Printing

In recent years, the popularity of LED curing in wide format printing has soared. LED curing is more efficient and safer than older curing methods, and the technology is developing and becoming more powerful all the time. With a wide variety of benefits backing LED curing and manufacturers widely adopting this newer technology, it seems we have come to the end of the mercury bulb era in UV curing for wide format printing. Let’s take a closer look at LED curing and why it’s taken over from bulb curing methods. What Is UV Curing & UV Curable Ink? The UV curing process is a chemical reaction initiated by ultraviolet light. The UV light starts a process called polymerisation where the ink molecules ‘cross-link’ or bind together into a solid surface. In the UV curing process, there’s no evaporation of the inks, no solvents, and the ink sets very quickly giving [...]