Drying and curing technologies continue to evolve. Each year, there is no lack of innovation in companies’ product portfolios. Drying equipment must keep up with increased press speeds, as well as market demand. And, for owners of curing equipment, high productivity, easy maintenance, efficiency, and Mother Nature are all major considerations. Check out what systems are available to meet your needs.
Company: Air Motion Systems, Inc. (AMS), www.airmotionsystems.com
Product: Product: Peak 3 (P3) Web UV™ Curing System
What is it?: AMS’s third-generation Peak 3 (P3) Web UV Curing System designed for durability, high performance, and UV flexibility.
Features/Capabilities:
• Eliminates VOCs and cuts thousands of dollars annually by obviating the need for gas-fired ovens, afterburners, and chill rollers, and through recovery of floor space;
• Engineered to work seamlessly with leading web press systems;
• Dual Peak reflector geometry allows for 45 percent less energy consumption than comparable systems;
• Every water-cooled P3 UV lamp module is interchangeable between a series of flexible Web UV Cassettes, no matter the location on the press;
• The modules slide into position in seconds with a plug-and-play locking mechanism.
packagePRINTING notes: AMS introduced the Peak 3 (P3) Web UV Curing System to the North American market at Graph Expo 2008, where the company received positive feedback from web print customers. “The high ROI coupled with replacing older dryers and introducing new ‘green’ capabilities in substrates and coating techniques is an easy decision for many in the industry,” says AMS Owner and VP of Sales Hans Ulland. “We engineered the P3 Web UV system for a rapid, modular installation across any number of positions on the web.”
AMS reports that the P3 Web UV system derives reliability from multi-axial motion designed to maximize thermal durability of moving components, “self-healing” shutters that guarantee self-alignment of reflectors, and “in-line sacrificial anodes” that protect against corrosion of internal components.
Company: GEW, www.gew-uv.com
Product: IsoCure
What is it?: A UV curing system for mid- and wide-web printing and converting applications, which is designed for high-performance UV curing of inks, varnishes, coatings, silicone release, and hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Features/Capabilities:
• For medium and wide formats in arc lengths from 50 cm (20˝) up to two meters (78.75˝).
