360° digital printing for bottles, tubes, jars, and more—on plastics, metals, glass & ceramics, wood, and other materials.
Cylindrical objects used to be a challenge in printing. Not anymore. With our cilindrical UV printing solutions, you can now print seamless, full-color designs around tubes, bottles, and other round products—without sacrificing speed or quality.
At Lopritec, we deliver industrial cylindrical UV printing systems that are optimized for the demands of European production environments. Whether you need fast throughput or ultra-detailed graphics, we have the equipment to match your workflow.
Cilindrical UV printing is a digital process designed for decorating round or tapered objects. Using specially adapted product rotation mechanisms on standard multipass printers or by using a faster but less flexible single pass cilindrical machine, these systems apply full 360° artwork directly onto curved surfaces—with instant UV curing for fast and durable results.
Our cylindrical solutions can print on:
Plastics (PP, PET, ABS, etc.)
Metals (aluminum, stainless steel, etc.)
Glass & ceramics (bottles, jars, vials, etc.)
And many other materials used in industrial production
Which Technology Fits Your Product?
Single pass Cilindrical UV Printing
Designed for maximum print speed and ideal for high volume runs. The product is rotated fast under the slow-moving print head and the image is transferred in one pass of the print head.
Multipass Cilindrical UV Printing
Designed for maximum detail and flexibility. Ideal for shorter runs, variable data, and complex graphics. The print head moves back and forth while the object rotates in between steps for layered, high-resolution results.
Why Choose Cilindrical UV from Lopritec?
Seamless 360° coverage with CMYK+White printing
Excellent adhesion on difficult materials like glass or metal
Instant UV curing = no drying time, no smudging
Support for variable data, QR codes, and personalized prints
Sustainable: no VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) emissions and very little ink loss
Local support, European compliance, and customization from day one
Industrial Applications
From functional labeling to eye-catching branding, our cilindrical UV printing systems are used in:
• Cosmetics: high-end decoration on glass or plastic bottles • Food & beverage: rapid printing on metal cans, PET bottles, or glass jars • Pharma & lab: traceable printing on vials and sample tubes • Promotional products: variable prints on wooden or metal drinkware • Specialty manufacturing: industrial parts, tools, casings,...
A pad made of silicone rubber takes ink from an etched printing plate and transfers it to your product. Because the pad is made of a deformable material en there are various kinds of ink available, pad printing is the perfect solution to print on almost any material and shape.
Decal transfers are multicolored motifs printed with enamels, inks or precious metals. First screen-printed flat, the transfers are then semi-automatically applied onto the object by means of silicone pad. This process is ideal for decorating on complex non flat surfaces that can not be reached with screen-printing.