UV inks and UV coatings are benign chemical formulations that do not contain solvents or other difficult chemistries. UV ink will not dry when exposed to air UV...
Is LED UV More Expensive?
The capital cost for LED UV is higher than for arc lamp UV but the running costs are significantly lower. Users will have to balance the initial investment...
How Does a UV Lamp Work?
A medium pressure mercury vapor UV lamp consists of a sealed quartz tube that contains a small amount of mercury, a specific gas and an electrode with wire...
what can you do with a UV curing system?
What can you do with a UV curing system? Essentially, these systems offer many benefits to manufacturers. More specifically, they are used for: Producing adhesives, coatings and inks...
What is UV Light?
Ultraviolet (UV) light represents one portion of the sun's electromagnetic spectrum. It is the wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than x-rays, in the range...
Why Use UV Curing?
Prior to the advent of UV cured inks and varnishes, many printers and converters struggled to obtain ink density and performance. Water & solvent based systems require hot...
What is UV Curing?
Ultraviolet curing has been employed in the printing and converting industries for many decades to help improve product performance and printed longevity. It is an ideal replacement for...
Do developing countries need to invest in the latest technology?
Developing Nations have been in the forefront of installing UV systems on newspaper and commercial web presses. They are committed to growing their economies, increasing technical expertise and...
Is UV Ink Expensive?
Actually, this is a misunderstanding. UV ink is 100% solid pigments, meaning all UV ink applied to paper stays on the paper even after the curing process. There...
Is LED the Future of UV Technology?
For many years UV technology has been a reliable method for the curing of photo-reactive chemicals. In response to increasing production speeds and new applications, e.g. in the...