A Bright Future for UV LED

December 22, 2023 Marcus Timson

2023 has been a successful year for Phoseon (An Excelitas Technologies Company), and for UV LED curing technology. As a Premier Partner, we would like to thank FuturePrint for all their support throughout the year. The FuturePrint platform is a great place to share featured content throughout the year.

To wrap up 2023, we would like to share some corporate and technology highlights.

Excelitas Technologies Acquires Phoseon Technology

In 2023, Excelitas Technologies® Corp. acquired Phoseon Technology, strengthening their established UV curing capabilities and expanding LED innovation. Excelitas is a leading industrial technology manufacturer focused on delivering innovative, market-driven solutions to meet critical sensing, detection, imaging and illumination needs of OEM and end-user customers in a vast array of applications across medical, life science, industrial, semiconductor, smart building, aerospace and defense sectors,

With market-leading LED innovation and field-proven reliability, Phoseon adds further energy-efficient alternatives in UV lighting solutions across industrial curing, scientific illumination, and non-contact UVC disinfection to Excelitas’ extensive illumination technologies portfolio. Phoseon’s market strength in UV curing for the printing, coatings and finishing sectors is a perfect fit with Excelitas’ proven leadership in UV curing for the medical device and electronics manufacturing space.

More than 200,000 UV LED Curing Products Shipped

In 2002, Phoseon pioneered Semiconductor Light Matrix (SLM)™ technology for industrial UV LED curing. The etymology of “Phoseon” references “long-lasting light,” conveying reliability, endurance, and long-term commitment to deliver to the world bright, industrial light sources with lowenvironmental impact.

Since 2002, there have been significant technological advances in LED efficiency and curing lamp performance. Initial challenges have been overcome, allowing UV LEDs to take their place as a mainstream curing technology. The industry has also embraced UV LED technology, developing a wide range of UV-reactive coatings, inks, and adhesives. Phoseon products willcontinue to play a major role in the UV LED curing market.

To date, more than 200,000 Phoseon UV LED curing products have been shipped to customers worldwide. Phoseon products have been utilized for a wide variety of applications including labels and packaging, container decoration, digital printing, wire and fiber coatings, electronics, automotive assembly, medical devices, wood furniture, and many more.

Worldwide Adoption of UV LED Curing

UV LED curing has been adopted in all areas of printing, from digital inkjet to screen, to flexography and offset. End users are increasingly asking equipment manufacturers for LED options, and the market‐leading vendors are responding. Confronted with such exciting and rapidly evolving technology, system builders and end users are closely monitoring the ever‐changing UV LED curing landscape. Today, UV LEDs have gained their place as a mainstream curing technology throughout a wide range of printing applications.

FuturePrint Featured Content for 2023

Benefits of 3D printing with UV LED
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/benefits-of-3d-printing-with-uv-led-curing-technology

Understanding peak irradiance and energy density
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/understanding-peak-irradiance-amp-energy-density-of-uv-led

Innovative UV LED systems from Phoseon at InPrint 2023
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/innovative-uv-led-systems-from-phoseon-technology-at-inprint-2023-in-munich

Learn how converters embrace sustainability while increasing profits
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/learn-how-converters-embrace-sustainability-while-increasing-profits

Excelitas Technologies acquires Phoseon Technology
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/excelitas-technologies-acquires-phoseon-technology-strengthening-their-established-uv-curing-capabilities-and-expanding-led-innovation

Illuminate production dark spots with LED

https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/illuminate-production-dark-spots-with-led

Phoseon UV LED curing for thermal inkjet

https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/phoseon-uv-led-curing-for-thermal-inkjet

Phoseon Technology exhibits the latest UV LED curing systems for flexographic printing at Labelexpo Mexico 2023
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/phoseon-technology-exhibits-the-latest-uv-led-curing-systems-for-flexographic-printing-at-labelexpo-mexico-2023

Go green with Phoseon to save green
https://www.futureprint.tech/the-futureprint-blog/go-green-with-phoseon-technology-to-save-green-with-titan-energy