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Gravure Highlight Dot Loss: Substrate, Cylinder, and Ink Causes

06/02/2026

Highlight dot loss in gravure — those pin-sized white voids that appear in light tints, gradients, and fine vignettes — is one of the most reported defects in plastic film printing. The root cause is always a failure of ink transfer at t...

Gravure Tone Unevenness: Gradient, Light Area, and Cylinder Fixes

06/01/2026

Process-color gravure — gradient work, vignettes, light tints — is where gravure's quality advantage either proves itself or falls apart. Uneven tone in these areas has two distinct forms: gradient bridging and light-area mottle. Each ha...

Gravure Plate Blocking: 5 Causes and 10 Shop Fixes

05/28/2026

Plate blocking — dried ink accumulating in engraved cells until transfer rate collapses — is the defect that feeds on itself. Once a cell is partially plugged, less ink transfers, more dries in place, and the remaining open cell area shr...