Sheetfed Drying/Curing — No Limitations

One of the biggest questions is whether the dryer can actually perform its duty on a given substrate, according to Chad Carney, director of marketing communications for Research Inc. “When they’re printing on gloss stocks or nonporous materials with their standard printing system, they’re typically using a water-based ink and they’re not going to dry on a nonporous substrate,” he says. “So when they’re looking to add the dryer, in that case they don’t have to switch their ink or use a solvent-based ink, so they can achieve a faster drying time.