UV Days 2023 at IST Metz with around 1000 participants
At UV Days 2023, which took place from July 4 to 6 in Nürtingen, organizer IST Metz welcomed around 1,000 guests and 40 exhibitors from a total of 32 countries and drew a positive conclusion. Highlights were many technical presentations, company tours and live demonstrations.
More than 30 impulse and short lectures, 18 company tours as well as 21 live demonstrations at the in-house excimer laboratory system and simulations of the UV measuring device UV Analyzer, a multifunctional champagne packaging developed in-house and a Swabian wine village - these were the eleventh UV Days of IST Metz, market leader in the field of UV and LED curing systems. Furthermore the opening of the new UV Technology Campus and the LED LAB were in the center of the event. "We are pleased about the great success of the eleventh edition of our in-house exhibition - especially after the pandemic-related break of several years. With around 1,000 visitors and 40 exhibitors, the UV Days were nearly as well attended and as broad in terms of applications as before the break," said Tim Sterbak, managing director of IST Metz GmbH & Co. KG.
A highlight of the event was the specially coated outer packaging developed jointly by IST Metz with PrintCity Allianz and Benz Catering for the sparkling wine bottles from Germany's oldest sparkling wine producer, Kessler. The high quality produced and finished packaging experiences a double benefit in that it can be further used as a bottle cooler. The outer packaging was designed as a container for the transport and presentation of sparkling wine from Kessler in Esslingen am Neckar. The packaging is designed as a two-part box, so that it can also be used for attractive presentation of the bottle at the table after transport. The special feature here is an integrated cooling system consisting of a cardboard container that can be filled with ice and is made of water-repellent coated material. This means that the bottle can remain directly at the table and is cooled at the same time. With ten industry partners, industrial applications were particularly well represented at this year's UV Days. Even outside the printing industry, the possible applications of optical systems are almost limitless. That is why IST Metz offers customized systems and solutions as well as professional support and laboratory services with UV, LED and excimer systems for industrial applications. IST Metz systems are used in the processing of materials such as glass, plastic or wood and wood-based materials.