Bobst’s smartGRAVURE technology has won the Gold Award in the Innovation category at the International Gravure Awards 2025, recognising the company’s leadership in gravure printing for the packaging industry.
smartGRAVURE brings intelligence and automation to the gravure printing process, integrating advanced data control, closed-loop colour management, and predictive maintenance tools to ensure exceptional quality and consistency, reduced waste, and greater production uptime.
Bobst’s modular technology is designed to overcome the typically lengthy set-up times, tuning, and high operator skills required with gravure printing, making gravure a viable option for shorter job lengths.
“Receiving this award is a tremendous honour for Bobst and a real reflection of the innovation mindset that drives our work,” said Davide Garavaglia, head of product lines for Gravure, Vacuum Coating and Laminating at Bobst.
“smartGRAVURE is a revolution for gravure printing, putting the future of this technology firmly in the operator’s hands. It’s a solution designed to deliver consistent excellence and prepare gravure printing for tomorrow’s connected, data-driven production environment.
“We’re deeply grateful to the International Gravure Awards Jury for recognising the power and potential of this technology, and to all our team who developed it.”