Method for manufacturing gravure plate

A method for manufacturing a gravure plate having a surface with a printing portion in which a plurality of recess-shaped cells are defined by banks between the cells, the gravure plate being configured to print a printing material having an application thickness onto a printing target, the method comprising the steps of:

• preparing the gravure plate by preparing a substantially cylindrical metal roll and forming the plurality of cells in the surface of the metal roll;
• setting a measurement area on the surface of the gravure plate, the measurement area including a plurality of the cells;
• finding at least one of a spatial volume and an average depth of the plurality of cells in the measurement area, the spatial volume being a volume of a space formed by the plurality of cells in the measurement area, the average depth being obtained by dividing the spatial volume by a surface area of the plurality of cells in the measurement area;
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• adjusting the at least one of the spatial volume and the average depth of the plurality of cells in the measurement area to thereby cause the application thickness of the printing material after printing using the gravure plate to satisfy a target value range for the application thickness, the adjusting being based on a relationship between the application thickness of the printing material after printing and the at least one of the spatial volume and the average depth.