What is Gravure Ink? Gravure (Rotogravure) inks are solvent-based ink with low viscosity, which can be quickly dried by vaporization. The advantages of gravure printing lie in the high, consistent, and continuously reproducible print result. Further, the benefit of fast-drying ink contributes to an immediate post-finishing of the printed goods. The ink is usually used in commercial printing of fle...

Resins are the carrier of the pigment in the ink, which is the core material of the ink. Along with pigments, resins convey important properties to the printing process as part of the ink vehicle. Resins impart many important characteristics of a finished ink, including gloss and adhesion, runnability on the press, and can also help disperse pigment.   The quality of the ink will directly aff...

Requisite Properties •Printing : cylinder contamination, metastatic, electrostatic field, blocking ability •Post process : Laminate, Boil, Retort, etc. •Substance resistance : soup base, repellant, etc. •Film properties : scratch resistant, heat resistant, oil resistant Process While the press is in operation, the metal printing cylinder is partially immersed in the ink tray, filling the recessed ...