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The dyne level of the ink is probably very low, possibly below 30 dyne. Once you check that and confirm you basically have two choices. Apply a stamp able coating, they exist in both AQ and UV or using corona treatment to increase the dyne level. Good luck

Hello printing656, In full transparency I work for Tec Lighting and we manufacture UV coaters. Unfortunately its not quite that simple. With any UV coater there is a certain level of operator interaction to switch between materials and cleaning up. The goal is to simplify it with minimum...

We sell a high gloss glue able coating, part number TEC152G.This coating will pass both test. Tec Lighting Inc. 714-715-5868

NL Printer, Your UV coater will work just as good with both the C900 and the 901. The only think to keep in mind is that you are using the Tec Coat 1227. If you have any questions please email me at [email protected] and i will respond immediately.

The first step is to determine what type of Digital output you are dealing with. While coating there are three to consider. 1. Digital ink (HP Indigo) 2. Toner (Xerox & Ricoh) 3. Wax based toner (Konica & Canon). The first two should be quite simple to coat with most UV coaters and a quality...

FDA direct food contact FDA direct food contact Bob, Keep in mind that it's not only the coating you are using but the entire process. The FDA will ask how it is being applied ( cross contamination with other coatings and/or cleaners) and how it is being cured. The coating must be fully cured...

Your comment is very true, however, by utilizing the right coating and possibly adding a few IR lamps to soften the wax based toner, allowing the coating to bite into the print, you could get similar results to a newer system. In regards to adhesion of the coating to the print. we could help...

Small format UV coater Small format UV coater Tec lighting has a small format UV coater that retails for under 11K. It has all features of our larger UV coaters just in a smaller footprint. The cost to run 1,000 12" x 18" sheets is approximately $ 6-7 dollars. Please feel free to contact me at...

Coating being absorbed Coating being absorbed You must keep in mind that UV Coating lays on top of a sheet V.S water based coating that gets absorbed into the sheet. So making sure the UV coating has a nice surface to sit on top of is very important. The reason it absorbs into the paper is...

The truth about UV The truth about UV Thank you to those that had positive things to say about the Tec Lighting product, it means a lot to both Tec Lighting and myself. I would like to comment on the safety of UV. 1. All of the UV coatings offered by Tec Lighting are 99.9% VOC free. 2...