Roland DG’s new EUV4 eco-UV ink - for use with its VersaUV UV-LED inkjet printers - will be available from the end of this month (October).
Eco-UV ink is cured with UV light, enabling VersaUV users to print on an exceptionally wide variety of materials, and the addition of clear ink produces unusual textures and embossing effects. The new EUV4 features a change in chemistry that reduces odour and the shrinking of thin film materials like BOPP, PE and PET when curing.
In addition to a 220ml cartridge, a 500ml cartridge has been introduced (white ink is only available in 220ml cartridges). According to Yuko Maeda, Roland DG division president of digital printing, market development, the larger size not only accommodates less ink cartridge replacements, but is more economical.
EUV4 ink is available in high-volume 500 ml cartridges of CMYK and gloss for the LEJ-640 flatbed and LEC-540/330/300A/300 printer/cutters. It is available in 220ml cartridges of CMYK, white and gloss for the LEJ-640 flatbed, LEC-540/330/300A/300 printer/cutters, and LEF-20/12 benchtop flatbed printers.