Marcus Hutchins, allnex

Light weighting, reduced carbon footprint, throughput, and sustainability are just some of the more common buzzards original equipment manufacturers (OEM) are using. They are looking for this advantage in not only the assembly process but every part and coating aspect that goes into that assembly. Going hand and hand with the challenges to improve the assembly process is the need to meet more stringent performance requirements. We have developed a number innovative UV curable products that can be used in automotive refinish, films, conformal coatings, and glazing applications that maximize throughput and coating performance. This paper will discuss a variety of UV curable resins that can be used in a variety of automotive applications such as film and sheets used in IMD/IML, metallization, conformal coatings, structural adhesives and automotive refinish applications allowing formulators and finishers to capitalize on the intrinsic values of UV curable chemistry such as rapid throughput and excellent chemical and abrasion resistance.