UV Printing process

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UV printing is a type of digital printing that makes use of ultra-violet light to dry or cure the ink as it gets printed on the surface. As the printer goes on to distribute the ink on the surface of a material, the Ultraviolet lights follow close behind, “drying” or “curing” the ink instantly.

This technology offers direct printing capabilities onto a virtually limitless range of 3D media, allowing easy and quick product customization. This is one of the reasons why Ultra-violet printing finds its application in packaging solutions firms. The UV ink is printed directly onto the substrate and it gets exposed to UV light, it instantly turns to solid-state from the liquid.