IST Metz to show UV curing developments at Labelexpo

IST Metz will exhibit new developments within its MBS UV curing series at Labelexpo Europe on stand 7M20.

The MBS series provides an energy saving UV system where there are multi-process print applications. The MBS-5 LI version is used as end-of-press-drying within digital inkjet printing. This unit can be combined with the LED UV system VTTwin Plus as a pinning solution and the LUV unit, an LED UV system, provides UV drying to meet the highest coating requirements.

New developments within the MBS UV series has enabled curing results using a lamp output of 140 W/cm where this could previously only be achieved previously using 160 W/cm, or in some cases 200 W/cm. Future developments in IST systems will further reduce energy consumption with the introduction of lamps at 120 W/cm.

‘The digital printing market is looking for energy efficiencies due to rising energy costs. High performance UV technology of the MBS-series can be used for fast drying inkjet applications using a single lamp system,’ said the company in a statement.

IST Metz has also developed a new water-cooled advanced UV LED through an alliance with UK company Integration Technology. When printing labels on an the Mprint inkjet machine, an LED UV interdeck dryer (for pinning) can be achieved using the ITL technology and the MBS5 Inkjet UV from IST can provide end of press drying with a single lamp.

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