What are the advantages and disadvantages of uv printers?

May 09, 2023

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of uv printers?

Disadvantages of uv flatbed printers:
1. It can only print flat and uneven objects with a drop of no more than 10cm. The printing of uv flatbed printers is to place non-contact objects on the surface of the platform.
Generally, the printed material is flat, and the pattern of a circular or curved object cannot be printed.
2. Compared with silk screen printing and pad printing, the inkjet speed will be slower. The general color printed by uv flatbed printer is 6 colors, 8 colors or 11 colors, and the color is output in one piece. It's still a bit slow until the image is printed. However, the printing accuracy is high and the pattern quality is good.
3. Consumables are more expensive, because of its quick-drying advantage and 3D relief effect, consumables are more expensive than ordinary solvent-based inks and water-based inks.

Advantages of UV flatbed printer:
1. Wide range of applicable printing materials
2. Plate-making and printing are fast and low-cost, applicable to various output software, and support various file formats
3. Configure professional color management software
4. The UV printer can print and take immediately, meeting the needs of fast products
5. The unit price of UV printers starts from printing, and batch matching template printing saves labor
6. The full-color image coloring fully achieves the photo quality effect, and the positioning is accurate and the scrap rate is zero
7. It only takes 30 minutes to master the professional skills required for making high-quality goods
8. The process technology completely breaks through the embossed three-dimensional effect printed by UV flatbed printers
9. UV ink is waterproof, sunscreen and scratch-resistant, and the UV lamp can be sprayed and dried immediately


Although the uv printer has some shortcomings, it cannot hide its own advantages. Therefore, in general, uv flatbed printers are suitable for personalized and customized printing, and are in the mid-to-high-end market.

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