Lumen Dynamics unveils air-cooled UV LED system

Lumen Dynamics has launched its Excelerate FC-200 Series of air-cooled UV LED print curing technology. Designed for single-pass narrow web applications, the new series offers an irradiance of more than 8.5W/cm2, which the company says is higher than any other system for the digital print industry.

The Excelerate FC-200 Series offers a combination of air-cooled and high irradiance via thermal management and a compact design that allows customers to achieve high printing speeds without the need for coolant.  The system can be easily integrated into existing printing environments and offers versatility in a variety of substrates.

As the first product of its series, the Excelerate FC-201 was showcased by Atlantic Zeiser at Interpack 2011 in Germany with the unveiling of the company’s new Omega and Smartcure Air printing systems for the pharmaceutical industry.

‘We are pleased to be the first to offer an eco-friendly, air-cooled UV-LED curing inkjet print solution powered by Excelerate technology that presents significant advantages to the print industry,’ said Ralf Hipp, vice president of Atlantic Zeiser’s digital printing and coding solutions division. ‘Lumen Dynamics is fundamental to our success towards enabling our customers to achieve highest energy efficiencies and reduced maintenance costs as well as optimum compactness for versatile inline integration solutions while achieving highest print quality.’

‘We are proud to be working in partnership with Atlantic Zeiser, a leading printing company in the pharmaceutical packaging market, to deliver the latest in UV LED drying solutions,’ commented Allan Firhoj, president and CEO of Lumen Dynamics. ‘The Smartcure Air incorporates our latest proprietary air cooled LED engine, a versatile modular platform that provides the highest irradiance for exceptional drying efficiency.’  

Excelerate FC-200 Series is designed to enable integrators such as Atlantic Zeiser to achieve high print quality at speeds of up to 60m/minute on a 36mm printing area.