Industrial equipment with multiple gray boxes labeled 'PRIME UV' and green piping, surrounded by metal railing, hose, and other machinery in a workshop or factory setting.
A machine used for ultraviolet printing, labeled with the brand 'Prime UV', composed of multiple blue modular units numbered 1 through 6, with interconnected metal framework and rollers in an industrial setting.
Industrial machine with a control panel, a conveyor belt, and a computer workstation in a factory setting. The environment has a concrete floor and white walls.

UV Metal Printing Packaging Applications

Metal packaging typically refers to printing directly on beverage containers such as soda or beer cans. Some of the advantages of utilizing metal for packaging is protection, durability, and recyclability. In this process, converters will print directly on the metal can through a variety of methods - sheet-fed offset, screen printing, dry-offset, digital, etc. 

Advantages of using UV on Metal Decorating:

  • Instant Cure

  • Faster Processing Times

  • Ability to Use Specialty Inks or Coatings

  • Elimination of Long Dryers

  • Enhanced Adhesion

Recommended prime products for this application

A metallic electronic component with a gold circular connector on one end and a white connector on the other, mounted on a black surface.

LEDMAX IP2 Water Cooled

Learn more
Blue LEDMAX IP3 UV Series device with connectors and a display panel, resting on a white surface.

LEDMAX IP3 Water Cooled

Learn more
Black electronic device with vents and a glass window, possibly a vintage electronic component or part of a machine.

LEDMAX IP4 Air Cooled

Learn more
A large, industrial UV curing machine labeled 'Prime UV' with a metallic silver body and a black handle on top.

optimum

Learn more
A large gray industrial or electronic device with two circular openings on the left side and a small digital display, mounted on a metal stand with adjustable legs.

radmax

Learn more
Laboratory equipment used for UV light sterilization, with multiple UV sterilizer units labeled 'PRIME UV', connected with hoses and pipes, and a printed sheet with words like 'Head' and 'Hour'.

NITRO UV

Learn more
Industrial machinery with metal rolls and components in a factory setting.

IR-AK6 Hybrid

Learn more
Blue arrows pointing left and right on a white background.

Get in Touch with a Product and Application Specialist

Contact us to learn how Prime UV-IR’s curing and drying solutions can improve your production process, reduce your energy consumption and expand your product offerings.

Contact Us