Drying, Curing and UV


GEW assists Meyers in ambitious sustainability drive


GEW’s UV LED technology helps Minneapolis-based label and packaging printer to achieve sustainability goals and win more business


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Fig 1: Chris Dillon and Michael Dillon, alongside one of the three presses that have been upgraded to run UV LED curing. Fig 2: Meyers use GEW UV Arc and LED lamp cassettes interchangeably, across all three of their main production lines.


eyers, a packaging and label printer based in Minnesota, USA, has announced the successful implementation of an ambitious


retrofi t programme to upgrade to UV LED curing systems across all main production lines at its Minneapolis facility.


The primary objective of the programme is to


signifi cantly reduce energy consumption and costs at the plant, whilst reducing Meyers’ Scope One, Two and Three emissions, and its subsequent carbon footprint. These factors are known to have a direct eff ect on the company’s competitiveness and its ability to secure new business from its sustainability-conscious customers, which include many megabrands and household names among


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