PRESS DRYING/CURING--The ABCs of Press Drying

"Typically, the capital cost of a complete UV system for a high-speed commercial web press is less than $250,000. For a half-web, or direct mail press, the cost of a wet trapping UV system is less than $100,000," notes Prime UV President Elinor Midlik. "The printer's cost for a UV system is approximately 30 percent of an installed hot-air system. Capital savings are in the neighborhood of 70 percent. Return on investment is less than two years and many times only one year."