Reducing the burden of in-attendance proofing — Part 1

The Japanese flexible packaging converter Nissio Gravure Co., Ltd. has gone beyond simply converting plastic packaging materials and used its know-how to develop the GRAVO-PROOF MULTI, a labour and energy saving 8-color gravure proof press. Developed nearly 30 years ago, they have sold roughly 50 of the machines, but more recently received a manufacturing subsidiary with which they developed a new digital version — the MULTI EX. The new model released in 2015 is easier to set because it is digital, but more importantly produces color proofs that are similar in quality to those produced by actual gravureprinting machines, reduces the burden of in-attendance proofing, and can be used as a minimum run printing machine, all features they are pushing to expand sales. In the first part of this article we will introduce the background to the development of MULTI EX, and in the following article we will introduce the technical details of the system The GRAVO-PROOF MULTI, which has a maximum of 8 printing cylinders set on the turret, is able to print on…

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