With the ability to deliver over 80,000 cylinders and 3 million square feet of flexo plates annually, SGS is the largest supplier in the industry. Eight gravure locations and over 15 plate production facilities strategically located near all major printers ensures logistical time and cost advantages. SGS Europe is also one of the largest suppliers of flexo plates for the European packaging industry, and a leading supplier of digitally imaged lithographic plates. Matching with world-class color management science ensures the most accurate image carriers in the world.

Gravure

SGS’s roots in the cylinder engraving industry go back to 1946 making us one of the most experienced engravers in the world. State-of-the-art and advanced electromechanical engraving technologies and laser imaged engravings mean that SGS has the ability to meet the most demanding requirements in the industry. We supply the top Fortune 500 consumer product companies and packaging printers in North America.

Flexography

Matched with best-in-class color management services, SGS has become the industry standard and leader in flexographic printing reproduction.

We are the leading supplier for the wide and narrow-web flexographic packaging printing industry and the corrugated industry. Offerings include sheet polymer, liquid polymer, digital photo polymer and sleeves. SGS offers industry-leading imaging and screening technologies delivering outstanding flexo plates, which are customized to deliver predictable results.

Lithography

Our print experts and state-of-the-art technology ensure the delivery of world-class plates to most major offset litho printers in North America.