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Talk to AGS about LED UV curing for your new press or retrofit. We’ll help you compare LED, hybrid and arc options and estimate your energy savings.
Local supply and service from AGS
Australian Graphic Servicing (AGS), based in Mulgrave, Victoria, supplies and supports UV Ray curing systems across Australia and New Zealand. We bring the same hands-on technical service we provide to flexo printers and converters across the region.
- Advice on LED, hybrid or arc to suit your inks and substrates
- Installation, commissioning and electrical work
- Spare lamps, LED modules and parts
- Servicing, repairs and ongoing technical support
Labels
Narrow web flexo, digital and hybrid label presses.
Packaging
Narrow and mid web flexible packaging, shrink sleeves and cartons.
Low migration
Food, pharmaceutical and medical packaging with low-migration inks.
Coatings and varnishes
Industrial coating, varnishing and adhesive curing.
Applications
Retrofit LED UV onto your existing press
You don’t need a new press to get the benefits of LED UV. MaxLED shares the footprint of traditional reflectors, so it can be retrofitted to most flexo presses, often with no new drilling or changes to the web path. Convert all your stations at once, or start with hybrid units and move to LED as your inks allow.
- Site assessment of your press, inks and substrates
- Station-by-station or full-press conversion
- Installation and commissioning by AGS technicians
- Operator training and ongoing support
Retrofit results
Eurolabel, Italy: MaxLED fitted to a Lombardi press without extra drilling or web path changes. Curing used under 20% of LED power, and the chill temperature rose from 15°C to 22°C, cutting chiller energy.
Skanem India: A 370mm Bobst (Gidue) press fitted with eight water-cooled LED stations and two conventional arc stations, giving stable LED output at 25W/cm with no blower noise.
UV reflectors (dichroic arc)
Durable arc UV lamps with dichroic mirrors that reflect UV onto the web while reducing infrared heat on the substrate.
- For conventional UV inks, varnishes and coatings
- Range of reflector sizes to suit narrow and wide web
- Compatible with the hybrid cassette system
PowerMaxx power supplies
Compact, energy-efficient power supplies for UV Ray LED, arc and hybrid systems.
- Pure, Hybrid and LED versions
- Designed for energy efficiency
- Replaceable circuit cards for faster field repairs
MaxLED LED UV curing
A compact, modular LED UV system for printing and finishing, built to the length your press needs.
- 395nm, 365nm and 275nm wavelengths
- Fanless, air-cooled or water-cooled versions (air-cooled needs no chiller)
- Tilting head for quick cleaning of the light window
- Suits low-migration work for food, pharma and medical packaging
Hybrid LED and arc systems
Run LED and conventional UV on the same press. The extractable cassette swaps between an LED array and an arc lamp without tools, so one station can cure any ink.
- Move to LED progressively, station by station
- Keep curing conventional UV inks and coatings
- Plug-and-play cassette change
- Ideal for converters with a mixed ink range
The UV Ray range
Curing solutions for new presses and retrofits, matched to your inks, substrates and press speeds.
Lower energy costs
LEDs only draw power when curing, with no warm-up or standby, which cuts electricity use and chiller load.
Less heat on the web
Cooler curing protects thin and heat-sensitive films and helps keep register stable.
Mercury and ozone free
No mercury lamps to dispose of and no ozone extraction needed, for a cleaner, safer pressroom.
Instant on, instant off
No warm-up or cool-down time, so you can start production sooner and stop without waiting.
The benefits of LED UV curing
Why printers are switching to LED UV
Traditional mercury arc lamps run hot, need warm-up time and consume a lot of power. LED UV curing switches on and off instantly, runs cooler, contains no mercury and produces no ozone, so you save energy, protect heat-sensitive films and simplify your pressroom.
UV Ray designs and manufactures UV curing systems in Italy and has more than 20 years of experience in the field. Its range covers LED, dichroic arc and hybrid systems that can switch between the two, so you can move to LED at your own pace and keep curing every ink and substrate you run today.
Why UV Ray
- Designed and manufactured in Italy
- LED, arc and hybrid systems from one supplier
- Same footprint as traditional reflectors, so most presses can be retrofitted
- LED modules rated above 70% output after 20,000 hours
- Encrypted remote service connection
LED UV Ink Curing Systems
UV Ray LED, hybrid and arc UV curing for flexo, digital and offset presses. Cut energy use, lower heat and cure with confidence, with local supply, installation and service across Australia and New Zealand from AGS.
Frequently asked questions
LED UV curing uses arrays of ultraviolet LEDs to instantly cure UV inks, varnishes and coatings. Unlike mercury arc lamps, LEDs emit a narrow band of UV, switch on and off instantly, run cooler and contain no mercury.
In most cases, yes. MaxLED has the same footprint as traditional reflectors, so it can be fitted to most flexo presses. We assess your press, inks and substrates first to recommend the right setup.
LED UV needs inks formulated for LED wavelengths, usually 395nm or 365nm. If you still run conventional UV inks, a hybrid system lets you switch each station between LED and arc as needed.
Air-cooled units are simpler and need no chiller, so they suit lower-power applications. Water-cooled units deliver stable, high output for demanding, long-running production. We’ll recommend the right option for your press speeds and inks.
UV Ray rates its MaxLED modules at more than 70% of initial output after 20,000 working hours, far longer than conventional arc lamps.
AGS supplies, installs and services UV Ray LED, hybrid and arc curing systems across Australia and New Zealand, including spare parts and technical support.