Is It Done Yet? Comparison of Methods to Monitor Degree of UV Cure
By Noah Menard, Veritas Testing and Consulting; Kevin Menard, Mary Kay Corporation; and Benjamin Menard, Hitachi High-Tech Science
One of the challenges with photocuring systems...
Role of Inert Chambers and System Maintenance in UV Curing of Silicone-Release Coatings
By Robert Rae, managing dir.-sales; Ryan Turner, R&D engineer; and Jennifer Heathcote, business development mgr., GEW
The Earth’s atmosphere is a delicately balanced mixture of...
Energy Conservation No Longer Negotiable
By Cara Bommarito, sustainability manager, RadTech
RadTech’s fall meeting has wrapped up, and the attending members acquired great takesaways and conversations. One topic was the...
Ateios Systems Reshapes Battery Manufacturing with Electron Beam Curing
By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology
Ateios Systems is a company in Newberry, Indiana, and a RadTech RadLaunch Class of 2022 awardee. UV+EB Technology spoke...
Adhesion and Energy-Curable Coatings
Adhesion, or lack of it, is one of the most critical attributes for most coatings, inks and, of course, adhesives themselves. While the concept...
An Abbreviated Guide to Becoming an EB User
So, you read an article or saw a presentation about electron beam, and phrases like solvent free, low energy or colorblind had you swooning....
Wise Men (and Women) Say…
Relax, this is not a column about Elvis. Instead, even though I am generating this column in mid-September, I’m going to channel the holiday...
The Changing Landscape of Additive Manufacturing in Dental
By David A. Walker, PhD, executive chairperson, PAMA
In the field of additive manufacturing (AM), the dental market looms large. At present, this is the...
Return of the Desktop Printers
By Dr. David Walker
The printshop has been an institution of the additive manufacturing (AM) community since the early ‘90s. Initially, these were small, family-owned...
LED Boosters to Improve Surface Cure by LED for Litho or Flexo Applications
By Tong Wang, Ph.D., allnex USA Inc.; Steven Cappelle, Ph.D., allnex Belgium; and Paul Gevaert, Ph.D., allnex Belgium
Poor surface cure due to oxygen inhibition...
