If your business involves printing on fabric or other supple materials, or on rigid surfaces such as wood, chances are that you have to cope with particular constraints.
Hydro-Québec's consulting services can help you meet or exceed your requirements.
Having contributed to the successful implementation of over 50 projects in the printing industry, our experts are well positioned to understand your needs and expectations in the area of electrotechnologies and industrial processes and come up with effective solutions.
Main applications and potential benefits
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- Increased productivity
- Low power requirement
- Easily adapted to work with existing equipment
- Only a slight increase in the temperature of printing supports
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| Electrotechnologies |
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- Rapid heating, can be focused
- Surface heating of thin films
- Can be used in a vacuum or other controlled atmosphere
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| Electrotechnologies |
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- Microwave or high frequency (radio frequency)
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- High energy efficiency
- Can be used with non-conducting materials
- No temperature gradient (uniformity)
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| Electrotechnologies |
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- Instantaneous drying
- Suitable for surface heating applications
(thin films)
- Suitable for controlled-atmosphere treatment
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| Electrotechnologies |
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- Lower energy consumption than traditional separation techniques
- Compact equipment
- Scalability
- Can be automated
- Can be used in combination with traditional separation techniques
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Testimonials
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Emballage Coderre
Using shortwave infrared drying, Emballage Coderre successfully prints on both polyethylene and paper. More |
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MacMillan Bathurst
MacMillan Bathurst doubled printing productivity with infrared drying and ultraviolet polymerization. More |
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