UV Printing — Horse of a Different Color

The second press, a six-color Komori LS40 with in-line UV and aqueous coating, was installed in May. “Having this capability gives us national recognition,” notes Murel. “It’s not just another 40˝ press.”

In the beginning, Color Ink positioned itself to take advantage of an emerging market and began moving toward higher-end products using plastics, including packaging and signage. At the time, he says, “We had customers that wanted to do plastic on a conventional press, but that way is fraught with problems. There’s no competition between printing on plastic with UV and printing plastic on a conventional press. UV is the superior technology, hands down.”