To UV or Not to UV. . .

Hudson reiterates that good color consistency and good print quality consistency are characteristics of all energy-cured products. Within the different printing technologies, however, there are some differences.

“UV screen was one of the first to grasp UV and it is now a dominant high-quality ink system,” he says. “One of its primary benefits is that it will not evaporate in the screen.” Although the use of UV screen will continue to grow, he says it is slowing down.