Currie Group partners with IUV for ANZ market

Currie Group has signed a distribution partnership with IUV, a China-headquartered developer of UV and LED curing systems, to bring the company's full portfolio of curing technologies to customers across Australia and New Zealand.

The agreement covers IUV's mercury UV, hybrid and LED curing systems, with Currie Group providing local parts, service and technical support across the region. IUV operates from a 5,000 sqm manufacturing facility and is established as a supplier of UV curing systems across the Asia-Pacific market.

'UV curing technology continues to evolve rapidly and plays a critical role in production performance for many printing and converting environments,' said Mark Daws, director of labels and packaging ANZ at Currie Group. 'IUV brings a highly innovative portfolio that includes mercury UV, hybrid and LED curing systems. One of the advantages of their hybrid platform is the ability to easily interchange between mercury and LED curing, giving customers greater flexibility as production requirements change.'

IUV's LED systems feature automatic width detection, which adjusts the curing area to match the printed substrate, reducing energy consumption by up to 75 percent while extending LED lifespan. The platform also includes modular power control, built-in lifetime tracking for each LED head and real-time monitoring of UV energy output, alongside integration capabilities with factory management systems.

Daws noted that reliable access to spare parts and local technical support has been a longstanding challenge for printers in the region, and that the partnership addresses this directly through Currie Group's existing local infrastructure.