The first LED Tech Talk
IST METZ recently hosted the first LED Tech Talk, an event taking account of the increasing significance of LED technology, whose use in the printing industry has grown in the past few years.
IST METZ supplies both conventional UV systems with medium-pressure mercury discharge lamps and LED systems. The LED Tech Talk was designed to pass on information about the “new” technology.
A brief welcome from Dirk Jägers, managing director of IST METZ GmbH, was followed by an explanation by Stefan Feil, Technical Marketing Manager, of the technical principles of LED UV technology. He also described the development of the market since the advent of the technology in 2008.
After that, Dr. Erich Frank, member of the Printing Inks Technical Committee of the Verband der deutschen Lack- und Druckfarbenindustrie e.V. (Industrial Association of German Coatings and Printing Inks), dealt with LED ink technology.
As a supplier of both kinds of system, IST METZ believes that it is necessary to weigh up and assess which individual solution is appropriate and this depends on the application in question. Whilst LEDs may still have potential for development at the moment, one thing is certain: both technologies have individual advantages depending on the application in question; these need to be taken into account when selecting the UV system.
