Does anyone at DMS own/run a business that offers direct-to-wood UV ink printing?
I’m interested in doing some but the printers are expen$ive.
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Is there a reason for UV ink specifically? There are wood blanks that accept dye sublimation.
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I need to print on Baltic birch and other hardwood plywoods. Can’t use anything made for printing.
I don’t know anyone specifically, but I know Johnson Plastics does sell UV flatbed printers, and may be able to point you to someone in the area.
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The reason they want so much to print UV onto solid objects is because these machines are expensive!
We sold Vutek for a while, this 3250 was about $300k. You can get a used one on eBay for about $100,000. Great machines, but they require tender loving care.
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You might call up Blank’s Printing downtown Dallas. They have a couple of big Vuteks, and they might like to give it shot.
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As an alternative, you could print a mirror image with a laser printer, iron that paper onto the wood, and then gently remove the paper with water and a Scotchbrite pad.
A similar approach can be done using an inkjet printer printing on waxed paper (minus the ironing).
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