AbstractApplying lasers in gravure print form fabrication is getting more and more important due to a high machining rate, high spatial resolution and the ability of digital modulation. Direct laser engraving into the metallic surface is the fastest and most versatile process for gravure cylinder imaging (ablation rate up to 1 cm3/min). High power Q‐switch Nd:YAG and fiber lasers up to repetition rates of 100 kHz are used, tuned for high reproducibility and stability. A fast modulation of the laser beam profile for each single pulse allows for optimization of the cell shape to get the best ink transfer interaction on a specific print substrate. Highest screen resolutions are made with single mode cw fiber lasers > 100 W.