Alliance Press — Primed for Curing Success

The result: Not only has Alliance Press created new business opportunities, it has expanded its workload for current customers. Plus, the threat of losing clients moving more toward using coated papers has been removed from the equation.

There is a learning curve involved. UV inks, for instance, do not contain the same ingredients as their traditional petroleum-based counterparts, thus the fountain solution is not the same. And since UV is laid down with considerably less water, Edwards says, there is more consistency in the results. Even so, elements such as learning what blankets help provide the best dot reproduction is part of the trial-and-error process.