Advantages of UV printing (UV vs Eco solvent vs Latex) 

To be honest, as a signage user with more than 15 years of experience and work with all three types of printers, i think that eco-solvent is definitely a history due to smell and curving edges. But, I would not count off latex in comparison to UV, as latex prints are way more vivid and they can be used in wrapping curvy surfaces, on both matte and glossy media. On the other hand, UV prints can't be stretched a bit, so you can't cover even a slightest unevenness. Beside that, latex printer which prints 23-25 sqms per hour cost abot $25k, and UV printer in the same print speed cost $50-70k. Cost per sqm are about $2,5 on latex vs 1,5-2 on UV, so depends on your production you choose financially the most efficient option. Of course, it is important to say that latex print fade outdoors after 2-3 years unlaminated...

Thanks for the info!

These videos help me to clear my mistakes regarding uv or latex

Hello Anand, on my humble opinion i think you didn't take in count many things about the difference between the ink technologies. Specifically on the inks, one of the main differences between hp latex inks and ecosolvent and uv is that the latex inks doesn't penetrate into the substrate so you don't need the substrate to be coated, you can print on almost everything. The látex particles in the ink form a film that protects the inks. So the versatility is way more wide ranged in hp latex inks, beside that the ink is flexible wich not all the UV inks are. On the cost comparission it actually depends on the costs of the consumables of each machine in their own countries. Because the inks doesn't have the same costs in India, or in USA or in Europe or in Asia or in Latin America. But the thing that you have to take most in count is that UV printers and ecosolvent printers have a lot of mainteinance costs, the ink costs represents only the 50% of the productive cost per square meter. In HP latex inks the cost of the ink represents 95% of the cost per square meter. On the item that you say that an UV advantage is to print on rigid materials it will actually depend on the machine and the capability of higher or lower the printing carriage wich also requires a bidirectional calibration each time you variate the hight of the carriage. That leaves you a really wide variety of options and different costs of machines. Finally the UV printers and Solvent/Eco-Solvent printers use piezo printheads wich has a cost 10 times higher than thermal ink printheads (wich are used on hp latex printers) and the amount of nozzles per inch on a piezo printhead is around 100-300 and on thermal inkjet printheads the amount of nozzles per inch is 1200 so there's a visible diference in the resolution of the printer. With this i'm not saying that piezo printheads can't print with high resolution, they can but they have to pirnt in many more passes to get that kind of qualitiy. Latex printhead can achieve more resolution with less passes. I really liked your video and hope you don't take this as an ofense, i just wanted to add some more information to your comparission. Best wishes!

hello Anand , nice video and useful information , can you pls suggest 3-4 uv printer brands( best) I am in the USA

How about outdoor life comparing the 3 types?

Namaskara, What is the Best for Priting On Cotton Canvas Please Advice me

Hello, Four years later, doesn't latex technology have the advantage over UV technology ? When we see latex printers from HP, for example.

Hi, what uv ink was that you have wrinkled?

hello Anand , nice video and useful information , can you pls suggest 3-4 chines and Taiwan uv printer brands( best) service available in India

How much would it cost to buy an uv printer....size of the printing area should be around (10×7) feet??

Thanks for info! Quick question, does type of vinyl sheet using for banner make a big difference when using UV or Eco Solvent ink? If yes, can you recommend the vinyl brand that you are using?

Thank you for tye information... Can you please tell me what is the difference of 2 , 4 , 6 head UV Flatbed Printer!? And Ricoh Head vs Toshiba Head Which head is best for uv printer?

If one had to choose between investing between a UV printer and an ecosolvent printer, would there be any sense in choosing an ecosolvent printer?

If we clean with water uv color leaves the surface. How can we control this problem?

To clean the print heads, what alcohol are you using exactly?

I want to buy small printer A4 size or 13'X 19' printing ability for making labels to stick on My product which are glass bottles to pvc jar or pvc standing pouch & etc. Which printer should I buy UV or Eco - solvent ?

That was a well explained video covering up almost all aspects, just one thing to ask @signhousetv that to clean a misprinted silk printing we use industrial thinner, but kindly help us on how to remove a misprinted UV printing from a plastic surface ??

Hello Sir. What Are your views about Epson SC V 7000 & Hp Latex R 1000? Please Share

Thank you. That was what I needed to hear.

Which is best best printer for polypropylene substrate?

This maybe out of context, but can how does UV printers differ from inkjet printers? I'm looking for printers that can print oil inks.

good job on explaining it all. What printing application do you think would work for a baseball bat i.e. to be able to fit the bat in the machine and then rotate it and print on all sides?

Please help me to direct me with uv printer best one thanks

Thank you so much for this knowledge...

Gracias por el tiempo. Genial

Hi Anand , thanks for great video 👌. Can you recommend something for me, we are small company and I looking printer which can print directly to fabric textile like cotton mako or mako-satin, and silk. I need for bedding with good quality.

Hello Anand, what is the best method to print on fabrics/cloths/textiles?

Needs some vuvu zelas in the background music.

hi Anand, what would UV printing be like on a silicone surface with a bit of stretch-ability?

hi Anand, great video. Lots of useful information for a novice. Any suggestion for UV printer that can be used in small commercial.

Hello Anand I am Varun from India... thanks for the video very useful for me.. I am planning to buy a small format UV printer how is Roland Lef 200 ...will you recommend Roland as it is expensive or shall I buy chinese printers .. how is the quality of chinese printer compared to Roland Uv printer