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Emerging Technologies Turn Converters’ Heads

(News | New Products)

April 01, 2019, ... technology. Not only is the LED UV curing head more energy efficient than the traditional Mercury Arc UV, but due to its instant on/ off nature it can be turned off altogether during line stoppages, set ...

FTA and Koenig & Bauer Flexotecnica Partner for “We Have the Cure” Seminar

(News | New Products)

February 06, 2019, ... ozone and mercury from the pressroom, making the process safer and improving overall environmental impact How UV-LED curing eliminates the release of VOCs because UV inks are free of solvents and avoids ...

Phoseon Curing Works on MPS Presses

(News | New Products)

December 04, 2017, ... compared to mercury arc lamps for the production of labels. With its instant on/off capabilities, the start-up time for the LED light sources is instant, saving at least 30 min of production time/day compared ...

Sticking With It | Overview of Radiation Curable Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2017, ... lamps are medium pressure lamps containing low levels of mercury. The bulbs can be manufactured to different lengths, up to 3 meters, giving even exposure across their width. Bulbs are generally a bit ...

Nazdar Names Benefits of UV-LED-Curable Inks

(News | New Products)

June 13, 2017, ... cure cooler with less surface heat generated, eliminate the production of ozone gases and the necessary ventilation, and eliminate the requirement for disposal of mercury lamps. Instant on-off with no ...

Mark Andy Hails Open House in Poland

(News | New Products)

April 30, 2017, ... limitless in-line decoration and converting capabilities, with nine UV flexo units, the full ‘film package’ that includes eight ProLED lamps on chilled impression drums, with a double mercury UV unit in ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2017 Exhibits with InPrint USA in Orlando

(Trade Shows)

March 27, 2017, ... for web coating lines up to 2.50m wide. It makes a range of UV curing equipment to cater to all processes including short wave mercury arc lamps for hotmelt adhesives and long wave UV LEDs for specialist ...

GEW Set to Display UV Systems

(Coating/Laminating)

March 03, 2017, ... player in the design and manufacture of UV systems for web coating lines to 2.50 m wide. A range of UV curing equipment is available for all processes, including short wave mercury arc lamps for hot melt ...

Phoseon Partners with LED Specialists

(News | New Products)

January 25, 2017, ... to replace legacy mercury based lamps with LED technology for improving performance and lowering life cycle system costs,” says Stacy Fender, Phoseon's VP of sales. “LED Specialists has proven to have the ...

Air Motion Systems Issues New Curing Module

(News | New Products)

October 14, 2016, ... are available. The LED chips are said to have an expected life of 30,000+ hours or more without degradation, and with more consistent curing, and draw significantly less energy than a standard mercury-based ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2016 Offers Technology in Action

(Label/Tape)

August 08, 2016, ... inks for all major printing  technologies: UV mercury flexo, UV LED flexo, water-based flexo, and UV offset. Showing new Flexocure ANCORA 50 low migration UV flexo inks for food label and certain packaging ...

AMS Announces LED UV Spot Coating Effect

(News | New Products)

June 18, 2016, ...  Carsten Barlebo, managing director of AMS EMEA, says, "Traditionally it required a number of conventional, heat-generating mercury-based UV lamps at inter-station and delivery positions to achieve. Not ...

On Print | UV LED Is Beyond the Tipping Point

(On Print)

January 11, 2016, ... cure is being considered, light-emitting diode (LED) should be seriously investigated. UV LED is over the tipping point for adoption. In several major applications, it has matched mercury bulb cure, ...

Ashland Offers New LED Products

(Coating/Laminating)

June 14, 2015, ... says the recent trend toward ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED) curing is addressing concerns among many packaging converter firms regarding traditional mercury-arc lamp technology. LED lamps reportedly ...

On Print | UV/EB Inkjet for Food Packaging

(On Print)

May 11, 2015, ... mercury vapor lamps. These lamps lose power continually so the degree of cure can fall off, too. LED lamps last at least ten times longer, maintaining the required intensity almost constant. When LEDs ...

Flint Holds Narrow Web Conference

(Narrow Web)

January 20, 2015, ... 395nm, the UV-LED process has significant advantages over mercury lamps as a means of curing UV inks: up to 20,000 hours of on-time, without degrading; the ability to switch on and off; lower lamp temperature ...

IST METZ Holds LED Event

(News | New Products)

December 17, 2014, With LED technology achieving a higher market share, the event addressed both conventional UV systems with mercury discharge lamps and LED systems   NÜRTINGEN, GERMANY | IST METZ recently opened ...

Flint Group Adds Metallic Inks to EkoCure Line

(News | New Products)

September 05, 2014, ... benefits, including Increased productivity and press uptime with quality assuredness; reduced energy costs; and increased manufacturing space; nearly maintenance-free UV LED lamps with no mercury bulb ...

Flint Adds UV LED Adhesives to EkoCure Line

(Coating/Laminating)

August 11, 2014, ... will be significantly reduced • Manufacturing space is increased • UV LED lamps are nearly maintenance free • There are no mercury bulb replacement and disposal cost • Expanded capability to run ...

Flint Reports Flexo Coatings for UV LED Curing

(Coating/Laminating)

August 05, 2014, ... with less heat management costs; energy will be saved and UV LED lamps are ozone and mercury free; printers can realized improved worker and environmental safety. EkoCure UV flexo coatings include: • ...