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Brexit Seminar 2019 BCF Print Forum: throwing light on UV LED
On March 28th 2019, BCF held their second Brexit seminar
– Brexit: the future relationship – which addressed growing
concerns within the industry about how it could progress post-
Brexit. The event took place at a tumultuous time in politics as
Brexit had recently been granted
a delay. Held in Edinburgh 2nd October and Sutton Coldfield on 9th
October, BCF welcomed a new event to 2018 to promote
innovation in the UK’s printing inks industry. BCF’s print forum:
throwing light on UV LED’ was specifically designed to introduce
a new technical advancement:
UV LED curing technology.
The event began with Richard
Rumbelow, UK Government
and Affairs EU Policy Adviser
from Make UK, who provided an
understanding of the latest Brexit
insights and intelligence. The BCF
have been members of Make UK
for nearly two years.
A pre-lunchtime session
welcomed some government
perspectives including Dave
Bench, HSE; James Dancy, Head
of EU Exit at DEFRA; Jo Bray,
Deputy Director, BEIS; and
Alastair Gardner, Trade Specialist
DIT.
Speakers at the Brexit Seminar
Providing a broad range
of speakers to tell the tale,
the event informed the UK
print community about the
technology. Competitive reasons
to use UV LED curing were
highlighted along with a number
of case studies for clarity.
Following this, was a panel
discussion from BCF member
companies. U-POL, HMG
Powder, Sun Chemical and
Synthomer were represented.
Finally, there was an outside of
EU voice, Mattias Baumberger,
who provided a Swiss
perspective as Managing
Director of the Swiss Coatings
Federation. Succeeding was
Terry Rees-Pedlar, on behalf
of ADS Group, to offer up a
long-term perspective as a
downstream user.
Although the technology first
appeared in the print sector
more than 10 years ago, it has
recently taken the printing world
by storm. With an impressive
array of ink and coatings
members, plus a selected group
of equipment manufacturers
and other print consumables
suppliers, the BCF were able to
present this forum.
Speakers at the UV LED Seminar
Delegates were able to speak
one-to-one with industry
experts as they decided whether
the technology would be a good
fit for their printing processes.
The entire program concluded
with hopes that attendees had
gained a complete understanding
of what UV LED is and what it
can offer them, encouraging the
possibility of investment into,
and future development of, the
technology.
The seminar was an important
milestone for industry as
With thanks to the lead
BCF team at Surfex
much lingering uncertainty was
sponsors Paragon and
addressed. It helped to prove
Flint Group and to other
the industry is working hard to remain positive and forward-
sponsors - Sun Chemical, hubergroup UK, AkzoNobel
thinking despite the fresh ambiguity introduced by Brexit’s delay.
Metal Coatings, INX International, BYK-Gardner, IST,
GEW (EC), AMS Spectral UV, bfs Pressroom Solutions,
With thanks to the sponsors, Netzsch Mastermix
and Phoseon Technology.
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