Should the packaging be printed by gravure printing or screen printing technology?

Packaging not only needs to be quality, but also must be beautiful to attract customers and increase competitiveness for businesses. Therefore, the printing technology used plays a very important role. Currently, gravure printing and screen printing are two widely popular printing techniques. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of gravure printing and silkscreen printing? Which technique should be chosen?

1/ Should the packaging be printed by gravure printing or screen printing technology?

Gravure printing and screen printing are two popular printing techniques applied in the packaging printing industry today. Each printing technology has its own advantages and disadvantages. Based on these points, businesses will consider choosing the right technique.

Screen printing technique

Screen printing is a form of manual, semi-automatic or automatic printing. This is a long-standing printing technique that is still applied today. In the past, people used the mesh screen of a silk printing mold, now the screen can be made of cotton, fiber, chemical fabric or cotton or metal mesh.

Advantages of screen printing technique:

Printing on many different materials such as fabric, paper, wood, brick, packaging

Can print in small quantity

However, this printing technique is highly dependent on the workmanship of the technician. This means that if the workmanship is good and experienced, the printed samples will be guaranteed with beautiful colors, sharp, not diluted … which determines the aesthetics of the product.

Gravure printing technique

Gravure printing is a modern printing technique commonly used for printing plastic packaging and plastic bags. This method uses a copper-plated printing cylinder with 100 microns thick, and printing elements are deeply engraved images and letters below the surface of the cylinder. Non-printing areas appear on the surface of the printing roller and all concave forms are printed primarily in rolls.

Advantages of gravure printing technique:

Beautiful products

High precision, independent on the workmanship of the technician

Ability to restore high-quality

images.

The durability of the large

printing roller can be reprinted for use.

Printing speed reaches 200m / min.

However, this printing technique

has a drawback which is its high cost and requires a large print volume of

500,000 rpm or more

Thus, each technique has different advantages and disadvantages. If you want to print packaging in small quantities, you should choose screen printing. To ensure beautiful and durable printing quality, you should choose a reputable and experienced printing unit. For those who want to print large quantities, they should choose gravure printing to ensure high print quality, fast printing time as well as affirm better product brands. Also depending on the packaging material used, printing techniques applied will also be different.

2/ Where to print beautiful packaging with an affordable price?

Not only producing quality packaging, Minh Sang is also a trusted address for thousands of businesses because of its diversified printing techniques, meeting all customers’ needs. If the number of printed packaging is small and the packaging material is suitable, Minh Sang will give priority to screen printing techniques so that businesses can save costs but still ensure the quality thanks to the experienced printing team. For businesses that require sharp color printing, high print quality, and large quantity production, Minh Sang will support printing with gravure technology with preferential discounts, meeting the order schedule.

Currently, Minh Sang supplies to the market many different packaging models, with extremely diverse printed designs. We will respond quickly to any demand to bring the best quality products.

If your business does not know which printing technique to choose, contact Minh Sang at Hotline 028 3983 2290, our team will give detailed advice on prices, services and incentives.