New models will extend the benefits of UV printing to a broader range of media and deliver sharper quality Roland DG has announced the launch of two new ground-breaking solutions, the VersaUV LEC2 Series of UV roll-to-roll printer/cutters and VersaUV LEC2 S-Series of UV flatbed printers. The VersaUV LEC2 Roll-to-Roll Printer/Cutter Series comprises the LEC2-330 width 762mm (30”) and LEC2-640 width 1625mm (64”) […]

GEW has announced the launch of its EXC Excimer UV lamp system. EXC utilises dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) lamps to produce quasi-monochromatic vacuum ultraviolet radiation, typically at 172nm. This radiation is commonly used for mattification of surface coatings, where the elimination of matting agents can significantly improve stain resistance and durability of the final product. Gloss levels down to 2 […]

Welsh firm, Nu-Coat, which manufactures materials for the sign, display and graphics market, has opted for market-leading Vetaphone Corona technology for “peace of mind” to fulfil its production criteria. Based in Cwmcarn, near Caerphilly in South Wales, Nu-Coat is a small but fast-growing company that has set about revolutionising the sign and wide-format markets with UV polyacrylate adhesives.  Already widely […]

Recent successful onsite and online demonstrations of Dantex PicoJet and PicoColour, have shown how customers have been greatly impressed by the print quality offered by Dantex’s UV inkjet systems. This is thanks, in large part, to Dantex’s Intercolour Pinning technology. There has always been some debate regarding the shape of dots between contact and non-contact printing systems. Whilst contact printing […]

The new GM Photo Coater is designed for adding high-quality UV coating to photo papers, such as those used in photo books, to protect and enhance the images. It features a UV flexo varnish station which can be equipped with a sensor to offer spot varnish and Super Gloss embellishment for superior quality. Labels, stickers and other roll-fed products can […]

At PaintExpo, Dr. Hönle AG shows their whole range of efficient drying and curing technologies, comprising infrared, ultraviolet, inert UV and trendsetting LED-UV curing. LED-UV systems have been increasingly applied for curing inks, coatings and finishes on sheet materials for some years, whereas they were hardly used for coating 3D objects, as the market didn’t offer UV-LED specific varnishes. This […]

As the trend toward miniaturisation continues, and the demand for increasing production time persists, Altus Group, a leading supplier of capital equipment in the UK and Ireland is looking at equipment to help make the process easier, including providing the most innovative UV drying systems available on the market. UV coatings and UV adhesives facilitate fast hardening in just seconds, […]

Mehner & Rust Etiketten GmbH (MRE), based in Lichtentanne, a small town between Plauen and Zwickau in Saxony, can trace its roots back to the period immediately after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 when the Communist East Germany suddenly emerged into the capitalist western world. Founded and still owned and managed by Heiko Mehner and Klaus-Dieter Rust, […]

UK Label Printer, The Label Centre, based in Dudley, West Midlands, has become the latest company to install the Dflex digital hybrid press from Focus Label Machinery Ltd. Established in 1999, the family owned business has continually invested, to grow the business, but this – their biggest investment to date – coincides with their 20th year in the industry. With […]

Zenith Print Group has signed an order for a second a hybrid (UV and conventional inks) Speedmaster XL 106-5+LX3, a B1 five-colour with coater. It will be delivered in January. The first press of this specification went in last year opening up new packaging and commercial work. This will be the third press in its line-up (the third is a […]