UV Curing in Printing and Graphic Arts

The objective of printing is to create a visibly identifiable image, consistently, for a large number of impressions. In principle, this can be done with a printing plate, and the various printing methods are named after the nature of the printing plate. Many techniques have been developed for this purpose. 

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Based in Newark, NJ, Craig supplies UV light-cured and water-based adhesives and coatings to the printing and graphic arts markets. For additional details, visit www.royaladhesives.com or www.arsenalcapital.com. 

S. G. Wentink and S. D. Koch, ed., UV Curing in Screen Printingfor Printed Circuits and the Graphics Arts, Technology Marketing Corp., Norwalk, Coim., 1981. 

Wenting, S.G. and Koch, S.D., UV Curing in Screen Printing for Printed Circuit and the Graphic Arts, Technology Marketing Corporation, Norwalk, Connecticut, 981, 70. 

While UV curing is new relatively new to the plastics market, it is the estabhshed way to cure coating materials. In graphic arts for example, many UV varnishes, inks and adhesives are cured with UV. DVDs are produced with UV bonding adhesives and often decorated with UV cured inks. Wooden flooring, optical fibers, and printed circuit board resists all use UV. 

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