Curing inks and coatings using ultraviolet light energy has been deployed in the printing, signage and packaging industries for some time now and offer identifiable advantages in production.
Inks can cure on the press and printed sheets can be ready for finishing immediately, instead of waiting for evaporative drying or partial infrared drying. UV curing of adhesives is even used in medicine—you may have had a tooth cap cured by using a UV light probe.
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