Drying, Curing & UV
The benefits of using genuine spare parts directly from the manufacturer
Traditional mercury arc lamps are the workhorses of the UV label printing industry. WhilstGEWhas many UV system installations still running after more than 20 years, by the very nature of the technology and the materials used, the working life of a UV lamp is finite, the company says
guaranteed that their production, even after servicing or repairs, will maintain the same high product quality throughout the life of the press to which the lamps are fitted. Brown concludes: “The last thing you
want with spares is surprises. GEW lamps and spares bring us reliability, longevity and peace of mind.”
FOCUSING ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY Malcom Rae, managing director at GEW, says: “GEW has monitored the development of UV LEDs over a period of about 10 years. Our LED technology uses a very different approach to the other system suppliers. With current trends LEDs will become an increasingly attractive proposition in the future and we are committed to working with ink manufacturers to explore and develop the opportunities for LED curing in all sectors of the industry. “Over 25 years GEW has demonstrated an
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y choosing the correct product and only genuine manufacturer’s spare parts, life expectancy can
be significantly higher than commonly assumed, GEW says. Olympus Print Group in Leeds, UK,
invested in several high spec Nilpeter FA-4 combination presses with GEW-made E2C UV curing systems, offering UV flexo, UV digital and UV screen printing and hot/cold foiling. With the set-up Olympus has realised substantial power savings and has been able to achieve very high lamp durabilities. Says Olympus managing director, Adrian
Brown: “We achieved the extra-long life cycles of these UV lamps by using authentic GEW parts and by running the system at the correct power level rather trying to work at full power.” Olympus’ Prism Management Information System allows management to keep track of shift activities, when the press is running or idle, when in standby and when down for other reasons. “We have virtually 100 per cent UV efficiency and ever since installation no downtime because of lamp failure and that’s running three shifts five days a week,” confirms Brown. Due to the high energy efficiency of the
E2C lamps’ tuned reflectors, the RHINO electronic power supply and the fact that
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Olympus runs its complex multi-process jobs at around half full press speed, the lamps operate at roughly 40 per cent of full power and are proven to last in excess of 5,000 hours, often up to 7,000. This compares to 80 to 90 per cent power settings for the previous UV lamps, which in turn generated more frequent lamp burnouts and resulted in much shorter life cycles.
THE RISK OF COSTLY REPAIRS Olympus uses only genuine spares as they fulfil the highest quality standards and ensure the longevity of the system. Look- alike parts do not reach the same quality level as genuine GEW parts and they can often have a negative impact on the life cycles users can expect and in extreme cases they can even damage the UV system adding additional cost in replacing parts. Using the original manufacturer’s parts
avoids the unnecessary risk of costly production downtime, which can jeopardise product quality, productivity and profit margins. They are designed, built and tested specifically for GEW UV systems, so peak performance is achieved at all times. Because GEW parts are manufactured
according to the same quality standards as the original installation, users are
The RHINO power supply and E2C lamp
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ability to develop exciting products that meet and regularly exceed customer expectations. The first product GEW ever produced, our MD1, had several innovative features and quickly attracted many customers. This allowed us to grow in spite of a lasting economic recession and develop a loyal customer base that is still intact today. Our relentless focus on energy efficiency is driving one side of our development, the other being our effort to design ever more cost effective products. “E2C with RHINO power is a rare
combination of extreme energy efficiency with exceptional value for money. Our development programme is accelerating, which means our customers will see new developments in the coming years.”
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