Why label converters should be actively engaged in process development and implementing UV LED solutions today

Presented by Jennifer Heathcote, Eminence UV, and Jake Staples, Ashland

Target Audience:
Narrow web label converters. Those with a baseline understanding of LED curing who want to understand the technology and coating/adhesive applications at a deeper level as well as the potential value to a converters’ bottom line.

Webinar Overview:
UV LED technology has become a viable narrow web curing option. This reflects ten-years of steadily growing market share and collaborative industry activity among converters and suppliers. While most narrow web converters are now aware of UV LED technology and are specifically requesting that it be included as an option in new press and curing system upgrade proposals, many remain uncertain as to how and when UV LED technology should be used. The result is that while some converters are embracing 100% LED, others lack the confidence which comes with direct personal use and remain loyal to conventional mercury technology. Splitting the difference are converters who opt for hybrid curing solutions that allow mercury-arc and LED systems to run interchangeably at each station, thus enabling converters to have a more controlled transition to UV LED.