UV Printing

UV printing is a digital printing method that uses ultraviolet light to cure or dry ink, coatings, adhesives, aluminum, foam, or acrylic. Using UV printing, you can print a wide range of materials. This photochemical process of drying was first introduced as a way of drying gel nail polishes. The printing industry has since adopted this process as it makes it easier to print on almost anything, including beer bottles, brochures, and signage. UV printing is the same as traditional printing. However, there are differences in the type of inks used, the drying process, and types of products that you can print vary.

UVDTF ™ combines the technologies of UV and DTF. Utilizing UV printers and UV ink, you can print to UVDTF PRO ™ sheets, for transferance to hard objects (even curved objects). Our new UVDTF PRO ™ sheets are finally here!

How Does UV printing Work?

To understand how UV printing works, let us first look at the differences between the traditional printing and UV printing. Traditional printing uses solvent inks which evaporate and release harmful VOCs into the environment. It requires spray powders to offset and dry the ink. This might take several days. You can only print papers and cards using traditional printing. It is difficult to print on plastics, foil, metal, or acrylic.

On the other hand, UV printing uses mercury, quartz, or LED lights to cure ink instead of heat. The UV light follows the ink as it is sprayed on the printing medium and dries it immediately it touches the medium. The ink transforms from a paste to a liquid almost immediately. There is no time for the ink to evaporate and release VOCs or toxic fumes. This makes UV printing environmentally friendly. The printing inks contain monomers, polymers, oligomers, and photoinitiators. UV printing uses UV lights with wavelengths between 200 to 400 nm. The photoinitiators absorb the UV light and undergo a chemical reaction that causes the printing ink to harden instantly.

UV printing speeds up production but keeps the quality of the products high. If you want to improve your production speed, get yourself a UV printing machine from DTG PRO. With a DTG Pro UV Printer, you will produce products without wet droplets or smudge as the drying process is instant. There is almost no evaporation that takes place and coating thickness is not lost. UV printing makes it possible for you to produce products with finer details, sharper colors, and vivid imprints. This because instant drying prevents any form of ink absorption on the print medium.

If you want to have an edge over your competitors in the printing industry with superior and luxurious products, go for UV printing. You can get UV printing equipment such as UV printers and UV inks at affordable prices from DTG Pro.