With traditional UV curing processes, the tremendous heat associated with mercury UV lamps require a significant amount of electricity to operate. By replacing mercury lamps with UV LED curing systems, Phoseon customers have experienced energy savings of up to 85 percent. Discover the significant energy savings users of UV LED have experienced!

Phoseon pioneered the use of LED technology for UV light curing in industrial applications, offering equipment manufacturers a high-performance curing technology that also saves significant energy while eliminating greenhouse gases and dangerous mercury and ozone from the UV curing process.
These UV LED products offer significant environmental improvements to current mercury-based products. Phoseon UV LED technologies provide energy savings of between 75 and 85 percent compared to prior drying systems. With the Phoseon lamps, there is no need for fume extraction units to remove the gases generated by mercury-vapor UV lamps. Javier Sequeiros, Technical Director, Impresos Gráficos – Mexico

To reduce CO₂ emissions and to make production more efficient, Eticod decided to invest in UV LED technology. At the beginning of 2021, a Bobst M5 430, 10-color flexo printing press with UV LED curing was successfully installed and put into operation. The machine now consumes approximately 60 percent less electricity, which corresponds to an annual saving of approximately 50 kWh, while eliminating 200 tons of CO₂. UV LED is not only good for the environment, but also has a very positive effect on the finances, sustainability and health and safety of our company. Eticod – Poland

Phoseon UV LED solutions also help lower energy costs, as traditional UV mercury arc lamps use 70 percent more electrical power to operate than low-heat, low-energy UV LED technologies. Sopano – France

Phoseon’s technology uses significantly less power than its mercury counterparts, the company claims. With its instant on/off capabilities, Phoseon’s curing is ideal for South Africa’s power fluctuations. The press’ electrical consumption is currently 30 percent less than GM Graphix’s other flexo presses, Massyn says. The solar panels at GM Graphix generate enough energy to run the press for 5.5 hours each day, which they would never be able to do with mercury UV. GM Graphics – South Africa

Operating expenses for a press with typical mercury vapor curing units, which generate plenty of heat, cost around $34,000 a year (and the mercury bulbs used eventually end up in a landfill). However, the cost for the same press installed with UV LED curing units adds up to an energy efficient $658 per year. Empire Screen Printing – USA

 Are LEDs Sustainable? LED is the only choice sustainable UV curing technology

• No Mercury!  Mercury ban in manufacturing processes is growing globally.

• No Green House Gases, Ozone produced or needed to be evacuated from the facility.

• Significantly reduced energy usage versus mercury UV and high energy water-based dryers.

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