It's a Bird, It's a Plane...It's Super UV/EB

Little changes make a big impact

Very few monumental changes have occurred in UV and EB curing technology from year to year, but suppliers constantly work at improving their innovations. Operator friendliness is one of many areas in which UV vendors have tweaked their machines.

Operators now have more control over a UV curing system than ever before thanks to such additions as touch-screen remotes, and easy, menu-driven programs, said Mark Hahn, VP of sales and marketing at AAA Press International (Arlington Heights, Ill.). Operators can now adjust the UV auto-intensity settings proportional to press speed directly through the Touch-screen Remote. This allows lower web temperatures while fully curing the coating at slower press speeds, Hahn added.