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The 2018 UV/EB Report

Strides are being made with UV inks and printing – but there’s still room for growth.

Energy curable inks – UV, UV LED and EB – have made plenty of gains in recent years, but there remains much room for the technology to grow in the graphic arts market. Ed Dedman, Zeller+Gmelin’s flexo technical support/product manager, recalls a time – “Even 15-20 years ago,” he said – when it was a widely held belief that UV would become the “predominant” chemistry/technology in the narrow web industry. “But here we are, still splitting use between water-based and UV, while the litho industry...

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