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29 June 2026
gravure
nounDrucktechnik
A type of intaglio printing process, in which an image is engraved onto a rotating copper cylinder.
Warum dieses Wort
The image sits below the surface in engraved cells, so a blade can wipe the cylinder clean and leave only the ink in the wells. Engraving a cylinder is expensive up front, which is why gravure earns its keep on runs long enough to amortise it: packaging film, laminates, decor paper.
In use
Run's only 40 thousand, so it's not worth cutting cylinders; put it on flexo and save gravure for the film job in March.
Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.