xpedx to Distribute World’s First Led-UV Print Curing System for Offset Presses

Although UV technology has been available to printers for more than 30 years, Ryobi’s new system is the world’s first curing unit that replaces conventional UV lamps with long-life UV light-emitting diodes, cutting power consumption 70- to 80%.

Light emitting diodes (LED) are extremely efficient. Instead of using electricity to heat up a metal filament, LEDs produce light by channeling an electric current through a semiconductor material. The result: close to 100% of the electricity is converted into light, with virtually no waste heat generated. The average life of LED lights is typically measured in tens of thousands of hours.