Conference Archive
The Ullee Award
First presented at Print UV 2025Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
At Print UV 2025, the conference introduced its first-ever award: the Ullee Award for UV Printing Excellence.
Print UV 2025 An archive story from the 2025 conference — and the start of a tradition.
A dedication to Hans Ulland
The Ullee was unveiled by the Print UV Association Board of Advisors during the first full content day, in a session that included a special dedication to Hans Ulland, co-founder of the Print UV Conference. The award carries his name affectionately and deliberately — Hans was the industry visionary whose spirit and love for UV printing shaped what this conference became.
Ullee blends Ulland with Lee— Hans’s family name and the maiden name of his wife, Kristin Lee — honoring not only Hans but the devotion and sacrifices Kristin and their family made while he worked to popularize UV printing.
What the Ullee stands for
The Ullee celebrates the passion, innovation and personality that drive the UV printing community forward. It recognizes the kind of contribution Hans embodied: generous with knowledge, serious about the craft of UV, LED UV and special effects printing, and genuinely invested in other printers’ success.
Hans’s own words remain the clearest statement of what the award — and the conference — are for:
“Our vision was to create more than just another conference, but a cutting edge information exchange for the UV print industry where attendees bring immeasurable value to each other.”
A tradition that started in 2025
The 2025 reveal was a first for Print UV — an award created by the community, for the community, presented in the same room where that community gathers. It honors the company or individual whose professional life has had the greatest impact on the growth of UV technologies and applications. It honored the past, celebrated the present and set a marker for the conferences to come — including Print UV 2027, where the Ullee will be awarded again.
For the full living tribute to Hans Ulland, Print UV’s Emeritus Founder — his industry work, the founding of the conference, and how the Ullee continues — see Hans Ulland — Emeritus Founder.
Print UV returns April 19–21, 2027 at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.
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