UV Process Supply

Featured products for the flexographic, narrow-web and package printing industries including Phoseon, A.W.T. World Trade, Energy Sciences, Mark Andy, American Ultraviolet, Lightouch, GEW, Air Motion Systems, and Kirk-Rudy

AAA PRESS INTERNATIONAL LIGHTouch™ UV Curing Systems for narrow-web offer mobile top-loading and side-loading microcassette units to 600 W with COOL heat management. Write 361, Visit www.aaapress.com Aetek UV Curing Systems UV curing systems for narrow, mid, and wide format presses. Applications include UV inks, varnishes, laminating adhesives, coatings, and silicone release coatings. Write 362, Visit www.aetek-uv.com Caprock Developments Our replacement lamps give you a single source for all makes and models of UV curing and IR drying equipment, saving you money, while assuring you of the same high quality you expect from the OEM manufacturer. Write 363, Visit www.caprockdev.com Doyle Systems Doyle cleaning,

The ability to measure the UV energy output from your lamps can provide valuable information when dealing with curing problems. by Tom Polischuk, Editor-in-Chief UV FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING is well established in the package printing industry and its impact has been significant. The use of UV inks is at the top of many lists when discussing the reasons for the significant quality improvements of flexo printing over the past several years. Many converters are multi-year veterans in the application of UV technologies, but many others have recently made the jump into this new technology arena. Routine processing problems come with the territory, but

It's quick and simple to maintain UV equipment, and the effort may make system problems easier to pinpoint. By Susan Friedman "It's the inks." "No, it's the equipment." "No, it's the inks." "No, it's the equipment." Diagnosing a UV curing problem can create a heated volley of probable causes. According to Jim Flynn, product manager, UV curing, Hanovia, initial detection of the problem is the easy part. "The usual sign that there is trouble brewing is when the UV system stops curing or you have to slow down to get a proper cure," he states. Then the going can get dicey, even with the

Before worrying about funding a UV retrofit, make sure the system fits your objectives and your press. By Susan Friedman You're a prime candidate for a UV retrofit if, like most package printers making the $100,000 investment, you run narrow-web flexo or offset, or seek one press with water-based and UV ink capabilities, say experts. It helps if the press to be enhanced is equally, if not more, retrofit-friendly than your budget. Other prerequisites include concrete system objectives and a more abstract ROI timeline. "A year ROI seems early because of the learning curve," says Mark Hahn, director of sales and marketing, AAA Press