CURING

UV Lamps For the Drying and Curing of Inks, Varnishes, Plastics and Adhesives

High intensity UV radiation is used for curing and drying because of the fast and complete polymerization it causes in the material. An appropriate spectral output with high radiation flux ensures an efficient drying process is achieved.

For the curing of inks and varnishes, medium pressure Mercury lamps in the power range of 0.1 kW to 25 kW and up to 2.5m long are now used. In addition, lamps doped with gallium, iron or a mixture of the two, whose spectral outputs match the absorption spectra of the photoinitiators may be used. The better the match, the more efficient the drying process. Most of the Heraeus UV Lamps for curing are rated for 1500 hours service life. Heraeus supplies UV lamps for use in:

• The Printing Industry (web and sheet fed offset printing; screen printing; label printing; overprint varnishing
• The Wood Finishing Industry
• CD Production
• Lacquer Drying

We supply both OEMs and end-users world-wide with a range of over 4000 different UV curing lamp specifications. Many of these lamps are available from stock. We are the expert in the production and supply of replacement UV curing lamps. No company has greater knowledge of these lamps and their applications for curing. Whatever make or model of UV curing equipment you use, we offer the most technically advanced replacement lamps. We manufacture a large range of equivalent lamps for all types of UV curing systems.

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