PRINT UV, Las Vegas, March 8-10, 2009
Users of UV printing technology tell me that when you compare it to conventional printing technology, there are many environmental benefits, including:
- Conventional inks dry by means of exposure to heated air from natural gas-fired ovens. Not only is this costly and inefficient, but oven exhaust also contains harmful emissions. Even afterburners and solvent reclamation systems tend to have high operating costs and generate byproducts requiring disposal.
- Energy-curable UV inks are also solvent-free, contain no HAPs and dry via exposure to high-energy electrical power, a process that generates no byproducts and is emissions (VOC)-free.
- UV inks perform exceptionally well on recycled substrates, yielding “greener” products with higher recyclable value.
A new white paper detailing these and many other environmental advantages of UV printing will be available at Print UV 2009.
For more information or to register, visit
www.printUV.com.
