By Joe Goodbread, Ph.D., chief technology officer; Sunil Kumar, Ph.D., chief executive officer; and Manpreet Dash, markets development and applications engineering, Rheonics While the latest printing presses are equipped with sophisticated quality control and automation systems, one of the most important variables in printing – ink viscosity – typically still is measured … [Read more...] about Ink-viscosity optimization and automation systems for gravure printing and coating: Part 2

By Kai K O. Bär, Ph.D., managing director / president, adphos Digital Printing GmbH The hot-air convection dryers that predominantly are used today in flexographic and gravure printing are energy-intensive and emit large amounts of climate-damaging CO2. The possibilities and alternatives for gas dryers are shown in a quantitative comparison in the area of decorative gravure … [Read more...] about Saving energy and CO2 emissions with electrothermal drying systems