Compared to solvent and ecosolvent inks, UV curable inks have several advantages. No VOCs to pollute the air; the inks dry fast but don’t clog in the print head; and good adhesion to a wide range of substrates, including styrene, expanded PVC, polycarbonate, acrylic, gatorboard and corrugated polypropylene.
Read more »What Makes UV Curable Inkjet Inks Work?
Unlike solvent, eco-solvent or water-based inks, UV-curable inks do not evaporate into the air. Instead these inks dry or “cure” instantly through a polymerization process. This process is initiated by exposing the inks to a certain spectrum and intensity of UV light. Read more »
Digital Printing and Metamerism
A Horse Of A Different Color…learn how colors can change in appearance under different lighting conditions. Read more »
UV-AP3155 and UV-AP2155 Adhesion Promoter
The ABCs of UV-LED Printers
Several factors have propelled the growth of the UV-LED printers in the sign market. The latest generation of the print system design have dramatically increased production output and reduced scrap rates. The energy efficiency of UV-LED systems, compared to other print technologies, has also helped lower printer operating costs. Read more »
ISA Las Vegas Free VIP Pass from Supply55
Sign up today for ISA 2019 Las Vegas using the following free VIP Pass from Supply55: CLICK HERE FOR ISA VIP PASS. Read more »
Supply55 releases ColorCheckQA™ a quality assurance, color sampling, verification and preflighting software utility
ColorCheckQA is an intuitive software utility for color sampling, verification and preflighting print environments in combination with an X-Rite i1Pro, i1 Pro2, EFI1000 and EFI2000 spectrophotometer. Power up the X-Rite and EFI spectrophotometers with the ColorCheckQA Quality and Sample Tools: ColorCheckQA Quality Tool: The Quality Tool delivers fast, accurate verification of the print environment with […] Read more »
Characteristics of Pigments Compared to Dyes
How Pigments and Dyes Differ What is the difference between pigments and dyes? The easy answer is that dyes are soluble, while pigments are insoluble. So much for easy answers! When we scratch beneath the surface, differences between these two classes of colorants are much more complex. Read more »
Premasks for Graphics Printed with UV Ink
Developing a pressure sensitive application tape or premask for large format vinyl graphics printed withUV inks is one of the most challenging applications for tape manufacturers. Read more »
The Advantages of LED UV Curing Lamps
Jim Hingst explains how UV inkjet systems utilizing LED curing lamps differ from inkjet printers utilizing traditional UV curing lamps. UV ink cures when it is exposed to UV light. In this curing process, the photo initiators in the ink absorb the UV energy and break down into reactive components that initiate the polymerization process. […] Read more »
