| Gravure Printing Equipment Manufacturing in China | | | | "marketable, can make money." Ask gravure |
| in recent years has experienced a rapid | | | | press manufacturers have made a few long-term |
| development process, has made remarkable | | | | survival, several longer survival of 20 years, 50 |
| progress in the next few years, gravure printing | | | | years or 100 years? |
| equipment manufacturing industry in China will face | | | | I have, on various occasions, recommended that: |
| new opportunities and challenges. | | | | a visionary domestic gravure printing machine |
| First, the status of domestic gravure printing | | | | manufacturers should quickly realize five major |
| equipment, | | | | changes: |
| 1. Larger number of manufacturers differ greatly | | | | 1. Changes in development objectives |
| in scale, regional apparent | | | | Advanced level by the catch-up in Asia (mainly |
| * According to the latest statistics, the total | | | | Japan) turned to reach the world advanced level |
| number of the current gravure press | | | | (mainly in Europe), and strive to become an |
| manufacturers over 70 (the actual number of | | | | international standard manufacturer. |
| greater). Most of them roll feed gravure printing | | | | 2. Changes in competitive strategy |
| machine manufacturers, there are a few | | | | By the mutual competition among the domestic |
| sheet-fed gravure press manufacturers. | | | | counterparts shift to compete with foreign rivals |
| * The size of gravure printing machine | | | | (reduce the "Woli Dou"), by turning to compete |
| manufacturers vary greatly, with annual sales of | | | | with Asian and European rivals ready to compete |
| less than 2 million small to large with annual sales | | | | with strong competitors to compete in the |
| of around 200 million. | | | | upgrade themselves. |
| * The distribution of gravure press manufacturers | | | | 3. Changes in market focus |
| obvious regional characteristics. The manufacturer | | | | Distribution by all domestic and international |
| concentrated in Shaanxi, Guangdong, Jiangsu and | | | | markets simultaneously turned to the domestic |
| Zhejiang provinces, accounting for 87% of the | | | | market through product technology export and |
| total number of manufacturers. | | | | internationalization of markets to achieve quality |
| * In addition, there are significant and continuous | | | | and efficiency improved. |
| new gravure press auxiliary equipment and | | | | 4. Change in sales model |
| components manufacturers. These manufacturers | | | | Services in the future will become a more |
| can provide tension control system, sets of | | | | important factor (at least with the quality and |
| quasi-control system, corrective devices, image | | | | price are equally important), so the sales |
| observation device, corona treatment device, | | | | internationalization, the service should be |
| ESA (electrostatic-assisted shifting ink) devices, | | | | international, to achieve integration of services and |
| rubber roller, die-cutting equipment and knives. | | | | sales. |
| Overall, almost all of gravure printing devices | | | | 5. Development of the concept of change |
| assistive devices have structures manufacturers. | | | | Gravure printing machines of international |
| 2. Product application areas have constantly | | | | standard, far more than just the pursuit of |
| expanded product line and specifications of the | | | | high-speed and multi-color-based (high-speed |
| basic package | | | | gravure printing machine does not equal quality |
| * Domestic gravure press a wide range of | | | | gravure printing machine, high-speed gravure |
| applications, mainly used in flexible packaging | | | | printing machine is a feature of high-grade), but |
| printing. In recent years, folding carton (such as | | | | more importantly is the product design concept of |
| tobacco packages, pharmaceutical and cosmetic | | | | the short-based, humane, environmentally friendly |
| packaging, aseptic packaging) printing, decorative | | | | technology; product structure on a personalized, |
| materials, such as printing and the rapid | | | | modular, intelligent and so on. |
| development of pre-printed carton. | | | | Domestic visionary gravure press manufacturers |
| * Domestic gravure press has been widely used | | | | have begun to carry out effective strategic and |
| in a variety of printing materials, such as films, | | | | tactical adjustments, in order to move towards |
| paper, aluminum foil and composite materials. | | | | the internationalization of domestic enterprises |
| Printing width of 600 ~ 2500 mm, for different | | | | engaged in active preparations. |
| products. | | | | Although the pace of development will be subject |
| * China-made color gravure press the number of | | | | to a variety of factors, but we have reason to |
| different groups, 8 to 13 color printed flexible | | | | believe that technology will be rapidly made |
| packaging, cigarette packets 6 to 8-color printing, | | | | gravure press, and will present the following eight |
| aseptic packaging and printing 6 to 8 colors, wood | | | | aspects of the major trends: |
| grain paper and cardboard boxes pre-printed as 4 | | | | 1. Electronic shaft drive for the technology |
| to 6 colors. | | | | platform to achieve a comprehensive upgrading of |
| 3. Quality of products is rapidly increasing, but the | | | | gravure press |
| coexistence of advanced and simple machines | | | | Electronic shaft drive in the coming years will |
| ?Currently the maximum number of | | | | continue to be made gravure press the direction |
| machine-made speed gravure press has already | | | | of the most important technological development |
| reached more than 200m/min, particularly | | | | of various uses gravure machines will use the |
| noteworthy is that, in 2003 and 2004, North | | | | e-shaft drive. At present e-shaft drive and |
| Zhongshan sound, and Shaanxi were introduced | | | | Alignment mainly from Japan and Europe, but |
| maximum speed: 300m/min in gravure machine. | | | | they can only use a small number of domestic |
| * Part of the equipment performance are close | | | | gravure machine. Development of domestic |
| to and achieve the level of imported equipment. | | | | systems will be made gravure press the |
| As the functions are being constantly improved | | | | comprehensive upgrading of the key. We can be |
| continuously improve the degree of automation, | | | | optimistic to expect: the next 2 ~ 3 years, |
| making Chinese-made equipment, high cost | | | | domestic e-shaft drive and Alignment will be put |
| performance, competitive advantage is | | | | into use, when it will occur domestically, Japan and |
| increasingly evident. | | | | the coexistence of the European system. |
| * The adoption of new technologies and systems | | | | 2. The proportion of large-format printing will |
| to shorten the gap with the developed countries. | | | | continue to increase in |
| For example, single-speed from the mechanical | | | | First, decorative printing (mainly wood grain paper |
| point of view, the maximum speed of gravure | | | | printing) and the rapid growth of pre-printed |
| press has also made reached only the level of | | | | cartons, and second, the width of flexible |
| foreign seventies and eighties;, but in the | | | | packaging gravure printing machine is also |
| electronic shaft drive technology, a new platform | | | | increasing, large format (including the width and |
| of view, domestic and foreign gravure press only | | | | print repeat length) gravure press to a rapid |
| a few years the gap between the machine??. | | | | increase in the number of . These are the |
| * Many manufacturers have shifted from a single | | | | machine design, structure, assembly, and many |
| product manufacturing system solutions | | | | made new demands, many of the original gravure |
| development. | | | | printing machine design concept must change |
| * Domestic gravure press is the most advanced | | | | accordingly. |
| (modern) and the most original products co-exist, | | | | 3. To adapt to water-based gravure printing ink |
| span large to other types of presses do not have. | | | | will be more extensive use of |
| This situation may also be our country unique. | | | | Because of environmental and health reasons, |
| 4. Start the fast track to the international market | | | | gravure water-based ink and varnish will Yuelai |
| * At present, China gravure press manufacturers | | | | widely welcomed, gravure press in structure, |
| of products in total exports to some 30 countries | | | | material, function and other aspects must be |
| and regions, but basically limited to Southeast | | | | systematically improved. |
| Asia, the Middle East and South America, Russia | | | | 4. The proportion of paper gravure press will |
| and other former Soviet Union. | | | | rapidly increase, and will be the first technological |
| * The manufacturers of export products, both | | | | advancement |
| well-known makers, but also unknown small | | | | Paper products and paper-based composite |
| factory. | | | | materials gravure (wood grain paper, enlarging its |
| Second, the gap between domestic gravure | | | | sterile packaging, gift wrapping paper, etc.) will be |
| printing equipment, and problems of | | | | one of the fastest growing branch of the |
| Domestic gravure equipment has made great | | | | corresponding gravure press is also more complex |
| progress, but gaps and problems is undeniable. | | | | than before, such as the generally need to adopt |
| 1. Our understanding of gravure printing machines | | | | flattening, dust, pretreatment and other prepress |
| are quite limited, or even many errors | | | | equipment, and sometimes need to adopt a |
| Domestic gravure press and learning development | | | | "zero-speed docking" and other agencies, but also |
| has benefited from the introduction of Japanese | | | | often need to use ESA (electrostatic-assisted Yi |
| technology, but almost invariably mimic to a large | | | | Mo) devices, which are common flexible packaging |
| extent restricted our vision and thinking. | | | | gravure printing machines, there is no The. |
| 2. Although the performance of domestic gravure | | | | 5. The machine configuration will be more |
| press continues to increase, but with the | | | | complex, personalized |
| international advanced level there is a considerable | | | | On-line processing will be more diverse, such as |
| gap between the reliability is still to be improved | | | | UV coating, die-cutting, cross-section, |
| Currently capable of producing high-speed gravure | | | | soft-standard cutting and so on, so accordingly, |
| printing machine (maximum mechanical speed is | | | | gravure machine management system, remote |
| 300m/min) only two manufacturers, accounting | | | | technical support systems will increasingly be used. |
| for 3%. The actual high-speed gravure printing | | | | 6. Modular design and manufacturing will be the |
| machine production accounts for less than 1% of | | | | basic method |
| the total production quantity, but low price. | | | | As the specifications, features and configuration |
| 3. The overall strength of our business is also | | | | more complex, in the past that from the factory |
| very weak, the domestic manufacturers is only | | | | pre-determined width, the number of color |
| the region - supplier of | | | | groups, put rewinding diameter, dry heat the |
| Currently high-grade imported equipment gravure | | | | so-called standard model will cease to exist. In |
| market is the monopoly has not been broken. In | | | | order to meet individual needs, from Unwinding, |
| publishing, bank notes, stamps, or fields imported | | | | printing, connection processing, winding and other |
| gravure printing machine pre-eminence. At present | | | | parts will be modular, the most important thing is |
| all the gravure press manufacturers total sales | | | | gravure small carts, gravure and flexo |
| estimated at 1 billion to 15 billion, less than abroad, | | | | interchangeable color group. |
| a large-scale annual sales of gravure printing | | | | 7. Will be greater use of international (foreign) |
| machine factory. | | | | standards, through the domestic and international |
| 4. We are seriously lagging behind the | | | | certification |
| standardization of work | | | | To adopt the necessary European standards |
| Many non-standard domestic equipment, the old | | | | certification, such as the CE certification, in order |
| industry standard practice has been abandoned | | | | to successfully enter the international market. The |
| for many years. Design theory is almost blank, | | | | increase in foreign orders, as well as the entry of |
| education, scientific research is far behind the | | | | more foreign printing companies have made |
| actual production. | | | | gravure printing machine will be put forward more |
| Third, the development trend of China-made | | | | and more strict requirements. |
| gravure printing equipment, | | | | 8. Gravure printing machine factory will work with |
| Domestic gravure printing equipment | | | | manufacturers to more closely matching and |
| manufacturers for years to come apart from the | | | | coordinated development of |
| face of China's rapid economic development has | | | | Gravure press the key components and systems |
| brought opportunities and markets, more than | | | | will move in two different directions: First, greater |
| that was well-known foreign manufacturers a | | | | use of imported components. For the high-end |
| tremendous challenge. Competition in the future to | | | | users and export of gravure printing machines, |
| better survival and development, domestic | | | | use of foreign-assisted devices and key |
| enterprises must adjust their development | | | | components will greatly increase the proportion of |
| strategies, grasp the technology trends. In fact, | | | | (such as the set of quasi-control system, ESA, |
| the domestic gravure press in the future | | | | etc.); the other direction is constantly localization. |
| development will depend not only on technology, | | | | There will be more foreign manufacturers |
| and more importantly, based on development | | | | investing in production in the country provide us |
| strategies. | | | | with additional high-performance auxiliary devices |
| All plants need gravure press, but also will have to | | | | and critical components. These will be a strong |
| reposition themselves. Vast majority of gravure | | | | impetus to gravure press manufacturers and |
| press manufacturers are private enterprises, | | | | supporting factory common progress. |
| many enterprises is only satisfied with current | | | | |