We are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year! To put that into perspective, 2001 was the year that Wikipedia went live, a gallon of gas cost $1.46, Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Microsoft released Windows XP, and the World Trade Center was attacked by terrorists. In the years since, we saw Facebook grow to…
Like most organizations, Southern Lamps strives to be environmentally and socially conscious. As a result, we have disposal and recycling procedures in place. Since UV lamps contain mercury, we need to ensure that all lamps that are ready for disposal are handled properly. Mercury is a highly toxic material and must be properly disposed of…
Did you know that face masks can be personalized by using UV inks/coatings by using digital, pad, and screen printing? Face masks have become a new way of life and along with that comes another application that utilizes UV lamps. As there is an increasing demand for face masks, there is a need to have…
Happy Easter from our family to yours! We hope you have an eggcellent weekend! -Your team at Southern Lamps, Inc.
UV Industry of the Month: Baby Bottles Did you know that UV printing is used in the process of manufacturing baby bottles? Baby bottles can be made from plastic or glass and UV inks are used to print the brand logo as well as ounce measurements onto the bottles. This ensures that the bottles remain…
UV Industry of the Month: Glitter Printing Glitter printing uses a dense specialty UV finish that adds pop, sparkle and elegance to any printed piece, including gift cards, credit cards, packaging, book covers, and greeting cards. UV glitter coating can be printed in tight registration and doesn’t rub or flake off. Just like normal UV…
Evidence for the oldest known zeolite water purification filtration system occurs in the undisturbed sediments of the Corriental reservoir at the Maya city of Tikal, in northern Guatemala. The Corriental reservoir was an important source of drinking water at Tikal during the Late Preclassic to Late Classic cultural periods. X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and six…
Like most organizations, Southern Lamps strives to be environmentally and socially conscious. This is especially important due to the nature of our business, supplying UV lamps that contain mercury. As a result we wanted to share more about our UV lamp disposal service. We use a local company that is equipped and specializes in disposing…
UV Industry of the Month: Digital Printing Did you know UV lamps are used in some digital printers? Digital printers are used for the following printing processes: decorative printing, point of sale printing, wide format printing, and labeling. Digital printing allows for on-demand printing with short turnaround time. It is also a more efficient way…
Curious about what flexible packaging is and the process? Flexible packaging is best defined as packaging that is designed to hold products, goods, solids, liquids, pastes, creams or powders and which is flexible in format, has no defined fixed shape and can be readily or easily changed. Click here to learn more about the process.
