How Do Rotogravure Inks Compare to Other Printing Methods?

        Today, with the diversified development of the printing industry, different printing processes have their own focuses on the performance requirements of inks. As a professional enterprise in the field of gravure printing, KINGPLAST has revealed the differentiated advantages of gravure printing inks in key performance aspects through technical comparison and practical application analysis.

Contrast in color expressiveness

        Gravure printing ink adopts a solvent-based formula system and achieves precise ink layer transfer through high-precision engraving of gravure cells. Compared with the elastic plates used in flexographic printing, gravure printing can achieve more precise dot reproduction. Especially in the field of spot color printing, the color gamut coverage of KINGPLAST ink is 15% higher than that of traditional processes, and it can accurately present special effects such as metallic colors and pearlescent colors, meeting the visual impact requirements of high-end packaging.

Drying efficiency and production speed

        The unique ink transfer mechanism of gravure printing gives it a significant speed advantage. The fast-volatile solvent system developed by KINGPLAST can achieve instant drying within 0.3 seconds during the printing process, which is 40% faster than the UV curing technology in digital printing. This characteristic enables gravure printing to maintain stable output in high-speed production lines with a printing speed of over 300 meters per hour, making it particularly suitable for continuous production of large orders.

Weather resistance and durability

        For outdoor application scenarios, KINGPLAST has optimized the molecular structure technology to make the UV resistance of gravure inks reach ISO 105-B02 standard level 5. In the 5-year natural aging simulation test, its color fastness retention rate was 60% higher than that of water-based ink, and its wear resistance reached 3,000 times of friction without peeling. This feature makes it the preferred solution in fields such as building material decorative films and automotive interior films.

Breakthrough in environmental protection performance

        Under the trend of green printing, KINGPLAST has launched a series of low-VOCs gravure inks. Through nano-scale pigment dispersion technology, the solvent content has been reduced from the traditional 55% to 38%, while maintaining printability. After SGS testing, this product complies with the EU REACH regulation requirements, with a benzene content of less than 0.1%. While maintaining the economic efficiency of gravure printing, it meets the environmental protection standards in sensitive fields such as food packaging.

Cost-benefit analysis

        From the perspective of the total life cycle cost, gravure printing inks demonstrate significant advantages. According to KINGPLAST statistics, in large-scale production with an annual output of over 500,000 square meters, the ink consumption per unit area of gravure printing is 22% lower than that of screen printing, and the equipment maintenance cost is reduced by 18%. In combination with the automated ink supply system, it can achieve an ink utilization rate of over 98.5%, effectively controlling the overall production cost.

        KINGPLAST, through continuous technological innovation, promotes a balance between performance and environmental friendliness in gravure printing inks. In core fields such as packaging printing and decorative materials, gravure printing technology still maintains an irreplaceable technological advantage, providing industry customers with solutions that are both efficient and of high quality.