The prospect of retrofitting a busy, working press with a UV curing system can be daunting. How long will it take? How much production time will be lost? How will it affect the press? What if there are unforeseen problems? Will technical support be provided?

Our Retrofit Spotlight video addresses these and many other common questions, in detail. Watch now.

The Process

GEW have vastly experienced design and service teams who have installed thousands of UV curing systems in countries all across the globe.

In most situations, there will already be pre-existing designs for your press, making design and manufacturing extremely quick with guaranteed success on installation.

However, where there is any doubt, GEW use cutting edge technology to accurately measure any machine on site with minimal downtime, and our detailed design process ensures the installation is right first time:

1. A GEW Engineer visits your site and scans your press with a Portable Coordinate Measurement machine.
2. The scan is transformed into a 3D model of your press and a custom integration kit is designed.
3. GEW provide a turnkey solution for each installation, including the UV lampheads, power, control & cooling systems, all cables and interconnections and the integration kit.
4. All of these parts are fully assembled at GEW’s factory, and undergo a thorough operating & quality test at full power.
5. Installation on site, by GEW engineers or one of our worldwide partners, is quick, professional and meets all local safety measures.
6. Once installed, the system is constantly monitored through an IoT Remote Monitoring System. The Service team proactively detect and correct issues before they can develop into a fault.

Why trust GEW to retrofit your sheetfed offset press?

GEW has over 30 years’ experience engineering UV curing systems. We have a large engineering and design team who are trained extensively to ensure seamless integration with all sheetfed offset printing presses, such as Heidelberg, Komori, KBA, Manroland, RMGT etc. In situations where GEW has not previously retrofitted to a specific make or model, we use precision laser scanning technology to custom design your integration, ensuring seamless installation to your press.