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Perfect Laser UV Flatbed Printer

The application of UV printing is one of the most important aspects of the printing industry.

Undoubtedly, the deep processing of packaging products such as hot stamping, laminating, embossing and various glazing applications has become common, and special effects glazing has become a trend. The rise of a variety of glazing technologies is largely due to the development of technology and the configuration of printing presses. In the folding carton printing of cosmetics and cigarette packets, sheetfed offset presses have an absolute advantage. For those special parts that are difficult to complete with offset printing, it can be achieved by silk screen or single gravure.

At present, the multi-unit glazing unit has become the most basic component of the sheetfed offset printing machine. It can easily complete the special effect glazing, and the cosmetic packaging often uses some special materials. Metal cardboard, composite cardboard and aluminum-sprayed paper, as well as glazed cardboard, have become more and more widely used in the field of cosmetic packaging, showing a steady and steady growth momentum. New transparent composites have also been used in plastic box packaging. Since these substrates cannot be printed in the usual way, and UV technology is required to achieve the desired effect, not only are more and more UV coatings applied, but the use of UV printing inks is also more common.

According to this trend, UV printing will become the standard configuration in the future, and the quality of the stable printing operation will no longer be as lucky as before. The powerful delivery system is only the most basic configuration, and the intermediate unit curing is no longer a luxury equipment. These devices provide a wide application space for printing companies, which can fully meet the special requirements of the cosmetics industry. The UV printing process mainly refers to the use of special UV inks to achieve partial or overall UV printing on UV printers. He is mainly suitable for the printing of non-absorbent materials, such as: gold card paper, silver card paper, pearl paper, transparent stickers. , plastic, PVC, PE, grating, etc.

Compared with traditional offset printing, UV printing has the characteristics of colorful, special printing materials, novel products and broad market prospects. It is suitable for high-end business card packaging, high-end commercial albums, special desk calendars, special label printing and other product fields.

The growth of UV printing is driven by its value-added printing attributes, which offer a number of advantages in publishing, commercial, packaging and labeling market applications. The reasons for this are reflected in the ever-increasing user needs:

Not only paper and paperboard, but also a wide range of substrates, including low-absorbency or non-absorbent materials (plastic, foil, metal and heat-sensitive materials).

Very high gloss effect, sometimes with a combination of scratch resistance and scratch resistance.

A variety of special functional, tactile and special graphic surface treatments for glazing.

High surface resistance (anti-friction and scratching), especially for covers on packaging and publications.

Accelerate the completion of the work, especially for short runs, because UV printing can be used for post-press processing in many situations.

The key business advantages of the UV process are the flexibility of the application, the availability of a wide range of product functions, and the special application of various substrates and finishes. This provides creative opportunities for print buyers to highlight their product differentiation and adds functionality to the product. UV printing can provide value-added services to existing customers and attract new business. In some cases, UV printing and glazing reduce overall production costs compared to other processes; on the other hand, even at higher UV production costs, higher sales prices for UV products increase investment. response rate.

UV printing is a highly reliable process. UV inks are considered environmentally friendly because they do not cause volatile organic compound (VOC) solvent volatilization. For example, some traditional sheetfed inks in the United States are classified as volatile organic compounds (VOC). The control of the law is within limits - in these areas, UV is usually divided into "best available processes". In the European Union, ink fractions for sheetfed printing are also not classified as a hazard of volatile organic compounds.

1.The definition of UV ink

UV is the abbreviation of ultraviolet light in English. The ink cured and dried by UV is abbreviated as UV ink. UV ink is a kind of liquid ink that can be changed from liquid to solid state under a certain wavelength of ultraviolet radiation.

2.The characteristics of UV ink

2.1 UV ink has high performance price ratio

In the printing process, UV inks has no solvent volatilization. The solid material remains on the substrate 100%. The color intensity and dot structure remain basically unchanged. The very thin ink layer can achieve good printing effects. Although the price of UV inks is more than that of solvent inks, 1kg UV inks can print 70m2 prints, while 1kg solvent inks can only print 30m2 prints.

2.2 UV ink can dry instantly and has high production efficiency.

UV inks can be quickly cured and dried under ultraviolet irradiation so that the printed products can be stacked and processed immediately. The production speed is 120~140m/min and the storage area can also be saved 60%~80%.

2.3 UV ink has no pollution.

UV inks don’t contain volatile solvents which means 100% solvent-free formulas. Therefore, no organic volatiles are emitted into the air during printing process which meets environment regulations and also eliminates solvent recovery costs.

2.4 UV ink is safe and reliable

UV ink is a system that does not use water and organic solvents. Once the ink is cured, the ink film is strong and has chemical resistance. There will be no damage or peeling phenomenon caused when they contact with chemical. The use of UV inks is safe, which can save the insurance cost for users. It is suitable for packaging of food, drink, medicine, and other materials that require high sanitary conditions.

2.5 The quality of UV ink print is excellent

In the printing process, UV inks can maintain a uniform color. The ink layer of print is firm, the proportion of the color material and the connection material remains unchanged. The dot deformation is small and can dry instantly, so that it can complete the multi-color overprint.

2.6 UV ink is stable

UV inks can be cured only when exposed to UV light. In natural conditions, the drying time is almost infinite. This non-drying property allows the ink viscosity to remain stable during the long-term operation of the printing machine. Since no organic substances are volatilized, the ink viscosity does not need to be monitored but can guarantee the smooth printing progress and the stable quality of the printed product, so the ink can be stored overnight in the ink fountain without the need of color correction.

3、Application market of UV printing

From the perspective of the printing process, the UV ink has a fast curing speed, good conjunctival performance, and good adhesion to various types of substrates. And scratch resistance, abrasion resistance, acid and alkali resistance and other properties are better than ordinary ink. So although its price is much more expensive than ordinary ink, it is still widely used. The following categories are currently used in the field of UV ink printing.

3.1 Non-absorbent material printing

Such as polyethylene (PE) film, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) film, polypropylene (PP) film, metal foil and non-absorbent special materials. If these substrates are printed with common solvent inks, they will require a certain amount of drying time. Usually they need dusting, drying racks, or other additives added to the inks. UV inks do not have such problems at all.

3.2 Metal material printing

When the surface of metal materials is printed with UV inks, the curing process can be shortened and the original curing device can be simplified. At the same time, the good curability and conjunctival properties of the UV ink surface can not only improve post-printing processing characteristics, but also improve the appearance quality of the product.

3.3 Commercial paper printing

The printed materials and inks used for printing commercial papers are special, such as carbon-free paper, thermal paper, magnetic inks, and anti-counterfeiting inks. The inks are required to have a certain resistance to discoloration, heat resistance and stability. Therefore, it is best to use UV ink or UV Varnish. At the same time, due to the high speed of ticket printing equipment and the small amount of ink, it also has the advantage of using UV ink printing.

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Perfect Laser UV Flatbed Printer

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  • Wuhan, Hubei, China
  • Perfect Laser (Wuhan) Co., Ltd.