L&NW Interview with SST
UV LED curing has emerged as one of the key trends in label and package printing. SST, a privately owned business that was established in 1996, has served as a pioneer of LED solutions. SST boasts a reduction in electric usage by more than 90%, a significant reduction in carbon emissions, a 70% reduction in maintenance costs, a retaking of 25-30% of floor space, and improvements on press uptime by 10-15%.
To learn more about the latest industry trends and SST’s newest innovations, L&NW sat down with Rob Swearingin, vice president of sales, SST.
FLEXO TRADE ASSOCIATIONS TECH TALK
SST LED is disrupting the flexo, screen and offset printing industry with a unique patented technology that delivers many benefits not possible before with any print technology. The benefits, and how they are achieved were presented in a FLEXO Trade associations June 2023 TECH Talk.
The 4 primary benefits outlined are:
- Equal or more curing dosage while producing very little heat
- The lowest maintenance & highest productivity of any print technology
- The lowest energy cost and carbon emission output
- The fastest payback and best ROI