Process Progress

President Len Perre says flexo leads UV penetration due to improvements in coating and ink chemistries. "More are UV curable, and the cost has decreased," he notes. "My guess is it'll grow and maintain its position during the next three to five years."

Perre ranks screen as second in UV usage, and offset as a distant third, adding that offset-printed products often have less demanding end-uses that don't call for UV's resistance to the elements.