Direct Laser Engraving Gravure

Direct laser engraving of elastomers makes the production of flexographic printing forms an entirely digital process.

Direct laser engraving gravure.

The direct laser engraving is one of the modern digital ways to get the digital image on the printing sleeve or print roller. Unlike the plates the in round engraved sleeves do not have sewing marks in the print. Direct laser engraving has come a long way from its infancy and now delivers plate quality that. The vital factor here is digital control of the optimum three dimensional printing form parameters.

The print result is on a par with gravure and offset printing. Direct laser engraving today and tomorrow with new systems and advanced materials primarily polymer we can now achieve print quality and efficiencies we did not think was possible in flexo. The elastomer sleeves have introduced the concept of seamless flexo printing which means perfect continuity on the repeat. Hell premiumflexo is the logical conclusion of the trend toward high resolution imaging processes in the shape of direct laser engraving on elastomer printing forms.

With dle we can create 1 dots at 250 lines per inch.