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LED-UV is currently a hot topic in the field of sheetfed offset printing and will be shown live on the KBA stand at drupa 2016. Holzer Druck und Medien is a pilot user of this future-focused drying process. The renowned printing company in Weiler in Allgäu, Germany, banks on conventional and LED-UV printing delivered by its new six-color KBA Rapida 106 with coater and extended delivery in mixed operation.
The 125-year-old traditional firm employs 70 staff and prints for global enterprises, such as ZEISS, Blaser, Kuka, Geberit and LiebherrThe company has placed its trust in medium-format presses from KBA for more than 25 years. The kit in its high-end Rapida 106 allows Holzer to offer its customers print products, which they are unable to get from any other print firm within a 100km radius. As Holzer is unable to use a purely LED-UV press to its full capacity due to the company’s size, the management opted for a mixed-operation press.
Due to LED UV, Holzer was able to expand its portfolio with uncoated stock and materials and predominantly dark colored substrates, such as plastic and film. Neutral odors delivered by LED-UV technology often play a decisive role, especially when it comes to jobs for the tourist industry. The company has worked out a total of 14 benefits of producing with LED-UV for its clients. These include fast lead times, no need for protective coating, improvements in quality, more finishing options, but also ecological aspects such as high energy savings, lower ozone and CO2 emissions when drying and a large reduction in powder.
In the beginning only 10% of jobs were produced with LED-UV on the Rapida 106. Now it’s more than 20% and Holzer believes it won’t be long until 30% of print jobs will be cured with LED-UV.
The 125-year-old traditional firm employs 70 staff and prints for global enterprises, such as ZEISS, Blaser, Kuka, Geberit and LiebherrThe company has placed its trust in medium-format presses from KBA for more than 25 years. The kit in its high-end Rapida 106 allows Holzer to offer its customers print products, which they are unable to get from any other print firm within a 100km radius. As Holzer is unable to use a purely LED-UV press to its full capacity due to the company’s size, the management opted for a mixed-operation press.
Due to LED UV, Holzer was able to expand its portfolio with uncoated stock and materials and predominantly dark colored substrates, such as plastic and film. Neutral odors delivered by LED-UV technology often play a decisive role, especially when it comes to jobs for the tourist industry. The company has worked out a total of 14 benefits of producing with LED-UV for its clients. These include fast lead times, no need for protective coating, improvements in quality, more finishing options, but also ecological aspects such as high energy savings, lower ozone and CO2 emissions when drying and a large reduction in powder.
In the beginning only 10% of jobs were produced with LED-UV on the Rapida 106. Now it’s more than 20% and Holzer believes it won’t be long until 30% of print jobs will be cured with LED-UV.