UV Coating equipment

[mikesgraphicservice]

Ball park what are we looking at for an entry level UV unit and what kind of space is needed?

I can set you 100% set up for under $16,000, this includes set up and training. Shipping is not included. Mike's Graphic Service & Supply mikesgraphicservice@yahoo.com Mikes Graphic Service (714) 234-7580 We have all the supplies as well. UV Coatings, Lamps,etc...

[GWSALES]

I have mutliple size coaters from 18.8" up to 29.5". All my coaters can be feed with our Creasers and Perf Score units or with our pile feeders. All XDC coaters have 3 IR lamps for total cure on the Konica engines.

YouTube - Graphic Whizard UV Coater VividCoater XDC Series and Transport
YouTube - Graphic Whizard VividCoater Micro
YouTube - Press Specialties Universal Feeder on a Graphic Whizard Vivid Coater Micro

Graphic Whizard - Numbering Machines - Creasing Machines - Print Finishing Equipment - UV Coaters - Bindery

Call me anytime to arrange for a demo at your shop.
James
760-212-4206

[NTXSOL]

I was wondering if I would find Graphic Whizard in this thread. I will have to admit that I wasnt expecting to see James posting here. We are hoping to get a chance to run some samples on the new Graphic Whizard UV coaters and possibly purchase one of the creasers to feed it which would be a great combination for our shop. We are definitely excited about their line of products. I did get a chance to see their smallest unit in action a while back and was impressed with the quality from a small hand-fed unit. I will be sure to post back here once we have run our samples.

[NTXSOL]

We got a chance to view the UV Coaters offered by Graphic Whizard over the weekend and were extremely impressed. We purchased the 18.8" coater and will manually feed until we purchase the creaser and transport.

The machine will be delivered and installed tomorrow afternoon and we will begin using it immediately. I will post again to let everybody know how pleased we are with the machine after about a week of use. We have made some great purchases in our shop as we have grown and nothing has excited us more than this new UV coater.

We do have a small format UV coater from Drytac that is the 12" model if anybody is interested. We are wanting to sell it off so we can move forward with other purchases so we are willing to let it go at a great price. The quality of the machine is great and would work well for anybody doing short runs and needing the small footprint it provides. We have had it for a little over a year now and have finally gone full production and needed a faster machine with the ability to be auto-fed in the near future.

[PlanetDave]

There are many different reasons and applications when deciding which UV machine to purchase. Yes, there are now many options both long and short machines. First you must look at what machine is printing the piece you wish to UV.
Konica and Cannon and some others use wax in their toner. You can not get UV to adhere to the toner unless you have an IR dryer on your unit. Without the IR the UV "OIL" will scratch off after it is cured. If you are printing on a RICO or XEROX you do not need an IR unit for that purpose, but the IR does cause the "OIL" to spread. Most manufacturers sell different size machines. If you are a qucik print shop and you need the IR for business cards and not much else, get an inexpensive small machine. If you will run up to 13 x 19 sheets and want to build a UV business, get a 25" machine. You will want to run in the short direction. If you will run 1,000 sheets at a time you will want a sheet feeder. Make sure it has a press type feeder and not a friction feeder. Friction type feeders don't work, trust me! If you are running full size sheets get a UV that will work with your largest sheet size. I went through a lot of agony with the wrong machine. email me if you have any questions. Dave@DirMail.net

[rbailleu]

does anyone ever uv coat matte polypropolene.

[PlanetDave]

I haven't. Maybe someone else has.

[Albnn011]

does anyone ever uv coat matte polypropolene.

The entire application is important to know. Poly products are sensitive to heat, so the challenge isn't laying down a coating, it is not damaging the stock with the heat generated by the UV Lamp. We do have Cool UV options for this process. The first thing is going into detail with you on the application. You may want to send us some samples for us to test. We can do all the evalutions with your samples and let you know what are the possibilities for you.

Let me know info@alscouv.com

[hellohappydaisy]

We are looking for a UV coater that will lay a coat on output from the Bizhub 6500.

We are manufacturer specilizing in making UV coating machine in China, I think we can provide you the UV coater which you need.
Please visit our web site Shenzhen Printstar Machinery Co., Ltd or contact me with more details.
My MSN & Email :daisyvicstar@hotmail.com

Daisy

[sallak]

I'm new here but like to show what we use, as we are in the market to serve other printers for their UV Needs.

2008 28x40 Sakurai Screen Cylinder Coater, with OLEC dryer and Stacker.
We run at a average around 2800 sheets per hour.

YouTube - SAKURAI UV COATER


Graphic Coatings, Inc
Santa Fe Springs, Ca

great machine . can it do spot?
how much does it cost?