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Why #LED-UV is the Best Long-Term Curing Solution for Label Printing! 💡   Choosing the right #drying or #curing technology is crucial for an efficient and sustainable printing process. In label printing, several methods are available:   🔹 Infrared Drying: This is used with water-based inks, which are eco-friendly and versatile. However, the efficiency of this method is limited: infrared dryers, sometimes combined with hot air, lead to high energy costs and need a lot of space. Despite their environmental benefits, IR drying remains at a disadvantage both economically and in terms of energy consumption. 🔹 Electron Beam (EB) Curing: This method is solvent-free and results in particularly hard and durable surfaces. However, the investment and operational costs are so high that this technology is rarely used in practice. 🔹 UV or LED-UV Curing: This technology offers the perfect combination of efficiency, sustainability, and quality. Conventional #UV curing uses mercury vapour lamps, which consume more energy and need proper disposal. Here, LED-UV curing offers some major advantages:   ✅ Energy Efficiency: #LEDs are inherently energy-efficient, can be clocked in the range of seconds, and allow for selective format switching. You can't get more energy savings than that! ✅ Eco-Friendliness: No solvents, no ozone emissions, no mercury, and low carbonate emissions – LED-UV technology is clean and environmentally friendly. ✅ Low Heat Generation: Since LED-UV produces no infrared radiation, the material remains cooler, significantly reducing the need for complex cooling systems and enabling shorter web paths ✅ Longevity & Cost Efficiency: With a lifespan of over 20,000 hours, maintenance costs are significantly reduced ✅ High Flexibility: LED-UV systems allow for precise curing and can be adapted to various substrates, inks, andweb speeds, ensuring high process control.   🔮 Conclusion: The label printing industry is increasingly focusing on energy-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies. LED-UV systems offer an optimal combination of #sustainability, cost savings, and process security. They allow the realisation of almost any design requirement – from challenging substrates to brilliant colours in full coverage or spot varnishing. #uvtechnology

We look forward to interesting lectures and discussions. #UV2024

We are happy and proud to contribute to this #success story by ensuring highest hygiene standards in processing sensitive food thanks to our #UV #disinfection solutions. But above all, we cherish our cooperation with highly competent and professional industry partners like Grunwald GmbH.

Insight into the Headquarters ➡️ Visit from our french colleagues Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming our colleagues Pascal Brun and Nicolas Farget from Honle UV France to our headquarters. It was a fantastic exchange of ideas, with inspiring discussions about the future and the exciting opportunities ahead. Our subsidiary in France represents various business fields and their visit strengthened our #collaboration and commitment to shared success. We’re grateful for their visit and look forward to continuing this fruitful #partnership! #UVtechnology #Innovation #FutureVision #Teamwork #GlobalPartners

Reflecting on a Successful Year – And It’s Not Over Yet! 2024 has been an exciting and productive year for the Business Unit #Curing, marked by engaging trade shows, inspiring conferences, and valuable connections with industry leaders. Events like drupa – no. 1 for printing technologies, Converting Gipfel, Automotive Testing Expo, PRINTING United Expo, and Surface in Motion have showcased the power of #innovation and #collaboration. But the year isn’t over yet! As we enter the final months of 2024, we’re excited about three more opportunities to connect: 📅 MKVS 📅 Fogra User Forum Fogra Research Institute for Media Technologies 📅 IPI Conference These events offer fantastic opportunities to meet, exchange ideas, and showcase our latest developments. We look forward to engaging with our valued customers and partners as we close out the year on a high note. Who will we see there? 👋 Stay up to date on our latest events ➡️ Check the link in the first comment. #UVtechnology #tradefair Image: Drupa, Automotive Testing Expo

How to Grow the Business Thanks to UV Coating! 🚀 The coating service provider Hertfelder GmbH has expanded their product offerings and thus growth potential by retrofitting its coating machine with a UV curing unit to meet the increasing demand for scratch-resistant coatings on plastic parts. This step has been a great success — helping them win new customers! The company, with over 50 years of expertise, specializes in surface finishing. Through close collaboration, including on-site testing with a loan unit provided by Hönle, the UV curing system was seamlessly integrated into their production line. The results? High-quality, scratch-resistant coatings and fully satisfied customers! 💯 Read more via the link in the first comment. We congratulate Hertfelder to their success! Always happy to help. 🤝 #UVCoating #Partnership #Innovation #SurfaceFinishing #AutomotiveIndustry #Aerospace #Hönle #Manufacturing #Technology #Sustainability

Is This Real(ly) Wood?🔍 The perfect illusion of wooden interior and what UV Technology has to do with it. Modern flooring and furniture with a wood look not only appear astonishingly real for the eye – they feel real too! But how is it possible to turn plastic into wood? This perfect illusion is created in advanced manufacturing processes like the DLEplus by Hymmen GmbH Maschinen- und Anlagenbau which operate highly efficiently thanks to innovative UV and LED-UV technology from Hönle. From priming to textured embossing and top coating: layer by layer, passing one UV and LED-UV module after the other, a final product is created that is nearly indistinguishable from real wood. Some people say the result is even better than wood. Well, that’s true, at least when it comes to durability and ease of maintenance. Click here for a fascinating glimpse into the future of interior design: https://lnkd.in/dps3j-eF 🌿 #Innovation #UVTechnology #WoodLook #Sustainability 

One further step to the future 🚀 We are delighted to welcome our new #apprentices to our team! 🙌 These new talents bring fresh energy and enthusiasm, and we are excited to support them on their journey as we shape our future together. Have a good start! 🤝 With these new colleagues our apprenticeship positions as Industrial Clerks and in Logistics are perfectly completed for 2024. But we are still looking for you to become our new apprentice in the field Electronics Technician for Industrial Technology. 🔎 So, are you interested in #technology? Do you like getting things up and running? Just drop your #application: https://lnkd.in/dFBKFqcK We are looking forward to meeting you soon! #apprenticeships #team #azubi #ausbildung

Join us at Fogra's UV Printing User's Forum and find out about our latest #innovation in #UV measurement technique.

Hönle proudly introduces its latest #innovation, designed for integration in climate chamber systems for material testing: the advanced dimming-grid system! This technology combines electronic and mechanical dimming to elevate your solar simulation solution to new standards. Perfectly suited to imitate natural day cycles of solar irradiation, it allows for precise simulation across various intensities. With two independent grids, our system gives the opportunity to adjust the intensity from 5% to 110%. See yourself at Automotive Testing Expo in Shanghai. August 28 - 30, 2024 Booth 3035 #materialtesting #solarsimulation