Conference

Joint Venture for Gravure Cylinders

Published: March 01, 2009
A joint venture for the development, manufacture, sale, aftersales, and service of gravure cylinder-making equipment has been announced.

Print Also Pops

Published: March 01, 2009
Innovative Packaging Solutions, Chicago, IL, receives a 2008 Golden Cylinder Award from the Gravure Assn. of America in the category of Flexible Packaging-Film.

Green Gravure

Published: August 01, 2008, By By Edward Boyle, Contributing Editor
At a time when many flexographic printers and converters are focused on “growing green,” one New York-based converter of flexible packaging and labels is going one better: by going green — and gravure

Quality Time

Published: April 01, 2008, By By Deborah Donberg, Assoc. Managing Editor
The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Global (PLGA) held its 2008 Annual Operational Conference in Miami, FL, February 27-29, with 200 in attendance.

Process Management: Drying Part 1: Liquid Inks

Published: February 01, 2008, By By David Argent Contributing Editor
In the next three columns, we will cover the basic mechanisms of ink drying. This month we look at inks drying primarily by evaporation and absorption

PLGA Announces Print Quality Award Competition

Published: November 13, 2007, By pffc-online.com
The Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. Print Awards program recognizes member printers and converters for outstanding achievement in gravure printing. Eligible companies can submit entries for any category and individual entries can be submitted for more than one category.

Shining Stars

Published: July 01, 2007, By By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
The Gravure Assn. of America hits hot topics and announces honors.

World View

Published: May 01, 2007, By By Deborah Donberg Associate Managing Editor
The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. Global held its 10th Annual Operational Conference in Miami at the Radisson Hotel February 21-23. Attendance was

PLGA Announces Print Quality Award Competion

Published: August 10, 2006, By pffc-online.com
The Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. Print Awards program recognizes member printers and converters for outstanding achievement in gravure printing. (plga.com)

Gravure Allure

Published: August 01, 2006, By Edited by Yolanda Simonsis Associate Publisher/Editor
This year's winners of the Gravure Assn. of America Golden Cylinder Awards demonstrate the allure of gravure for brand owners that value high quality

Gravure Grabbers

Published: April 27, 2006, By Deborah Donberg, Associate Managing Editor
Choosing the best from 103 entries was a tough task for the judging panel of the 2006 Print Quality Awards, presented by the Packaging & Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA).

Rotomec Launches New Gravure Press

Published: January 29, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Rotomec unveiled its RS 40003 MP multi-purpose press for flexible materials, developed for gravure printing.

W&H Technology Wins PLGA Award

Published: January 17, 2006, By pffc-online.com
Windmoeller & Hoelscher's newly patented Registered Scan Preset (RSP) system has received the 2005 Technical Award for Suppliers from the Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (whcorp.com)

PLGA Hosts Gravure Operational Conference

Published: November 22, 2005, By pffc-online.com
The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA) Global announces its ninth annual Operation Conference: Gravure Leads the Way, taking place March 1-3, 2006.

Smurfit-Stone Earns Awards from PPC and PLGA

Published: June 16, 2005, By pffc-online.com
Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. has earned a Gold award and four Excellence awards in the PPC’s 2005 National Paperboard Packaging Competition, as well as two packaging awards and an honorable mention from the PLGA.

Rotogravure an Evolving Process

Published: October 31, 2004, By Dr. Richard M. Podhajny, Ph.D. Contributing Editor
Rotogravure printing evolved from the intaglio printing process, which still is used in specialty applications such as printing our currency. Rotogravure has been used since the beginning of the 20th century and still is considered the quality printing standard by which other printing processes are measured. It has unique characteristics that cannot be duplicated by other printing processes, including...

UV Flexo Press Competes with Gravure

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
Casia s.r.o., Trutnov, Czech Republic, is making inroads into the gravure market so prevalent in that part of the world. What's making this happen is

PLGA Conference Draws a Crowd

Published: April 01, 2004, By Edited by Deborah Donberg
JACKSONVILLE, FL The Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. (PLGA) held its Seventh Technical & Operational Conference February 18-20 at the Adam's Mark Hotel.

20 Years of Excellence

Published: February 29, 2004, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Associate Editor
GAA celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Golden Cylinder Awards.

Packaging and Label Gravure Assn. to Cover Competition and Cooperation at 7th Technical Conference

Published: December 31, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
"We first heard the word 'co-opetition' in conversation with a printing industry leader. He used the word to describe how two mid-sized companies [that] normally compete [could join] forces to provide a single, large customer's needs for a broad choice of printing technologies (gravure, offset, and flexo)....In this scenario, the two converters cooperate [for] this account but act as competitors elsewhere in the marketplace." —PLGA

PLGA Offers October Conference: Technology That Reduces Costs

Published: September 26, 2003, By PRESS RELEASE
The Packaging & Label Gravure Association (PLGA) announces two upcoming conferences.

Clear, Crisp Color

Published: June 01, 2003, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
The Gravure Assn. of America salutes gravure's ability to produce packaging with knockout results.

Complete Solutions

Published: May 01, 2003, By Nsenga Byrd Thompson, Staff Editor
DI-NA-CAL adds capacity for its heat-transfer label production with a new Rotomec gravure press.

Gravure Rolls Up Its Sleeves to Do Battle with Flexo

Published: May 01, 2003, By Claudia Hine, Senior Editor
What's the hottest trend in narrow web printing today? Presses that are competitively priced, use lightweight sleeves, offer fast changeovers for short runs, and utilize electronic line shaft technology.

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