14. UV Curable Inks
Recently, there have been significant improvements of UV curable inks in number plate machine especially in numeral coating. As a result of these dramatic advancements along with computer technology have opened newer height of opportunities for license plate manufacturers in meeting the all the durability prerequisites of number plates. Chief benefits of UV curable inks include the reduction of traditional solvent flumes and a more compact system. But on the other side of the equation, this system produces rigorous odours. For this reason, it is very important license plate manufacturers should design a well-ventilated system. Another requirement is a UV light curing system which could pose subsequent risks to the inmate operators especially from lamps as heat and ozone generation. In connection to this, these coatings have been proven to be not so durable in meeting the rule of a thumb in the past years.
Meanwhile, recent studies show that there is a huge variety of inks with respect to colors that are available in the marketplace. The best part here is that these inks are qualified for appropriate use. Suffice to say, it is a must for every license plate manufacturer to be aware with the wide diversity of options out there in order to keep in pace with the ever changing world of license plate production. This is very important especially now that competition is on hype which only means that you have to strive so you’ll never be left behind.
20 Keywords about License Plate Manufacturing
- Order Entry or Processing
- Production Scheduling
- Materials
- Reflective Sheeting
- Graphics and Printing
- Blanking
- Components of blanking line
- License Plate Identification
- Manual embossing
- Finishing
- Liquid Neutral Coating
- Hot Foil Stamping
- Optical Scanning system
- UV Curable Inks
- Packaging and distribution
- License Plate Digitization systems
- Computerized Optical Verification
- Shipping/Mailing
- Barcoding
- Verdict on the LPD system