Hybrid Cylinders Update and Outlook for 2017 2016 was an active year for the Hybrid Cylinder technology, a year which also saw the introduction of the Roto-Hybrid process, so to allow the simultaenous development of complementary gravure and gravure cylinder technologies to better address the current and future needs of various gravure markets over and […]
Read MoreThe Hybrid Cylinders Green Gravure EU Funded Project has commenced
2016 was another active year which saw the introduction of the Roto-Hybrid Process® to incorporate the Hybrid Cylinder technology and allow the simultaenous development of complementary gravure cylinder technologies to better address the current and future needs of various gravure markets over and above the innovative Hybrid Cylinder. The Roto-Hybrid Process is the culmination of […]
Read MoreGravure Association of the Americas Technical Forum
Hybrid Cylinders recently attended the Gravure Association of the Americas Technical Forum from October 11-13 in Richmond, Virginia. Opening the event was a keynote speech on ‘The Opportunity for Transformative Breakthrough in Gravure’ by Professor Robert Eller of the Rochester Institute of Technology and as part of the innovation Incubator session Hybrid Cylinders gave an […]
Read MoreHybrid Cylinders at the GAA Gravure Global Summit
Hybrid Cylinders recently gave a presentation at the Gravure Association of the Americas Gravure Global Summit in Lake Buena Vista Florida to update the GAA and its attendees on the progress of our innovative cylinder technology and how its adoption can dramatically reduce time to press. The keynote speech ‘Gravure at the Crossroads’ by Professor […]
Read MoreHybrid Cylinders v Imported New Cylinders and Reduced Time to Press Simultaneously cutting costs and the time to press in gravure printing is perhaps as elusive as the Holy Grail with the two desired outcomes more often in a trade off relationship. When it comes to new gravure cylinder supply, this trade off is increasingly […]
Read MoreHybrid Cylinders and re-purposing redundant gravure cylinders
Holding onto stocks of used gravure printing cylinders, bases and rollers is the normal by-product of the gravure printing process and the busier a printer/engraver is the more cylinders they are often holding onto, which in turn results in increased costs in storing those cylinders that may or may not ever be used again. Redundant […]
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