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Printing United 2021 cancelled by organisers

Updated 6th September 2021: Printing United Expo has now been cancelled by the event organisers. We look forward to exhibiting at the 2022 event in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 19-21.

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A GEW customer case study with CondAlign

CondAlign use a dual lamp GEW LeoLED UV curing system in the production of conductive films, which instantly cures the polymer coating and fixes the position of the aligned particles suspended within.

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GEW announces 20,000th system installation

System number 20,000 is a four lamp configuration of GEW’s highly successful GD3 lampheads, fitted to a Gallus Labelfire press. Each lamphead has been specially anodised with a gold finish to the front.

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Spotlight on GEW’s retrofit process

The prospect of retrofitting a busy, working press with a UV curing system can be daunting. This video explains the meticulous measurement, planning and engineering that goes into making sure every GEW UV system retrofit is right first time.

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GEW’s 30-year anniversary

Updated 23.04.2021: GEW celebrated their 30th Anniversary in March, 2021. GEW was formed in 1991 by Gillian and Malcolm Rae, with the stated objective to ‘provide the narrow web label market with compact and efficient UV curing systems.’

Lottery ticket printing with hybrid E4C mercury arc and UV LED cassettes

Lottery ticket printing with hybrid E4C arc and UV LED cassettes

GEW manufactures conventional and LED UV solutions for lottery ticket printing. The choice of light source depends on the type of inks and coatings being used. In this example an integrated system of four UV housings be populated either with E4C mercury arc lamp or LeoLED UV LED cassettes.

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Olympus Print Group embraces exciting hybrid future

Olympus Print Group has started a new round of investments which includes an innovative installation of GEW’s LeoLED UV system and a 12-color Nilpeter – Domino hybrid press with in-line foiling, now offering shrink sleeve as well as label production.

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Investment in new technology pays off for Hagg Press

Based in Illinois, Hagg Press is a ‘Top 400 Printer’ in the USA. Their business is conducted largely through resellers and is extremely competitive. Here they discuss the GEW LED UV curing system that was retrofitted to their RMGT 10-Series press in 2018.

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Push Solutions gain competitive edge with LED UV

Push Solutions, based near Milwaukee, were one of the early adopters of LED UV curing technology and are now capitalising on the benefits of having an LED system retrofitted to their RMGT 9 Series press.

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UV curing specialist Jennifer Heathcote joins GEW

GEW (EC) Limited is delighted to announce that Jennifer Heathcote has joined the GEW sales team as Business Development Manager. Jennifer has proven herself to be a leading authority on conventional and LED UV technology, as well as their use across a broad range of industrial curing applications.

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GEW’s LED UV helps KC Print stay ahead of the pack

KC Print is one of the leading trade printers in Ireland. Having operated with an LED UV curing system on their Ryobi press for over a year now, in this video they offer their views on what it has done for the business.

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Phenix Label optimise efficiency with ArcLED technology

Kansas-based Phenix Label are power-users of GEW mercury arc and LED UV systems, with 44 lampheads operating on five of their presses. Phenix use ArcLED hybrid curing systems to optimise production efficiency and to reduce costs.

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Meet us at Label Summit Latin America

GEW is exhibiting at Label Summit Latin America, which gets underway next week in Medellin, Colombia. The company has UV curing system installations across the region and will be present in Medellin once more, to build upon this successful market.

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The countdown is on for ICE Europe

GEW will be exhibiting its full range of UV curing systems for the coating and converting industries, at ICE Europe 2019. The Munich show runs from 12th -14th March and GEW will be there in Hall A5, at Stand 1710.

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GEW participates in Label & Packaging Innovation

GEW will be collaborating with many other market-leaders and industry pioneers to present an innovative and highly informative conference event this April, in Florence, Italy. Label & Packaging Innovation will unveil breakthrough inventions & technologies in printing and converting.

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Next stop Labelexpo India

The next stop in GEW’s busy calendar of international exhibitions is Labelexpo India, in New Delhi. The GEW team are on Stand H9 and the show runs from 22-25 November at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida.