Value Added Printing with the new Eco Power LEC - Eltosch

Press Release
Hamburg, March 27th 2013
Member of Hönle Group
Press Contact:
Catherine Gettert
phone: +49 (0)89 8 56 08-170
catherine.gettert@hoenle.de
Lochhamer Schlag 1
82166 Gräfelfing
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Value Added Printing with the
new Eco Power LEC
The Eco Power LEC is a unique UV module system with specially
designed components for Low Energy Curing (LEC), developed for
commercial printers. This technology combines the advantage of lower
investment, lower operating cost and environmental advantages with
process related advantages of UV curing.
The unique design of the UV module, namely the special reflector geometry
in combination with an Electronic Power Supply, generates the
highest possible UV light output at reduced power supply. The
Eltosch system has been certified by the independent German Berufsgenossenschaft
for energy minimized drying.
The high performance UV module is a compact and light weight construction
equipped with special coated DiCure reflectors. The UV lamp
with an adjusted wave length fits perfectly to the high-reactive UV inks
and coatings. The system is extremely maintenance- friendly, the printers
themselves replace the UV lamps and the reflectors very quickly
and easily. Due to the optimized reflector geometry with maximum
efficiency and no reflection losses, minimized energy input is needed.
Eltosch
Torsten Schmidt GmbH
Dreyerpfad 1
D-22415 Hamburg
www.eltosch.com
Managing Directors:
Ronny Müller
Carsten Scheffel
Place of Business:
Hamburg
HRB Hamburg
Nr. 101615

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The low energy curing process is based on a combination of highly
reactive UV inks and coatings, a specific dryer unit configuration and a
UV lamp developed for LEC inks and coatings. LEC does not intend to
give a print enhancement effect such as gloss, but offers a more rapid
drying for finishing and converting.
Member of Hönle Group
Press Contact:
Catherine Gettert
phone: +49 (0)89 8 56 08-170
catherine.gettert@hoenle.de
Lochhamer Schlag 1
82166 Gräfelfing
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Savings associated with LEC amortize quickly during investment
and operation. As for the investment: Presses equipped for LEC require
less interdeck dryers (usually, only one in the last printing unit, sometimes
even no interdeck dryer at all) and less UV modules in the delivery
(typically, only one instead of three). This saves investment costs.
Savings during operation: The UV modules are equipped with switchable
UV lamps with a control range from200 to300Watts/Inch, instead of 400
to 500 Watts/Inch with standard UV configurations. This, together with
lower coating energy required, saves operating cost significantly.
Besides, ECO Power LEC requires only little space in the print shop.
The typical LEC sheet-fed press is a four or five colour press with a single
lamp system or with coating respectively long perfectors with a double
lamp system for general commercial and publication printing.
Benefits of Low Energy Curing are economical, environmental and
process-related.
Compared to non-UV (commercial)
The general benefits of UV printing are a high mechanical fastness (scratch
and rub resistance) and a extremely fast finishing. But the biggest advantage
is the possibility of immediate further processing, meaning no waiting time!
Eltosch
Torsten Schmidt GmbH
Dreyerpfad 1
D-22415 Hamburg
www.eltosch.com
Managing Directors:
Ronny Müller
Carsten Scheffel
Place of Business:
Hamburg
HRB Hamburg
Nr. 101615

Press Release
Member of Hönle Group
Press Contact:
Catherine Gettert
phone: +49 (0)89 8 56 08-170
catherine.gettert@hoenle.de
Lochhamer Schlag 1
82166 Gräfelfing
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Compared to classical UV curing (commercial)
The main benefit of LEC compared to conventional UV technology is
significant cost savings. These result from a less amount of lamps, less
power consumption per lamp and less space requirement. This has to
be offset against the higher cost of inks, though. During field testing and
practice, it has been proven so far, that the total LEC costs, composed of
power savings and higher ink prices, is still up to 50% lower than than a
conventional UV process. However, LEC cannot achieve goals of the
classical UV with standard UV inks and varnishes like gloss, highest
press speeds, rub resistance and flexibility. In addition, with LEC technology,
the press installation will require less switching and cooling cabinets
compared to conventional UV. And with the use of the
supplementary transformers (now being included in the standard UV
equipment) the size of the cabinets has been again reduced. The customer
has more space available.
ROLAND 500 and ROLAND 700 presses with UV preparation can easily
be retrofitted with SelectDryer LEC-UV modules and vice versa the
presses today equipped with LEC-UV can later be retrofitted to
upgraded SelectDryer UV modules. Eltosch always puts a strong
emphasis on innovative designs for ecological and economical energy
use. Thus, due to the limited energy consumption, LEC-UV has a
positive environmental impact, too.
Eltosch
Torsten Schmidt GmbH
Dreyerpfad 1
D-22415 Hamburg
www.eltosch.com
Managing Directors:
Ronny Müller
Carsten Scheffel
Place of Business:
Hamburg
HRB Hamburg
Nr. 101615

Press Release
Member of Hönle Group
Press Contact:
Catherine Gettert
phone: +49 (0)89 8 56 08-170
catherine.gettert@hoenle.de
Lochhamer Schlag 1
82166 Gräfelfing
About Eltosch: Eltosch belongs to the strong Hönle Group. In addition to the original
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parent company, UV systems specialist Dr. Hönle AG, the Hönle Group also comprises
of the UV dryer specialists Eltosch (sheet-fed offset printing), Grafix (peripheral units for
the printing industry, e.g. ink fixation) and the UV specialist for rotary printing
PrintConcept.
Experts in the divison glass and lamp manufacturing are Raesch (customized quartz
glass components), UV-Technik Speziallampen (lamp manufacturing, e.g. for disinfection)
and Aladin (UV lamp manufacturing). Further subsidiaries are the specialist for
professional lightning technology Mitronic as well as the adhesives specialist Panacol.
The German based Hönle Group has local subsidiaries in China, France, Spain, United
Kingdom and the USA and a sales office in Italy. The Hönle Group also has an extensive
worldwide network of experienced sales and service partners.
Eltosch
Torsten Schmidt GmbH
Dreyerpfad 1
D-22415 Hamburg
www.eltosch.com
Managing Directors:
Ronny Müller
Carsten Scheffel
Place of Business:
Hamburg
HRB Hamburg
Nr. 101615