UV WEB OFFSET -- Future so Bright. . .

Another reason use of the process is growing within these applications is the flexibility that UV curing can provide in printing color combinations on the front and back of the web, asserts Dick Prentice, director of sales and marketing at GSS Printing Equipment in Springboro, OH.

"An eight-color press can produce any color combination from seven-over-one to four-over-four with in-stage UV curing. That isn't practical with other drying systems. UV also provides flexibility in printing and/or coating substrates where heat can be a concern," Prentice says.