AMS Reports Record Growth of LED UV

Air Motion Systems. Inc. (AMS) (Booth 460) reports a doubling of the number of LED UV systems installed in sheetfed printing compared to one year ago. “Now at over 200 installations globally, the adoption rate of LED UV on sheetfed offset presses is like nothing I’ve seen in selling UV equipment during the last 25 years,” says Hans Ulland, co-founder and VP of Sales for Air Motion Systems, Inc.

AMS began 18 years ago developing standard UV systems for North America and have since evolved into a global solutions provider of LED-UV technology. Today, over two thirds of its systems sales now include LED. Innovation, customer care, and product quality are the three primary reasons AMS has maintained its worldwide leadership position.

According to Ulland, “LED UV provides an almost too-good-to-be-true solution compared to traditional UV because it eliminates mercury, ozone, and heat – three of the main concerns for printers using UV. With the primary benefit of instantly dry sheets going straight from the press to the bindery, our customers couldn’t be happier with their productivity gains,” he added.

“LED UV is a pressroom investment that typically pays for itself in just a few months,” says company President and CEO Steve Metcalf. “Those who have installed it on one press are usually look to convert another press within a short period of time. With its attractive return on investment, an LED system has allowed many of our customers to accelerate their other pressroom capital investments.”

AMS plans to demonstrate the many benefits of the AMS LED systems at LabelExpo Europe 2015, in Brussels, Belgium and at Drupa 2016 next May. AMS will also host its Annual Print UV Conference that invites exhibitors and attendees from around the world. This conference will take place in Las Vegas, NV in early March 2016.