PI's 45th ANNIVERSARY -- From Art To Science

The all-digital workflow was already being envisioned in the gravure segment, enabled by the Helio-Klischigraph cylinder engraver introduced in 1962. The Dr. Ing. Rudolf Hell company reportedly provided the first demonstration of "the digital storage and retrieval of complete continuous-color reproduction data, coupled with automatic engraving of gravure cylinders... and offering the future potential of laser imaging offset plates."