UV Printing — Horse of a Different Color

World of Hybrids

For printers that need the flexibility to run both UV and conventional on the same press, the hybrid approach may be the answer since, as noted before, the different blankets, rollers, inks and coatings used in dedicated UV printing tend to be more expensive than conventional. Hybrid technology enables a printer to switch between conventional and UV, often (but not always) utilizing the same blankets and less aggressive hybrid inks formulated to cure like UV inks. It is also said to be easier to maintain ink-water balance with hybrid inks than with the full UV variety.