For industrial print operations already using traditional UV curing and wide format digital inkjet printing, upgrading to UV LED curing provides lower operating and maintenance costs, less downtime, a safer work environment since there’s no mercury or ozone, and even less heat onto the substrate. For example, most wide format digital inkjet print shops and sign shops are already using high-speed UV LED digital inkjet printers. These operations could easily upgrade to UV LED curing to more easily manage heat, lower operating costs and reduce downtime.
The JHF wide-format digital inkjet printers equipped with UV LED lamps provide a number of unique economical, ecological and business-generating benefits:
- A broader scope of print applications
LEDs are cool to the touch and have minimal heat output, which is why they allow for a broader scope of print applications. - They enable you to print on heat-sensitive substrates such as thin slides, self-adhesive sheets or stretched PVC materials, for example. Limited heat generation also enables very stable calibration.
- Faster operations, higher productivity
LED lamps can be switched on and off instantly, without any degradation of intensity. That means there is no lamp warm-up time or delay for shutter motion. - The result? Faster operations and higher productivity. No need for operators to wait before they can start working.
- Highly durable LEDs are highly durable, lasting for 15000 -20000hours, which means that dependent on the usage they can last as long as five years or up to a printer’s lifetime.
- They generate a consistent output throughout their lifespan with no lamp change downtime or any consumable lamp costs.
As less heat is dissipated from a LED lamp, it is easier to keep the media flat under the shuttle. This eliminates head crashes and thus less need for rework that would waste media and ink. In addition, a LED system contains fewer parts that might require replacement, such as shutters and mirrors. - Significant energy savings
LEDs have a lower energy consumption than the mercury bulb lamps, which leads to significant power savings and a higher ROI in the long run. - Greener
As UV LED lamps don’t contain mercury, there is no need for mercury disposal or any related costs. Also, LEDs don’t produce ozone gas that needs to be extracted by ventilation.
As you may have guessed, a wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer dries its ink using UV light instead of heat. This allows the ink to dry almost instantaneously, ensuring that the ink retains its color and quality while still cutting down on turnaround times.
Because of these benefits,
less ink is also used compared to conventional printing machines. More specifically, approximately 20% less ink is used with a wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer versus a traditional printer. Apart from that, a wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer also uses much less power, which makes it an even more eco-friendly solution than it already is.
More benefits of a wide format UV LED digital inkjet printing technology:
2. It Offers Fast Drying
As stated earlier, a wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer almost immediately dries any ink it applies to a material. Rather than using heat, it uses UV light that cuts down what would take minutes down to a couple of seconds. This leads to huge time and cost saves in the long run, thanks to the significant cut of turnaround times. In fact, turnaround times have been cut down by around 40%, which is massive.
3. It Promises Quality Finishes
If there is anything that the wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer is good at doing, it is ensuring that the finished results are one you can be proud of. Thanks to the printer’s capability, the results produced are incredible, even to the point that one can proudly say that it produces the highest quality advertising products around.
4. It Works on Various Materials
With the JHF wide format UV LED digital inkjet printers’ capability, one does not have to worry about being stuck with printing only on banner, backlit or self-adhesive vinyl. If you feel like printing on mesh banners or mesh fabrics without liner, rigid materials such as wood, glass, acrylic, foam boards, or any other flexible and rigid material, the printers can get it done. This material versatility is incredibly beneficial, especially if you wanted different finishes on the final printed product to make things a lot more interesting.
5. It Ensures Colors Are Sharp
If you’ve ever used traditional printing machines before, you understand the disappointment that commonly occurs when the final result looks nothing. Generally, colors are much more muted. Fortunately, a JHF wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer solves this problem by ensuring the ink showcases its maximum potential. With the JHF wide format UV LED digital inkjet printers, the ink does not sink into the material. This way, the colors are much sharper, making the printed images or printed products much bolder and more beautiful.
All in all,
if any of these benefits are advantages you want to enjoy in your printed products, invest in JHF wide format UV LED digital inkjet printing solutions from Printers Media Plus, LLC. Buying a JHF wide format UV LED digital inkjet printer will ensure that your banner, backlit or self-adhesive vinyl. If you feel like printing on mesh banners/mesh fabrics without liner, wood, glass, acrylic, foam boards, and other printed products are shown in their best light. You can sit back and relax knowing that once your customers receive your printed products, they will be stunned at the remarkable quality and hard work you put into your prints. This can go a long way in not only creating good first impressions but building a solid foundation to enhance your reputation and grow your business.
