Editor’s Note: “Optimizing UV Coatings for Heatset Web Offset Printing” was first presented at the National Printing Ink Research Institute’s (NPIRI) 45th Annual Technical Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, in October 2001. The presentation earned second place in the Lawter Competition for Best Technical Paper. Ultraviolet (UV) cured coatings and heatset web offset inks are widely used in the publication segment of printing. The physical and chemical changes that occur before, during and after the cur...