UV printing puts a cured, full-color graphic on almost any surface that will hold still. It is the process behind our overlays, nameplates, badges, tags, decorated parts and promotional products. The ink cures under UV light the moment it lands, so it prints on film, rigid plastic, anodized aluminum, acrylic, wood and coated surfaces, with a white underbase where the surface is dark or clear.
What the process does
- Reverse and second-surface printing on clear film and rigid polycarbonate, so the graphic sits behind the surface the operator touches
- White ink as underbase, as selective backlit control, and as a printed color on dark parts
- Raised texture built up in layers for tactile lettering and relief, and spot gloss on logos, button rings and bezels
- Metallic foil accents for chrome and gold effects on nameplates and badges
- Variable data: serial numbers, lot codes, QR and Data Matrix, different on every piece in the same run
- Rotary printing for cylinders 45 to 100 mm in diameter: tumblers, tubes, handles
Envelope
Flat and low-profile parts up to 330 × 415 mm and 60 mm tall, with up to 2 mm of surface variation. Cylindrical parts 45 to 100 mm in diameter and 80 to 245 mm long on the rotary. Larger panels are printed in sections or tiled.
Materials
Polycarbonate and polyester overlay films including medical-grade, hardcoated washdown and UL-recognized grades; rigid polycarbonate, ABS and acrylic; black anodized aluminum; label stocks for outdoor, chemical and tamper-evident use; customer-supplied parts after a trial print.
Applications that use it
Graphic overlays, membrane switch overlays, HMI faceplates, nameplates, badges, asset tags, decoration of supplied parts, direct part marking.