With the continuous progress of science and technology and the increasing demand of various industries, UV printer technology is also constantly being innovated.

From the beginning of UV printing on flat plates, which gradually expanded to cylindrical printing, to today’s common flawless high-speed printing on cylindrical objects, the types of products of the UV digital printing industry are becoming more and more richer.

Technology is also becoming bigger and more mature, and the future is already full of unlimited possibilities.

Operating Principle and Classification of Cylindrical UV Printers

Cylindrical UV printer, as the name suggests, is especially used for printing on the surface of round or conical objects.

Through special nozzle technology and machine tool design, this printer can achieve high-quality pattern and text printing on the surface of the cylinder.

Currently, cylindrical UV printers on the market are mainly divided into two categories: ordinary cylindrical UV printers and high-speed cylindrical UV printers.

Ordinary cylindrical UV printers are mainly used to print simple information such as patterns and logos on the surface of the cylinder.

For example, to print a logo or graphic on a thermos cup.

This type of printer does not have high requirements for the accuracy of the torus joint, and the printed torus joint is usually not very precise.

Therefore, if you need to print an entire torus or you need a perfect fit of an object, a regular cylindrical UV printer may not be able to meet these requirements.

A common cylindrical UV printer uses a vertical inkjet nozzle, and the axis of the rotary card is installed on the surface of the machine tool.

In the printing process, the axis of the card is continuously rotated and thus the object it is printed on is also rotated, in order to complete the printing of the circle or cone.

However, when printing is required over the entire object on which the printing is done and seamless connection is required, ordinary cylindrical UV printers are powerless.

Due to technical and design limitations, it is difficult for ordinary printers to achieve flawless precision.

You also need to spend a lot of time on manual debugging and positioning. Also, the quality of the finished product is often very low, and the loss is high.

High-Speed Cylindrical UV Printers

To solve the shortcomings of ordinary cylindrical UV printers in full-face printing and seamless bonding, developers have developed high-speed rotating cylindrical UV printers.

This printer completely changes the original machine tool module in technology and adopts industrial high-speed 360° rotary printing technology to achieve better results.

It can achieve seamless full-format cylinder splicing, accurate color printing, and clearer and finer image quality.

The high-speed cylindrical UV printers are also equipped with the function of automatic cleaning of nozzle heads and the function of automatic induction of three-layer protection of nozzles, which can protect and extend the life of the nozzle.

This printer is mainly used in mugs, sinks and other full-format printing, and it can also meet a variety of personalized, customized needs.

As more and more industries begin to pay attention to personalized and customized product packaging, the development trend of the high-speed cylindrical UV printer market is improving year by year.

However, the difficulty of flawless full-face printing, the difficulty connected to speed and quality, and the low durability of the equipment’s hardware have severely limited the rapid development of the industry.

Sublistar – Solution for Your Digital Printing Needs

In response to these problems, SUBLISTAR and other well-known companies, relying on their experience in the field of industrial digital printing control, launched a set of cards, software for the printing control system – RIP software into one complete solution.

This scheme can print accurately without fear of abnormality and thereby help users to effectively solve the above problems and improve production efficiency.

SUBLISTAR’s solution enables flawless 360° printing with the following technologies:

Automatic scanning of the shaped sensor for modeling: no need to manually measure the outline of the cup body, the shape data of the printed object is automatically obtained.

Intelligent algorithm: automatically calculates the nozzle movement path and the amount of ink jet to achieve fine ink control and a natural transition at the joint.

Self-developed professional color management system: to ensure the accuracy and consistency of printed colors, to meet customers’ color needs.

Automatic flash technology: maintain the nozzle, extend the service life and improve the print quality.

In terms of precision curing, SUBLISTAR solutions also show good results.

It supports communication between UV lamps and software to achieve segmented control and power control to avoid over- or under-curing.

At the same time, it is equipped with ink drop control technology and an algorithm of its own development to improve the quality of data transmission and to ensure accurate printing of images at high speed.

Applications and Future of This Technology

Sublistar UV printing solutions for round bottles can be widely used in the cylindrical (conical) body packaging industry such as wine bottles, thermos cups, and lipstick tubes.

These industries have an increasing demand for personalized and customized product packaging, and high-speed cylindrical UV printers are the best choice to meet these needs.

In addition to the above industries, high-speed cylindrical UV printers can also be applied to other cylindrical objects that need to be customized, such as cosmetic bottles, food cans, etc.

With the continuous advancement of technology and the continuous expansion of the market, the field of application of the high-speed cylindrical UV printer will be more and more extensive.

In the future, with the further growth in the demand for personalization and customization in various industries, as well as the continuous innovation and upgrading of UV printer technology, the high-speed cylinder UV printer market will open wider prospects for development.