Post-press processing - UV

Post-press processing - UV

UV printing is a printing process that dries and cures inks by ultraviolet light, which requires an ink containing a photosensitizer to be matched with a UV curing lamp. The application of UV printing is one of the most important contents of the printing industry.

UV ink has covered offset printing, silk screen, inkjet, pad printing and other fields, the traditional printing industry refers to the UV is the printing effect process, that is, on a print you want to print the pattern you want on a layer of varnish (there is bright, matte, inlaid crystals, glitter powder, etc.), mainly to increase the brightness and artistic effect of the product, protect the surface of the product, its high hardness, corrosion resistance, friction resistance, not easy to scratch, etc., some laminating products are now changed to UV, can meet the requirements of environmental protection, but UV products are not easy to bond, Some can only be solved by local UV or sanding.

UV printing process mainly refers to the use of special UV ink on the UV printing machine to achieve local or overall UV printing effect, he is mainly suitable for the printing of non-absorbent materials, such as: gold cardboard, silver cardboard, pearlescent paper, transparent self-adhesive, plastic, PVC, PE, grating, etc. Compared with traditional offset printing, UV printing has the characteristics of bright colors, special printing materials, novel products, and broad market prospects, and is suitable for high-end business card boutique packaging, high-end commercial albums, special desk calendars, special label printing and other product fields. It is also necessary to increase the cost of post-processing and production after the completion of the printed product.