Phoseon Customer Saves More Than 70% on Energy Costs with Nexus ONE™ UV LED Curing.

A Phoseon customer in Italy experienced more than 70% energy savings by upgrading from traditional mercury UV to Nexus ONE™ UV LED curing systems. According to the customer, an 8-color UV flexographic press (430mm wide) that works on two shifts and consumes an average of 198,000kWh per year with traditional mercury UV. Under the same conditions, consumption with Phoseon UV LED is 58,000kWh.

UV LED Brings € 38,000 Savings Per Year for 8-Color Press.

The annual savings for a single machine is therefore 140,000kWh x € 0.20 (average energy price per kWh in Italy = € 28,000), to which are added to approximately € 10,000 of spare parts / consumables for a total saving of approximately € 38,000 per year. All this translates into an ROI of less than 2 years for the single machine, without considering a potential increase in productivity of 15-20%.

Energy Savings with UV LED.

With traditional UV curing processes, the tremendous heat associated with mercury UV lamps require a significant amount of electricity to operate. Phoseon UV LED technologies provide energy savings of between 75 and 85 percent compared to prior drying systems. With Phoseon lamps, there is no need for fume extraction units to remove the gases generated by mercury-vapor UV lamps. UV LED is not only good for the environment, but also has a very positive effect on the finances, sustainability, health, and safety of company operations.

The family-run printing company Eticod from Katowice, Poland, focused on the sustainable production of labels at an early stage and has already invested in photovoltaic systems and heat exchangers in the past. With the investment in UV LED for drying, the CO₂ emissions at Eticod have been reduced even further while energy savings have increased.

Eticod’s Bobst M5 430, 10-color press with UV LED curing was successfully installed and put into operation. The machine consumes approximately 60% less electricity, which corresponds to an annual saving of approximately 50 kWh, while eliminating 200 tons of CO₂.

Aron Huc, son of company founder Jacek Huc, is very impressed with Phoseon UV LED curing technology: “Phoseon UV LED ensures constant and efficient curing on all colors and at all speeds. The fact that we do not need any replacement lamps or any other spare parts, as well as the longevity of the Phoseon UV LED lamps with an achievable lifetime of over 60,000 operating hours, give us security and predictability in our production. UV LED lamps do not emit any ozone, which means that no extraction system had to be installed. 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." 

Bring Sustainability to your Press.

At Phoseon, we are fully committed to the wellbeing of the environment.We continuously work to reduce the environmental impact of the products that we manufacture. Phoseon LED solutions offer consistent and reliable power output, eliminate greenhouse gases, and remove mercury from an entire category of industrial processes. Phoseon started the LED revolution for UV curing in 2002 and its products have collectively saved millions of pounds of CO₂ emissions since inception. Along with energy savings UV LED promotes both waste reduction, and pollution prevention. Invest in a greener future with UV LED technology!