Development and manufacture of UV and UV LED curing systems for printing, coating and converting applications.
GEW (EC) Limited
Crawley, UK (Headquarters/Production) · USA (Subsidiary) · Germany (Subsidiary)New on Amplifa
About GEW
GEW (EC) Limited develops and manufactures UV curing systems based on mercury arc lamps and UV LED technology for printing, coating and converting applications. The company is particularly active in the label and narrow-web printing sector and has expanded its business into markets such as sheetfed and web offset, wood coating (industrial flooring and furniture), direct product decoration on metal, and the production of UV acrylic hotmelt PSA adhesives. The systems are available for all new machines and can be retrofitted into existing printing presses as retrofit solutions. Products include the air-cooled UV LED cassette AeroLED2 (up to 70 cm web width), the water-cooled LeoLED2 series, the mercury lamp heads E2C, E4C and NUVA2, the ExciRay excimer system for machines up to 2.55 m width, and UV laboratory units for research and print proofing. GEW operates a modern production facility at its UK headquarters, maintains subsidiaries in the USA and Germany, and has a worldwide distribution and service network.
- Site
- Crawley
- Processes
- UV LED curing (AeroLED2, air-cooled), UV LED curing (LeoLED2, water-cooled, regular & high power), UV lamp curing (mercury lamps: E2C, E4C, NUVA2), Excimer UV curing (ExciRay system, vacuum UV for surface matting), UV curing for flexo printing, UV curing for label converting, UV curing for sheetfed offset printing (Heidelberg/Komori/RMGT/KBA/Manroland), UV curing for wood coating (industrial flooring, furniture)
- Materials
- UV-curing inks, UV-curing coatings, UV-curing adhesives, UV acrylic hotmelt PSA, Mercury (UV lamps), AeroLED2 / LeoLED2, Mercury arc lamps (E2C, E4C, NUVA2), ExciRay Excimer System
- Certificates
- UV dose monitoring (DoseGuard), Laboratory units for measurement & proofing
- Industries
- Flexo printing, Label converting, Sheetfed offset printing, Commercial printing, Wood coating (industrial flooring, furniture), UV hotmelt (PSA)
- 01
System design & engineering
- 02
Manufacture of the UV systems at the UK headquarters
- 03
Individual system customisation
- 04
Installation & retrofit in printing presses
- 05
Service, spare parts & Global Repair Services
Processes & Materials
AeroLED2 / LeoLED2
Next-generation UV LED curing systems (air- or water-cooled) for inks, coatings and adhesives.
Mercury arc lamps (E2C, E4C, NUVA2)
Arc UV lamp heads for classic UV curing in printing and coating applications.
ExciRay Excimer System
Vacuum UV system up to 2.55 m machine width for surface matting.
UV-curing inks
Main application medium of the curing systems in flexo and offset printing.
UV-curing coatings
Used, among other things, in wood coating and industrial finishing.
UV-curing adhesives / UV acrylic hotmelt PSA
Curing of adhesives, e.g. in PSA production and label converting.
Sites
Crawley, UK
UKHeadquarters with production site (world-class production facility)
- Materials
- UV LED and arc UV systems
- AeroLED2 manufacturing
- LeoLED2 manufacturing
- E2C/E4C/NUVA2 lamp heads
- ExciRay systems
- UV laboratory units (DoseGuard, Conveyor, Lamp, LED)
USA
USASubsidiary
Germany
DESubsidiary
Products & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV LED curing (AeroLED2, air-cooled)Surface | – | 70 cm (cassette) | – | – | UV-curing inks, Coatings, Adhesives |
| UV LED curing (LeoLED2, water-cooled, regular & high power)Surface | – | – | – | – | UV-curing inks, Coatings, Adhesives |
| UV lamp curing (mercury lamps: E2C, E4C, NUVA2)Surface | – | – | – | – | UV-curing inks, Coatings, Adhesives |
| Excimer UV curing (ExciRay system, vacuum UV for surface matting)Surface | – | 2.55 m (machine width) | – | – | UV-curing coatings |
| UV curing for flexo printingSurface | – | – | – | – | UV inks, Coatings |
| UV curing for label convertingSurface | – | – | – | – | UV inks, Coatings, Adhesives |
| UV curing for sheetfed offset printing (Heidelberg/Komori/RMGT/KBA/Manroland)Surface | – | – | – | – | UV inks, Coatings |
| UV curing for wood coating (industrial flooring, furniture)Surface | – | – | – | – | UV coatings |
| UV curing for UV acrylic hotmelt PSA productionSurface | – | – | – | – | UV acrylic hotmelt adhesives |
| UV curing for metal decorating and direct product decorationSurface | – | – | – | – | UV inks, Coatings |
| UV curing for package converting and industrial applicationsSurface | – | – | – | – | UV inks, Coatings, Adhesives |
| UV retrofit for existing printing pressesSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| UV laboratory units (DoseGuard Lab Unit, Conveyor Lab Unit, UV lamp Lab Unit, UV LED Lab Unit) forTesting | – | – | – | – | UV inks, Coatings |
| Inert gas curing (with OxyGuard)Surface | – | – | – | – | UV-curing coatings |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV LED curing system, air-cooled | GEW (EC) Limited AeroLED2 | – | Cassette up to 70 cm width | 2024 | – |
| UV LED curing system, water-cooled | GEW (EC) Limited LeoLED2 | – | – | 2024 | – |
| UV lamp head (mercury) | GEW (EC) Limited E2C | – | – | – | – |
| UV lamp head (mercury) | GEW (EC) Limited E4C | – | – | – | – |
| UV lamp head (mercury) | GEW (EC) Limited NUVA2 | – | – | – | – |
| Excimer UV system | GEW (EC) Limited ExciRay System | – | Machines up to 2.55 m width | – | – |
| UV laboratory unit | GEW (EC) Limited DoseGuard Laboratory Unit | – | – | – | – |
| UV laboratory unit (conveyor) | GEW (EC) Limited Conveyor Laboratory Unit | – | – | – | – |
| UV laboratory unit | GEW (EC) Limited UV lamp lab unit | – | – | – | – |
| UV laboratory unit | GEW (EC) Limited UV LED lab unit | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
GEW offers UV dose monitoring with DoseGuard as well as laboratory units for measurement and testing purposes in R&D and print proofing.
| Evidence | Crawley, UK |
|---|---|
| UV dose monitoring (DoseGuard) | |
| Laboratory units for measurement & proofing |
History
- 2024
Launch of the next-generation UV LED systems AeroLED2 and LeoLED2