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US 2021/0354482 A1Published application
Curing station and method for curing printing ink of a direct print on containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorPeter LINDNER
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Abstract
A curing station for curing printing ink of a direct print on containers, comprising a conveyor for conveying the containers preferably in container holders, and further comprising at least one UV light unit for curing the printing ink, characterized in that the at least one UV light unit comprises a 2D arrangement of UV LEDs for generating a UV light field for curing the printing ink.
Claims19
A curing station for curing printing ink of a direct print on containers, comprising:
- a conveyor for conveying the containers;
- and
- further comprising at least one UV light unit for curing the printing ink, wherein the at least one UV light unit comprises a 2D arrangement of UV LEDs for generating a UV light field for curing the printing ink.
A method of curing printing ink of a direct print on containers, comprising:
- conveying the containers;
- and
- curing the printing ink by means of at least one UV light unit during such conveyance, wherein the at least one UV light unit generates a UV light field for curing the printing ink by a 2D arrangement of UV LEDs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.