Interview by Jim Raymont, EIT Editor’s Note: An excerpt from this in-depth interview with Nazdar’s team was published in Issue 3 2021 of UV+EB Technology. The full interview is found here. Nazdar team members participated in a real-world roundtable discussion on UV inks and UV curing. This team has 163 years of ink, formulation, print and troubleshooting experience, and … [Read more...] about A Real-World Roundtable Discussion on UV Inks and UV Curing
UV Curing
Maintaining a Healthy UV Curing System
by Bob Malone and John Phillips, Miltec UV Is your UV curing system not performing as it should? Are you constantly replacing overheated lamps? Maintaining a healthy UV curing system is crucial to obtain successful results in curing and save money by reducing unexpected downtime caused by poorly maintained UV equipment. There are five main ingredients that make up a healthy UV … [Read more...] about Maintaining a Healthy UV Curing System
Tapematic’s PST Line
by Lara Copeland, writer, Plastics Decorating Tapematic, based in Ornago, MB, in Italy, with a sales and support office in Orlando, Florida, designs and builds in-house novel and high-quality industrial machinery. For the past decade, Tapematic has specialized in the manufacture of UV varnish/painting and metallization equipment, focusing specifically on the packaging for … [Read more...] about Tapematic’s PST Line
UV LED Curing for Surface Hardcoats
by Jennifer Heathcote, business development manager, GEW, Inc. Optically transparent UV-cured hardcoats, topcoats, overcoats and clearcoats are utilized in numerous plastics decorating processes. As the descriptors suggest, these coatings tend to be clear but also can be tinted or formulated with other visual additives, are applied to the outermost surface of manufactured … [Read more...] about UV LED Curing for Surface Hardcoats
LED Curing of Inks and Adhesives – and Beyond
by Chris Davis, head of sales-industrial systems, IST America Within the field of decorating and graphic arts are several proven and well-documented application and curing methods. Equally, the graphics themselves can be generated on a variety of platforms that provide output that is readily usable and allows for reproducible quality with the desired mechanical … [Read more...] about LED Curing of Inks and Adhesives – and Beyond