Jetrion to launch E-beam curing technology

Jetrion LLC, a supplier of inkjet printers, inks and custom systems, has announced a strategic partnership with Advanced Electron Beams, Inc. (AEB), developer and patent holder of a major technological breakthrough in e-beam technology.
The companies have partnered to bring a new technology to the marketplace that matches the high-speed performance of the drop-on-demand Jetrion 3025 Inkjet System, with the complete-cure speed of AEB's compact e-beam emitter, for use in a wide range of inkjet applications throughout the graphics, label and packaging industries.
With a compact AEB e-beam emitter installed in-line, printers have the capability of completely curing black, as well as other custom colors and even clear inks, on press at unprecedented speeds, with high quality, more ink gloss and better adhesion than other energy-curing systems. E-beam curing also allows ink colors to remain more vivid and intense. 
Particularly important for Jetrion's narrow web label and flexible packaging customers, the AEB e-beam curing system runs with virtually no heat going to the web. Jetrion claims that the cool operating environment allows the use of a much wider range of label substrates and eliminates the need for chill drums on unsupported film label presses. It also says that the AEB e-beam emitter offers energy efficiency using, on average, as little as 20 percent of the power required for most UV systems. Jetrion's parent company, Flint Ink Corporation, currently has two AEB e-beam emitters installed in its research and development laboratories.