Pulling Off a UV Add-On

It helps if the press to be enhanced is equally, if not more, retrofit-friendly than your budget. Other prerequisites include concrete system objectives and a more abstract ROI timeline.

"A year ROI seems early because of the learning curve," says Mark Hahn, director of sales and marketing, AAA Press International. "For most installations, you're looking at one to three years. And since most are not strictly used for UV, ROI depends on the percentage of UV business."