Ultraviolet Printing — Followers of the Light

To handle this work, Shapco relies on two eight-color, 40˝ Komori Lithrone presses equipped with automated plate hangers, interdeck dryers and extended deliveries for aqueous and UV curing abilities. One press has Grafix and the other has Nordson UV equipment.

In Marietta, GA, Color Spectrum Network has been doing off-line UV work since 2003 and in-line UV jobs since February. This is when the company installed a new seven-color, 40˝ Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102 press with in-line interdeck drying, coater, full UV capabilities, axis control and extended delivery. For off-line UV coating, the company uses Sakurai screen coaters. Hostmann-Steinberg inks are used for UV projects.