Sheetfed Drying/Curing — A Cure-All for UV Inks

Jack Karas, Oxytech Systems: “Things to look for include available power output, annual operating costs, ease of operation, ease of maintenance and availability of field service and parts support.”

Robert Sweetman, UVDoctors: “Cost is certainly a factor, but it should be tempered with an evaluation of how the potential supplier addresses the operating modes of the press. For example, if the press stops, does the lamp go off or is there a shutter mechanism that closes to block the light? A shutterless system is cheaper, but requires several minutes of warmup each time the lamp is started. This can be very frustrating during makeready.”