Air Motion Systems to showcase new UV LED system at Labelexpo

When compared with existing drying and traditional UV ­curing methods most often used in flexographic label and packaging printing, Air Motion System’s UV LED curing systems provide significant improvements in quality, speed, efficiency and environmental impact to press operations of all sizes, the company said.

‘LED UV curing obviously has dramatic advantages over conventional drying methods when it comes to flexo printing,’ said Air Motion Systems president Steve Metcalf, ‘from the ability to use more stable inks and achieve a higher print quality, to drastic reductions in heat on the press and in the web, to greatly reduced energy costs.’

AMS director of business development Joel O’Leary said the main reasons to install UV LED systems are economically straightforward.

‘At Labelexpo, we’ll be focusing on the message "Go fast. Stay cool.". The fact that flexo presses equipped with the AMS UV LED system can run significantly faster, while maintaining notably lower temperatures, is one of the main benefits to printers,’ O’Leary said.

‘For example, printers who mainly run shrink film can potentially double their productivity just by switching to LED curing. And thanks to the elimination of heat to the press and in the substrate, printers can use thinner substrates than were possible before. We anticipate huge growth with the adoption of UV LED curing for shrink film presses, as printers come to realize how impactful LED curing can be to their bottom lines.’