UV WEB OFFSET -- Future so Bright. . .

While Short concedes that UV consumable costs are higher, he says the environmental concerns with the heatset process can offset that advantage, depending on how a printer weights each factor when running the numbers. In addition, Sanden's Justus points out that the capital cost of a UV-equipped web press is significantly less than the price of a comparable heatset web press. The operating speeds of UV presses also are becoming more competitive, he says.