What is UV in Printing
Time:2024-08-26
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The growth of UV printing is driven by its value-added printing properties, which can highlight several advantages in publishing printing, commercial printing, packaging printing and label market applications. The reasons for this can be reflected in the increasing user demand:
Not only paper and cardboard can be used, but a wide variety of substrate materials can be used, including low-absorbent or non-absorbent materials (plastics, foils, metals and heat-sensitive materials).
Very high gloss effect, and sometimes also has the combined effect of anti-scratch and anti-scratching performance.
A variety of special functionality, touch and finish of special graphics.
High surface resistance (resistance to friction and scratching), especially on packaging and publication covers.
Speed up the completion of the job, especially the short version of the job, because UV printing in many cases can be immediately post-press processing.
The key business advantage of the UV process is the flexibility of the application, which allows for a variety of product functions and special applications in a variety of substrate materials and surface finishes. This provides creative opportunities for print buyers to highlight their product differentiators and add functional features 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 in the case of increased UV production costs, the higher selling price of UV products also improves the return on investment.
UV printing is a highly reliable process. UV inks can be considered environmentally friendly because they do not produce volatile organic component (VOC) solvent volatilization problems, for example, in the United States, some traditional single-sheet ink fractions classified as VOC, are controlled by law, within the limits - in these areas, UV is usually classified as the "best available process". In the European Union, ink fractions used for sheet printing are not classified as volatile organic compounds