Offset Printing - UV/LED Curing

What’s truly considered to be a fair expectation from the manufacturers? Are you expecting too much just because you decided to make the capital investment? Or should you carry some of the burden as the consumer? You know the saying; “An educated consumer makes the best customer.” This is also true when purchasing UV equipment. With or without a printing press attached.

LED UV was one of the new buzzwords in Chicago this year at PRINT 09. Many exhibitors were talking about it, but the true question is, "How far are we from actually using this new technology in the pressroom?"

Over the years I have run across a number of printers that thought they had everything figured out until their new machine actually went into production. How often does the “AS SEEN ON TV” ad actually come true? There are times when the “DON’T TRY THIS STUNT AT HOME” theory comes into play.

I’m sure all of us had someone in our family, through the years, that collected coins. Maybe it was your mother, father, aunt or a grandparent? Perhaps not to the extent of an advanced collector, consistently buying and selling, but possibly just a cookie jar or coffee can stuck away in the bedroom closet. Or for those real treasure seekers, a mason jar buried in the back yard. Usually sitting there filled with some loose coins and the thoughts of saving them over time in hopes they will increase in value.

I realize that with the economic conditions we all currently face, there is a need to separate yourself from your competition. I’m sure you have all heard the saying "The strong get stronger." Is UV printing the answer? Absolutely, if you feel you have done your homework and investigated all of the possibilities, both good and not so good.

Packaging, plastic & commercial printers swap stories - The second annual Print UV Conference was held this March in Las Vegas. The sold-out event attracted 150 attendees and a broad range of sponsors.

According to Steve Metcalf, president and CEO of Air Motion Systems (AMS), the conference's success is a testament to the technology's growth. “Just trying to cover UV in one breakout session is inadequate,” he says. “Once a printer invests in UV it opens the door to so many variables. Beyond the [growth] opportunities, there's the challenge of getting familiar with inks, chemistries, coating formulations and

Several presenters at the sold-out Print UV 2009 technology conference, held March 8-10 at the Wynn Encore resort, declared that UV and hybrid UV technology might well represent the future of the offset printing industry. Based on the impressive turnout for the event, it would seem that many printers agree and are eager to capitalize on the opportunity.

LAS VEGAS—Several presenters at the sold-out Print UV 2009 technology conference, held March 8-10 at the Wynn Encore resort, declared that UV and hybrid UV technology might well represent the future of the offset printing industry. Now in its second year, the 2009 edition of Print UV drew more than 150 registrants, a 50 percent increase over last year’s attendance, with vendor personnel accounting for just 30 percent of the total. 

LAS VEGAS—Pazazz Printing President and CEO Warren Werbitt, who became a printing industry celebrity after his "Printing's Alive" video made the rounds on YouTube, will deliver the keynote address during Print UV 2009. The conference, dedicated solely to the UV printing market, is slated for March 8-10 at the Encore by Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas. Werbitt will discuss modern printing and the critical role the UV transformation has played in the growth strategy for his Montreal-based company.

Print UV 2009, the first and only conference dedicated exclusively to the burgeoning UV print market, has booked a return engagement March 8-10 at the all-new Encore Wynn Las Vegas. Following the enormous success of the inaugural Print UV conference in 2008, organizers of this year’s event are busy putting the final touches on a dynamic, cutting-edge educational and networking program designed to promote the growth of UV printing throughout the graphic arts industry.