During the convention, Dr Heylen will particularly talk about two just lately launched, award-winning UV flexo coating merchandise: Evolution deinking primer, designed to boost the recyclability of shrink sleeves, and Evolution caustic-resistant OPV, which facilitates the recycling of PET bottles utilising pressure-sensitive labels.

Dr Marc Heylen, Flint

The LMAI Conference 2023 is scheduled to happen on the Hotel Leela in Jaipur from 20-22 July 2023, and over 450 delegates from the label and packaging business are anticipated to take part.

Interacting with PrintWeek/WhatPackaging, on the presentation at LMAI Conference, Dr Sreenivas Goud, director for gross sales, India and exports, Flint, stated that the corporate has been addressing sustainability whereas productiveness and enhancing efficiency via its merchandise. “A significant advancement in this field lies in curing methods, where LED (light-emitting diode) curing is gradually emerging as a superior alternative to traditional UV (ultraviolet) curing, outperforming it in many aspects. Additionally, applying Dual Cure technologies like those found in Flint Group’s EkoCure product line further enhances these advancements.”

Converters immediately are centered on enhancing their operations to realize world competitiveness and business dominance via steady refinement and enchancment of their efficiencies. Fast presses want consumables which have the potential to run at good speeds.

Goud recommended that via UV LED lamps and Dual Cure inks, an elevated degree of management and precision brings new potentialities for high-speed printing functions, significantly within the label and slim net sector. “In turn, this enables businesses to meet ever-tighter deadlines and increase overall operational efficiency.”

What are the advantages? Goud defined, “UV curing systems require frequent maintenance and bulb replacements to remain productive, typically lasting between 1,000-2,000 hours. While UV has been a staple of printing for a long time, this is no longer sufficient for high-volume, high-performance printers and converters. LED curing offers numerous benefits that come into play, including long-lasting operation hours (over 20,000 hours), eliminating the need for maintenance. Additionally, it provides an instant on/off mode and enhances the certainty of achieving a complete cure while being mercury and ozone-free and reducing energy consumption.”

PrintWeek/WhatPackaging? asked Goud about the big trends in flexo that could be a game-changer. He said, “The focus will be on sustainability, and reduction of energy will be the critical aspect of sustainability.”

There can be recommendations on what each label firm ought to observe of their plant that Dr Heylen will share through the convention presentation. One tip prematurely, PrintWeek/WhatPackaging? requested, “Focus on the rise of LED-based systems in UV flexo printing – explore the rise of LED-based systems in UV flexo printing by putting LED curing in the spotlight,” stated Goud.