Flint hosts UV LED seminar

More than 50 delegates attended the recent Flint Group Packaging and Narrow Web seminar looking at the latest in UV LED systems for narrow web tag and label printing.

UV LED technologies installed on a press

The technology seminar took place at Flint’s Minnesota Center for Technical Excellence in Plymouth on May 23, and covered various aspects of UV LED printing technologies including ink and press systems, and presentations on lamps and chillers.

Flint said UV LED is a significant innovation for the narrow web industry, offering economic and ecological benefits. Flint offers EkoCure UV LED flexo and screen inks as part of its product portfolio.

The seminar program also featured a US printer discussing its experience in implementing a UV LED system, and a panel discussion that touched on implementation, return on investment and the ecological impacts of UV LED technologies.