Phoseon takes aim at flexo market

Phoseon Technology is targeting its recently released FirePower family of UV LED curing products at the narrow web flexographic printing market.
 
FirePower products are high-performance, water-cooled LED curing lamps with either 12W/sq cm or 16W/sq cm peak irradiance. The 225mm wide product is ideal for 254mm (10in) flexographic web presses. In addition, FirePower products can be scaled up to offer wider products to fit 330mm (13in), 432mm (17in), 559mm (22in) and wider press widths.

‘The long-term goal for the narrow web flexographic press builders is to improve their customers’ productivity, efficiency and revenue generating potential’

Phoseon said UV LED curing brings significant advantages to the flexographic market, including: economic savings by offering instant on-off control and not requiring costly ventilation; advanced capabilities, such as straighter print paths and utilizing thinner, heat-sensitive substrates; and clear environmental advantages with no mercury use or ozone creation.
 
FirePower products will be on display at Drupa on the Phoseon Technology stand in Hall 9, booth A46.
 
Chad Taggard, Phoseon Technology’s vice president of marketing, said: ‘The long-term goal for the narrow web flexographic press builders is to improve their customers’ productivity, efficiency and revenue generating potential.
 
‘Working with leading printing press and ink manufacturers in the flexographic market has enabled Phoseon to build rugged products that provide superior performance and allow for easy integration into flexo presses. We feel the time is now for the flexographic market to rapidly adopt UV LED curing.’