The profit model of UV platform inkjet printer
now, inkjet printing equipment has been widely recognized by people. Its work efficiency and printing quality are very high, and it can carry out color printing on a variety of substrates. At present, the platform inkjet printer using UV curing ink has expanded the market scope of this kind of printer and the types of substrate it can print
inkjet technology lights up the light of hope for people
digital inkjet printers using UV curing ink not only have the advantages of traditional inkjet printers, but also further improve their performance. They can be used in the printing process of rigid substrates, and many of them are uncommon materials, such as metal, plywood and glass
material compatibility
the following table reflects the types of substrates that platform UV inkjet printers can handle, which are often used by silk printing plants and other commercial printing plants. In the table, we list the names of materials and their use proportion in ordinary silk printing plants
proportion of materials in all materials used
pressure sensitive ethylene 22%
PVC (flexible) 7%
styrene/abs 10%
polycarbonate/Lexan 12%
foamed plastic/corrugated cardboard 4%
cardboard 9%
metal 11%
PVC (rigid) 5%
polyethylene 4%
polyester/Mylar 9%
acrylic/plexiglas 4%
acrylic/resin glass 4%
polypropylene 3%
of course, If the ink cannot adhere well to the surface of the substrate, another unique feature of graphene is "zero penetration" - all gases and liquids cannot penetrate. The processing ability of inkjet printers for materials of different sizes and textures is meaningless. This is also where UV curing ink shows its strength
when irradiated by UV light source during printing, UV curing ink will solidify and then adhere to the substrate. The management of UV light source allows users to better control the curing process of ink, which is impossible for water-based ink
during the curing process of UV ink, there are some variable factors, such as the wavelength and intensity of the light source and the duration of exposure. "Tweezing" UV curing parameters can make the ink adhere better on a variety of substrate materials, which is much better than a single ink setting. The platform inkjet printer can set four, six and eight colors of ink, so it can match the printing equipment more perfectly, so as to achieve the ideal working state and excellent color matching ability
the high-quality UV curing platform inkjet printer can print on rigid and flexible materials with a maximum width of 126 inches (3.2 meters). It can carry out rapid automatic or semi-automatic plate transfer for materials with different thickness and width, and can also be integrated with a variety of automatic post press processing equipment (such as engraving machines) to provide complete services for people
now, our problem is not whether the platform UV inkjet printer can print on all materials, but how to use it to make profits
How do UV platform inkjet printers make money
in the process of equipment purchase - for example, the price of a UV platform printer is generally between $200000 and $400000 - the return on investment is a key issue. And before any company makes a purchase decision, it should be clear what kind of economic benefits this equipment can bring to itself
when calculating the initial purchase cost of a device, people should consider the many benefits of printing with UV curing platform printing technology
the biggest advantage of UV curing platform inkjet printer is that it can dry the ink in an instant, which only takes 0.2 seconds, and will not affect the printing speed. In this way, the transfer speed of live parts will be improved, and the output and profit that the printer can bring to you will also increase
compared with water-based or solvent-based inks, UV inks can adhere to more materials, and also expand the range of substrates that do not need pretreatment. Untreated materials are always cheaper than coating materials because they reduce processing steps, thus saving users a lot of material costs
The durability of UV curing ink is very strong, so you don't have to use film to protect the surface of printed matter. This not only solves the bottleneck problem in the production process (the requirement of film coating on the printing environment is very high), but also reduces the material cost and shortens the transfer timeuv curing ink can stay on the surface of the substrate without being absorbed by the substrate. Therefore, its printing and color quality between different substrates are more stable, which can save users a certain amount of setting time
generally speaking, inkjet technology has many attractions, but the most important thing is that it can avoid many settings and post press processing requirements that traditional printing methods cannot avoid in the process of printing short editions
the maximum speed of industrial inkjet printing systems has exceeded 1000 square feet/hour, and the resolution has reached 600 DPI. They are very suitable for short version live high-quality printing
the main structural features of the machine: UV curing ink can also reduce the environmental pollution problems related to solvent based ink
new markets mean an increase in revenue.
another advantage that this combination of UV curing inks and desktop inkjet printers can bring to us is that they can open up new markets. Through this combination, users can meet the various needs of silk printing, commercial photo printing, logo printing, digital imaging, billboard printing and commercial printing customers
silk printers can also benefit from the platform inkjet printing system using UV curing ink. This system can bring users faster transfer speed and printing speed (200 to 1000 square feet/hour or 19 to 93 square meters/hour), and can cure the ink in 0.2 seconds. In addition
commercial photo studios can also enter many new markets by using UV curing ink, which allows people to print photo quality images on any substrate, not just photo paper. Moreover, the production steps of the platform inkjet printer are less than ordinary models, so it can save a lot of manpower, time and space
the ultra large format UV platform inkjet printer can bring benefits to label production companies because of its fast speed, strong durability and perfect functions, which can meet the requirements of different users. By using UV curing inkjet printers, sign making companies can not only obtain faster version transfer speed on a variety of substrates, but also open up more new markets while increasing profits
digital imaging companies can also reduce costs by using UV platform inkjet printing equipment, achieve a main business income of 11.3 trillion yuan in industries above the province, improve productivity, and develop new products to penetrate into new markets. If the multiple functions of platform inkjet technology can be organically combined with UV ink, people can formulate this energy and environmental development strategy to obtain shorter transfer time and higher production efficiency
outdoor advertising is an industry with an annual output value of billions of dollars, which is very suitable for using UV platform inkjet printing technology. It is generally believed that UV curing inks have developed rapidly in the past two years and have a large number of loyal customers. The platform inkjet printer can also provide outdoor advertising customers with the versatility, high speed and high quality they need. It can create profits for enterprises in the production process of these live parts
commercial printers can also expand their business scope among new and old customers. The printing fields that can bring benefits to them are: point of sale display boards, banners, traffic advertisements, and other products that can be produced by using high-speed and high-quality large format UV inkjet printers. By using large format UV inkjet printers, commercial printers can obtain the ability to print on a variety of non-standard substrates
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