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UV-A LED Lights for Cure Ink
I want to know which of your UV-LED can I use for cure ink like the Nazdar 2300 series for screen print UV-LED Curing: 2300 Ink Series cures when exposed to a Phoseon FireLine 4+ watt, 385-405 nm lamp at a distance of .15 to.25 inches (4 to 6 mm). Lamps of similar performance are expected to provide the necessary output to effectively cure the ink.
We were able to locate the datasheet for the ink and also able to locate the reference to the Phoseon product. It does appear that Nazdar used an empirical approach of testing and verifying that the Phoseon product works for curing, but unfortunately, this does not provide us with much information on the actual UV curing parameters needed.
We were able to locate this document, but we're having some trouble understanding and translating these values into curing requirements from an irradiance or dosage perspective. (Values should be in units per area, such as mJ/cm², not just mJ).
In the meantime, it does appear that the 395 nm wavelength is what is being recommended for their product. As such, we would recommend either our 395 nm UV LED strip lights or 395 nm UV floodlights, both of which have linked below:
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