Since the advent of digital UV inkjet cylinder printers, it has become very easy to apply DIY patterns on thermos cups, aluminum cans, wine bottles, lipstick tubes, electronic cigarettes, metal tubes, etc.Let’s take the printing of a thermos cup as an example.
Prepare a thermos cup, it can be white or non-white – for white cups, we can directly apply colored oil, for non-white cups, we use the printing process of white colored oil – convert the image file to the printing format in the computer, and set up printing Starting position – place the thermos cup and start printing – the finished product as shown in the video (pictured) is completed.
It is worth mentioning that this machine can print all cylinder and cone products with a diameter of 4~13cm and a length of 24cm.
Digital printing of cylindrical products has significant advantages:
1. Digital UV cylinder printing perfectly replaces the complex processes of traditional embossing and lithographic printing of cylinders. There is no need for plate making, printing, repeated color registration and other steps. One person can complete the printing operation independently, and it can be printed and dried immediately. It is desirable, greatly reducing labor costs and improving work efficiency;
2. Digital inkjet multi-color printing technology, with richer colors, strong color layering, simultaneous output of white color oil, and strong artistic image, realizing technological innovation from partial printing to full-body color printing;
3. The cylindrical printer has a unique design and comes with a roller station. During the printing process, it can rotate 360 degrees for seamless printing. The positioning is 100% accurate. The overall picture has no sense of disharmony and the overall effect is beautiful;
4. Fast speed and high production capacity. Calculated based on the full-width printing of a cylinder with a diameter of 6.5CM*18CM, full-color printing takes about 20 seconds, white-color printing takes about 35 seconds, and white-color varnish printing takes about 45 seconds. It can print 120-80 pieces in one hour and 960-640 pieces in eight hours a day. It can fully realize the mass customization production of personalized graphics and text.
5. The machine is modularly assembled and easy to operate, so novices can learn it immediately.
In general, the cylinder (cone) printing process has the characteristics of flexible and diverse printing methods, simplified operating procedures, and superior color expression, making it widely used in packaging, cosmetics, home decoration and other fields. application.
Considering the wide application of cylindrical products in various fields, as well as some of the challenges faced by traditional printing, such as the difficulty in perfectly matching plate making and printing and the long time consumption, the digital printing market will have huge potential and room for development in the field of cylindrical products.
Post time: Nov-13-2023