Taking The Cure
UV is a well-known and well accepted drying technology. It produces dry, aesthetically pleasing print and, given that it eliminates the need for spray powder, it has the added benefit of creating a clean pressroom. So why if it is so great and so widely used is there suddenly such a frenzy around the potential of LED-UV and LE-UV? Here we discuss energy usage and, with that, the costs and environmental impacts.
Year
2018
Company
Phoseon Technology
Author
Jennifer Heathcote
From the perspective of food packaging, food safety means that the constructions, inks, coatings, adhesives and other materials used to decorate and convert the final barrier assembly are safe for consumption.
All the respective manufacturing and material handling processes employed must not compromise the integrity of the packaged food item such that as long as the food is processed and packaged correctly, it remains safe for consumption over the intended product shelf-life.
Taking The Cure
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