Search Search Home / Product Series UV Single Pass Printer Series Single Pass Printer Series Contact Us Share this blog Facebook Linkedin Twitter Why are leading companies shifting from UV flatbed printers to UV Single Pass printing solutions? Redefining the boundaries of production possibilities In industrial printing, the choice of technology not only determines today’s production efficiency but also the ceiling of a company’s competitiveness over the next five years.   As UV flatbed printers become a widely adopted technology, forward-thinking companies are already embracing the next generation of production technology—UV Single Pass printing systems. 1. Fundamental Difference: Continuous Production vs. Intermittent Production The working mode of a UV flatbed printer is like “fine embroidery”—the printhead moves back and forth across the material, completing the printing piece by piece. This model is suitable for small-batch, customized production scenarios and special printing effects. However, its inherent limitations become apparent when facing large-scale orders: – Printing is limited to products placed according to the platform size at a time. – Each loading and unloading requires dedicated personnel to monitor and handle the materials. – Inability to print continuously leads to slow production efficiency.   UV Single Pass printers, on the other hand, create a “printing assembly line”—with a fixed printhead, full-color printing is completed by allowing the material to pass through at a constant speed. UV Single Pass technology brings not just simple “speeding up,” but a fundamental shift in production paradigm—from “intermittent processing” to “continuous flow production.”   2. Automation and Intelligence – The UV Single Pass printer, through its highly intelligent integrated design, significantly simplifies the operation process and supports robot I/O interfaces. It can seamlessly integrate into the UV Single Pass printing system, achieving fully automated operation from printing to packaging. This allows even employees without printing experience to operate the printer independently after short-term training.   – The printer has a built-in integrated computer and PLC touchscreen, equipped with a complete set of pre-configured software, combined with an intuitive one-button control interface, effectively reducing human error. – Intelligent integration is also reflected in remote operation and maintenance support. Novix’s technical support team can perform remote diagnostics, parameter optimization, and software upgrades, greatly improving fault response efficiency and shortening equipment standby time.   – Simultaneously, the equipment is compatible with variable data editing functions, supporting continuous printing of variable information such as serial numbers, barcodes, and QR codes.   3. Wide Material Applicability Packaging and Printing Industry Traditional UV Flatbed Printers: Small-batch customized packaging, sample making UV Single Pass: Large-batch flexible packaging, labels, food packaging pre-printing, plastic bags, non-woven bags, zipper bags, pouches, gift boxes, insulated bags, etc.   Case Study: After introducing the Single Pass system, a label printing company consolidated its production tasks, which previously required 5 UV flatbed printers working three shifts, into a single UV Single Pass production line working one shift, resulting in a direct 70% reduction in labor costs.   Decorative Materials Industry UV Flatbed Printers: Single-sheet decorative panels, personalized building materials UV Single Pass: Acrylic,