UV Printing — Horse of a Different Color

The second press, a six-color Komori LS40 with in-line UV and aqueous coating, was installed in May. "Having this capability gives us national recognition," notes Murel. "It's not just another 40? press."

In the beginning, Color Ink positioned itself to take advantage of an emerging market and began moving toward higher-end products using plastics, including packaging and signage. At the time, he says, "We had customers that wanted to do plastic on a conventional press, but that way is fraught with problems. There's no competition between printing on plastic with UV and printing plastic on a conventional press. UV is the superior technology, hands down."