How to adjust ink thickness for UV printer

2020.12.16

Generally speaking, domestic UV printers are usually four-color, and industrial equipment standards are six-color and eight-color. Adjusting the thickness of ink mainly depends on three factors. The first is the variety and background color of the raw material. If the raw material has a softer appearance, large gaps, and a darker background color, you need to increase the amount of ink by 20%-40%; second is the request to see the image, if the color of the image Darker and more beautiful color requirements, you need to increase the thickness of the ink appropriately; *Finally, it depends on the special request. If you are looking for embossing 3D effect, you need to add the thickness of the ink. To change the thickness of the ink, you can choose the method described below.
In the printing software, you can set the percentage of the inkjet volume, you can also set the number of printing passes, and then change the ink thickness. This has the advantages of saving ink on the one hand, and improving the quality of printing on the other.
UV printers improve the thickness of the ink, and there is an auxiliary function that is the percentage of feathering. It is usually between 0% and 200%. If the pattern printed by the system becomes more delicate and richer in color, you need to register the feathering function. The larger the value, the better the effect of printing. The same will also reduce the output Speed, the details should be determined according to the actual needs of users.
It should be noted that the thickness of the ink set by the UV printer is not the thicker the better, and if the setting is unreasonable, it will affect the color quality of the print.

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