GEW is launching a new monitoring system for UV curing installations, the multi-point UV monitor, or mUVm, designed to give continuous and accurate readings of UV output on a press.
The UV monitoring consists of calibrated sensors positioned along the length of the lamp to continuously measure the UV intensity in a UV curing system.
Effective ink curing depends upon a guaranteed output from the lamp and reflector system and GEW’s new mUVm is a set of one or up to five UV sensors which give continuous monitoring of UV output on a press.
The user interface displays the UV output of the lamps on the Rhino system touchscreen and alarms can be set to warn when the output gets too low or too high.
The mUVm enables the user to see when UV lamps reach end of life. Accurate UV outputs determine when to change lamps to extend their life, whilst saving energy by reducing lamp running power, without risking undercured product.
With mUVm it is now possible to attain 100% UV inspection for every batch when using the API user interface, and generate a UV curing certificate for every batch by recording live UV outputs for every lamp.
mUVm is designed to comply with European legislation on food contact packaging, including the Framework Regulation, Good Manufacturing Regulation and Plastics Regulation as well as the Swiss Ordinance.
