The RadTech RadLaunch Committee is pleased to announce the 2024 UV+EB Degradability Challenge. This challenge highlights an important pillar of sustainability: designing products with their end-of-life (EOL) in mind. RadLaunch Challenge winners will receive an expenses paid trip to RadTech 2024 in May in Orlando, Florida, to present their work, as well as cash prizes.
When a product is discarded, it too often ends up contributing to the accumulation of non¬ biodegradable waste in landfills and ecosystems. It is crucial for new technologies and products to prioritize product degradability, rather than add to the ongoing pollution crisis.
We invite applications for innovative submissions across the degradability spectrum and product development chain that utilize UV+EB technology. This includes but is not limited to:
- Degradable raw materials used in the development of UV+EB cure formulations
- Finished products converted with UV+EB that are degradable, such as 3D printed items, consumer electronics, or food packaging
- Formulated UV+EB inks, coatings, adhesives, composites, and 3D printing resins. These items must be degradable themselves and/or not substantially reduce degradability of the substrate on which it is printed
Learn more and submit a proposal at: https://radlaunch.org/2024-uveb-degradability-challenge/
